Fred Hall gouge - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Hook 1 · 03-19-2006, 10:02 AM

Man do you think that the beer prices at $7.00 is fooking a rip off.
The show was ok. Every year they seem to have less on good deals.
Maybe the price for the booths are like the beer, you think.

T-Rex · 03-19-2006, 10:32 AM

I absolutely agree. Very few deals this year. Last year I bought a ton of stuff, this year only a few items....and no $7 beer!

bigderel · 03-19-2006, 11:07 AM

I wasn't all that impressed, but it was fun being the first one I had been to...I'm always out of town during the shows usually. A few OK deals here and there, it was good to meet a few people and put faces to names. I went on Wed. so it was pretty cool with less crowd. The beer at Del Mar anything is a rip off for the most part.

drmboy · 03-19-2006, 07:37 PM

there are more producers and less tackle shop owners...

Gettinuglysson · 03-20-2006, 10:29 AM

when's hook1 gonna get a booth at those shows?

Robert · 03-20-2006, 11:57 AM

Mark,
After last year I said "That's it!" Up until a few years ago the average guy could spend most of the day there and walk out with some swinging deals
on all kinds of tackle and have a good time. It doesn't seem like that any more to me. By the time they get you for parking and the admission you are already $20 in the hole. That is if you are going by yourself. Then there is all the fancy boats, RV'S, and trucks that the average guy could never afford. After that is all the resorts and outfitters. I guess if you were planning a vacation that might be useful. Although you could probably get the same information on their websites and save a lot of hassle. As for the deals on tackle... I can't comment on this year, because I didn't go. Last year there were very few deals. Most of the tackle for sale that I saw was a bunch of junk that the tackle dealers were trying to get rid of. The prices weren't anything to write home about either. I picked up a couple of lures that I probably could have got online for close to the same price. The food and drinks were a total ripoff. It seems to be geared more toward people with lots of $$$$$$$$ vs the average working guy with a family. In my opinion if I had to gouge the working people $7 for a beer just so I could make a little money, I wouldn't do it. That's why I don't go there anymore. Just my .02

Robert

Jim Sammons LJKF · 03-20-2006, 12:08 PM

Just so that there is no confusion on who gets the money. The Parking and the concessions for these events goes to the location not to the show promotors. The pricing on said items is totally out of their control.
Though I did little shopping at the show there were some deals to be had most notably on the Daiwa reels the 20-40 HV sealines were $69, that is about half of normal retail. I would like to see more tackle shops represented at these shows though. The end of the aisle that we were on looked more like a swap meet than a tackle show. You could get anything from hand lotion to a massage (no happy ending). The price of the boothes is not cheap so I can see what keeps many shops away.
I still enjoy being at the shows every year, just so I see a bunch of old friends and talk with a bunch of people that are interested in the sport.

steamroll · 03-20-2006, 03:24 PM

I got a new Seeker Blank for $35

and I got 3 free beers for buying a Chuck Byron Calico painting.

Hook 1 · 03-20-2006, 04:10 PM

Hook 1 has a regular day job and can't afford to take the time off.
Maybe if I quit giving to all the tourneys and raise the prices on our gear I could take the time off :shock: ....Fat Chance.
Karen and I like cruising, looking, and talking with all the people. I just like to do it with a beer that doesn't cost more than a Ironman #5. The show is slowly changing and not in the right direction. Just my .02

Tman · 03-20-2006, 05:17 PM

Mark is serious....as he came back with a beer for he and Karen, first thing he said to her was, "Do not spill a drop - these things cost me $14."
:lol: :lol: :lol: :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol:

bigeye · 03-20-2006, 06:59 PM

A few years ago I went to the Long Beach show and there was some great deals, but it was really hard to navigate the place that they have it.
Del Mar seems to be turning into what the name says SHOW not sale! I agree with Jim it's fun to see some faces that you only see once a year at the show. The worst part of a 7 dollar beer is that it's a bud

ops: ! I'd pay 7 bucks for a Ballast Point Yt Ale

.... Cris

Got the Fish n' Dive up to 40 mph in the snow up here in Julian last week!!!!

Hook 1 · 03-20-2006, 07:15 PM

It was Coor's. I went ahead and paid the extra .50 and got Heine. I could only wish for Bud.
What kind of wax did you use on the FnD?

cabojohn · 03-23-2006, 06:00 PM

I enjoy looking at all the booths, seeing new things and finding deals...
Its all good!
As far as cerveza goes HOLY CHIT :shock:
Knowing what I know now I will bring in my own in a back pack.
Not that I'm cheap but $7+ for a barley pop is nucking futs. I didnt even get a courtesy reach around :shock:

Brett D. · 03-23-2006, 06:12 PM

Mark, You have to smuggle the beer in in your kids diaper bag or your backpack. They never check. I got a few small deals on some tackle and a cheap visor. I got to check out some new gear like that new daiwa reel with the twitching bar. Nice reel if your totally into bass fishing.
Steamroll who gave you free beers for buying a Chuck Byron painting??? :shock: That amazes me considering alcoholism had a big role in his decision to take his life via shotgun in front of his kids.

Holy Mackerel · 03-24-2006, 06:46 AM

Picked up a Sealine X50SHV for $69.99, a fun show, but wasn't gonna mortgage the house for a brew! :P

Just googled Chuck, pretty sweet stuff, too bad about his ending.

Check it out.

http://www.chuckbyron.com/gallery/

Chris

steamroll · 03-24-2006, 12:57 PM

Brett,
Some guy was hanging around the booth with Lori and he had a cooler of beers. I was trying to decide between a Calico and WSB painting and he was trying to bribe me with beer. It worked.

