Blem sale come ups.

[FishRaiden]

Originally Posted by Squid Vicious

.....I met a lot of cool people and I talked to everyone I could.....was there since 5am.....I was that fool in the walker.....so stoked I picked up a pro explorer f n d.....thanks Andy for the hard work....and to everyone else involved....sea you all on the drink

Originally Posted by Witty1

picked up two X-factors (grey & oj... I wasn't picky about the colors so I basically asked everyone in the front what they wanted and picked what was left)
one for myself and one from my best bud in NorCal, he gets the oj one... He couldn't make the drive and I sorta owed him a HUGE favor; so I grabbed one for him.
(The huge favor was... he gave me a hang glider.... yes a hang glider!)

Got there early and was pleasantly surprised to see only a handful people waiting.

It was nice meeting you fellas, glad we all got what we came for. Cant wait to get ours rigged up.

[dbarnett66]

I was the fat guy buying an xfactor or stealth for my 12 yer old son. It turns out that I managed to get a blue/black camo stealth 14 for him. Now I have a fishing buddy. Only problem is that my 8 year old son isn't to pleased. I told him that would get one for him next year. It was a pleasure talking to the guys in line. I hope that everyone got what they wanted.

There was a guy in front of me that I felt bad for. He was talking to his son about the kayak tag that he just pulled. They were talking about the fun times ahead and when he presented the tag, he had the white not yellow. He ended up leaving with a disappointed kid. I hope something comes his way.

[kiyo21]

nice to meet you guys, had fun and lucky i got what i went for. I took home the Sand Xfactor, and my dad got the spider angler seat for his old ass
well hope to see you guys on the water some time!

I'll probably be at oxe all the time now getting everything to i need to rig, here i come Andy!

good luck all!

[Sdspeed]

Originally Posted by dbarnett66

I was the fat guy buying an xfactor or stealth for my son. It turns out that I managed to get a blue/black camo stealth 14 for him. Now I have a fishing buddy. Only problem is that my 8 year old son isn't to pleased. I told him that would get one for him next year. It was a pleasure talking to the guys in line. I hope that everyone got what they wanted.

There was a guy in front of me that I felt bad for. He was talking to his son about the kayak tag that he just pulled. They were talking about the fun times ahead and when he presented the tag, he had the white not yellow. He ended up leaving with a disappointed kid. I hope something comes his way.

And ya had his sweatshirt all day too

[FishRaiden]

Originally Posted by dbarnett66

I was the fat guy buying an xfactor or stealth for my son. It turns out that I managed to get a blue/black camo stealth 14 for him. Now I have a fishing buddy. Only problem is that my 8 year old son isn't to pleased. I told him that would get one for him next year. It was a pleasure talking to the guys in line. I hope that everyone got what they wanted.

There was a guy in front of me that I felt bad for. He was talking to his son about the kayak tag that he just pulled. They were talking about the fun times ahead and when he presented the tag, he had the white not yellow. He ended up leaving with a disappointed kid. I hope something comes his way.

A Stealth 14? Who wouldnt be pleased with?! Hopefully he'll grow onto it. And thats unfortunate for the other guys Andy put out good instructions before that gate opened up.

[Sdspeed]

Anybody that went yesterday do you think there's enough inventory left to have a San Diego Sale like last year?

[dbarnett66]

Originally Posted by Sdspeed

Anybody that went yesterday do you think there's enough inventory left to have a San Diego Sale like last year?

I left early, so I couldn't tell you. It looked like the xfactors and stealth 14s got hammered during my time there. Lot's of mini-x's where there when I left.

[Siebler]

Last years San Diego sale was built off of not only leftover inventory but also new inventory. Brent and I discussed briefly a SD sale this morning and will discuss more in coming weeks. Biggest issue will be a likely location change as the city percentages and permits for the Mission Bay store make it hard to hold a sale on boats where there is very little to no margin.

Stay tuned though, BWE is always the first to know and I will make announcement when we figure it all out.

[dbarnett66]

Originally Posted by KingArvil

A Stealth 14? Who wouldnt be pleased with?! Hopefully he'll grow onto it. And thats unfortunate for the other guys Andy put out good instructions before that gate opened up.

The Stealth 14 is for my 12 year old son. My 8 year old son is a little jealous right now. His day will happen in the next year.

I agree that Andy did give good instructions. Just felt bad for them after the frenzy and having high hopes. I am sure that they will find something in the future. Deals always come up somewhere.

[FishRaiden]

Originally Posted by dbarnett66

The Stealth 14 is for my 12 year old son. My 8 year old son is a little jealous right now. His day will happen in the next year.

I agree that Andy did give good instructions. Just felt bad for them after the frenzy and having high hopes. I am sure that they will find something in the future. Deals always come up somewhere.

Still an awesome dad, to sit in the cold with only a tshirt & shorts on!

[OEX Sunset Beach]

Thanks to all of you that came out and made this a big success! I think a 12 hour wait for the gate to open is a new record

[FishRaiden]

Originally Posted by OEX Sunset Beach

Thanks to all of you that came out and made this a big success! I think a 12 hour wait for the gate to open is a new record

12.5 hours, to be exact! Those guys are crazy, but sure was worth it for them.

Thanks for a well organized sale guys!

[YakAttak]

Originally Posted by KingArvil

It was nice meeting you fellas, glad we all got what we came for. Cant wait to get ours rigged up.

Were you 4th or 5th in line and was with your gf? If so, I was right behind you, picked up a stealth 12 in grey color. I came home very happy. Been waiting for this sale since last year since I missed the one last year. It was great meeting all of you, you guys sure made the time waiting for the gate to open shorter.

[FishRaiden]

Originally Posted by YakAttak

Were you 4th or 5th in line and was with your gf? If so, I was right behind you, picked up a stealth 12 in grey color. I came home very happy. Been waiting for this sale since last year since I missed the one last year. It was great meeting all of you, you guys sure made the time waiting for the gate to open shorter.

Yup, that was me. Waiting in the freezing cold with you crazy campers haha. Congrats on your buy.

[swavings]

Hello All,

I was there and was able to pick up one the stone x factors... Still hvaent really found the blem yet.

I happened to take the x factor out yesterday and got limits on the bugs!!

I purchased the x factor after having a tarpon 160 and due to my size (6'5 and a slim 285) the X factor was a dream!!!

[FishRaiden]

Originally Posted by swavings

Hello All,

I was there and was able to pick up one the stone x factors... Still hvaent really found the blem yet.

I happened to take the x factor out yesterday and got limits on the bugs!!

I purchased the x factor after having a tarpon 160 and due to my size (6'5 and a slim 285) the X factor was a dream!!!

What a way to bless your X-Factor! I still havent pulled a legal bug yet.

[YakAttak]

Originally Posted by KingArvil

Yup, that was me. Waiting in the freezing cold with you crazy campers haha. Congrats on your buy.

Right hahaha. I was supposed to go home after the bar but got out of the bar too late and wasn't prepared with camping gears lol. Couldn't stand the cold outside so I left my chair in line and went to the car to get warm and fall asleep for 2 hrs . Luckily everybody was nice and didn't kick me off my spot LOL.

[BigRed805]

Hey fellas This is my first post Just looking to say hello to the community and that i'm looking forward to sharing my fishing adventures here in the future. I had been fishing from a buddies extra kayak a perception kingfish. For how cheap this kayak was I will say it rides pretty well and is very stable but being that i'm 6'3 300 pounds I wanted something with a higher weight capacity (the kingfish had a capacity of 325 lbs). So after weeks of scouring craiglist for a good deal on an x factor or stealth 14 I found the ad for the blem sale and decided to call in from work and run down the morning of. I arrived at 7:50 AM and of course I was at the back of the line but hey i made it! Unfortunately within 30 seconds or so of the gates opening all the coveted Stealths and x factors were gone before I even made it through the gates but I did manage to get my hands on X 13 before it was too late. I was a little worried I wouldn't like it because I was used to riding a wider kayak ( the kingfish definitely felt more stable side to side ) but after fishing it a couple times already I think i will be able to adjust pretty quickly. I'm still gonna keep my eyes open for a good deal on an X factor but i'm more than happy with what I got and plan to fish it like all hell. My buddy came with me and picked himself up a stealth 9 for a second kayak and he loves that little thing already... stand up sight fishing in the harbor on a 9 foot yak is sick!! Here's a couple pics of the first few trips.

X13 in Stone

Santa barbara harbor fun

Caught a couple pancakes first time out

My buddy got a legal first time on his new stealth 9

[FishRaiden]

Sheesh, everyones breaking in their new yaks the proper way.

I wanted the X-13. Congrats on the come ups!