What happened a few years ago was sad.

03-19-2006, 10:02 AM	#1
Hook 1 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Marco.....Polo Posts: 98	Fred Hall gouge Man do you think that the beer prices at $7.00 is fooking a rip off. The show was ok. Every year they seem to have less on good deals. Maybe the price for the booths are like the beer, you think. __________________ High 5.....Come On Guys Mark

03-20-2006, 11:57 AM	#6
Robert Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Marcos Posts: 10	Fo Ho Mark, After last year I said "That's it!" Up until a few years ago the average guy could spend most of the day there and walk out with some swinging deals on all kinds of tackle and have a good time. It doesn't seem like that any more to me. By the time they get you for parking and the admission you are already $20 in the hole. That is if you are going by yourself. Then there is all the fancy boats, RV'S, and trucks that the average guy could never afford. After that is all the resorts and outfitters. I guess if you were planning a vacation that might be useful. Although you could probably get the same information on their websites and save a lot of hassle. As for the deals on tackle... I can't comment on this year, because I didn't go. Last year there were very few deals. Most of the tackle for sale that I saw was a bunch of junk that the tackle dealers were trying to get rid of. The prices weren't anything to write home about either. I picked up a couple of lures that I probably could have got online for close to the same price. The food and drinks were a total ripoff. It seems to be geared more toward people with lots of $$$$$$$$ vs the average working guy with a family. In my opinion if I had to gouge the working people $7 for a beer just so I could make a little money, I wouldn't do it. That's why I don't go there anymore. Just my .02 Robert

03-20-2006, 12:08 PM	#7
Jim Sammons LJKF Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 947	Just so that there is no confusion on who gets the money. The Parking and the concessions for these events goes to the location not to the show promotors. The pricing on said items is totally out of their control. Though I did little shopping at the show there were some deals to be had most notably on the Daiwa reels the 20-40 HV sealines were $69, that is about half of normal retail. I would like to see more tackle shops represented at these shows though. The end of the aisle that we were on looked more like a swap meet than a tackle show. You could get anything from hand lotion to a massage (no happy ending). The price of the boothes is not cheap so I can see what keeps many shops away. I still enjoy being at the shows every year, just so I see a bunch of old friends and talk with a bunch of people that are interested in the sport. __________________ Jim Sammons La Jolla Kayak Fishing The Kayak Fishing Show JimSammons.com

03-20-2006, 03:24 PM	#8
steamroll Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 385	I got a new Seeker Blank for $35 and I got 3 free beers for buying a Chuck Byron Calico painting. __________________

03-20-2006, 04:10 PM	#9
Hook 1 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Marco.....Polo Posts: 98	Hook 1 has a regular day job and can't afford to take the time off. Maybe if I quit giving to all the tourneys and raise the prices on our gear I could take the time off :shock: ....Fat Chance. Karen and I like cruising, looking, and talking with all the people. I just like to do it with a beer that doesn't cost more than a Ironman #5. The show is slowly changing and not in the right direction. Just my .02 __________________ High 5.....Come On Guys Mark

03-19-2006, 10:32 AM	#2
T-Rex Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Rancho Santa Margarita Posts: 770	I absolutely agree. Very few deals this year. Last year I bought a ton of stuff, this year only a few items....and no $7 beer!

03-19-2006, 11:07 AM	#3
bigderel UberMember Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: On the water Posts: 71	I wasn't all that impressed, but it was fun being the first one I had been to...I'm always out of town during the shows usually. A few OK deals here and there, it was good to meet a few people and put faces to names. I went on Wed. so it was pretty cool with less crowd. The beer at Del Mar anything is a rip off for the most part.

03-19-2006, 07:37 PM	#4
drmboy Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 8	there are more producers and less tackle shop owners...

03-20-2006, 10:29 AM	#5
Gettinuglysson Newb Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Orange County Posts: 29	when's hook1 gonna get a booth at those shows? __________________ Gettin' Ugly Glendon

03-20-2006, 05:17 PM	#10
Tman BRTF...bought & paid... Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,247	Mark is serious....as he came back with a beer for he and Karen, first thing he said to her was, "Do not spill a drop - these things cost me $14." :lol: :lol: :lol: :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol: __________________ Adios Tman Gaffer for Clay the Fishcatcher

03-20-2006, 06:59 PM	#11
bigeye Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 4500' above sea level Posts: 27	Dinero A few years ago I went to the Long Beach show and there was some great deals, but it was really hard to navigate the place that they have it. Del Mar seems to be turning into what the name says SHOW not sale! I agree with Jim it's fun to see some faces that you only see once a year at the show. The worst part of a 7 dollar beer is that it's a bud ops: ! I'd pay 7 bucks for a Ballast Point Yt Ale .... Cris Got the Fish n' Dive up to 40 mph in the snow up here in Julian last week!!!!

03-20-2006, 07:15 PM	#12
Hook 1 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Marco.....Polo Posts: 98	It was Coor's. I went ahead and paid the extra .50 and got Heine. I could only wish for Bud. What kind of wax did you use on the FnD? __________________ High 5.....Come On Guys Mark

03-23-2006, 06:00 PM	#13
cabojohn PROBATION Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 656	I enjoy looking at all the booths, seeing new things and finding deals... Its all good! As far as cerveza goes HOLY CHIT :shock: Knowing what I know now I will bring in my own in a back pack. Not that I'm cheap but $7+ for a barley pop is nucking futs. I didnt even get a courtesy reach around :shock:

03-23-2006, 06:12 PM	#14
Brett D. Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Santee Posts: 44	Mark, You have to smuggle the beer in in your kids diaper bag or your backpack. They never check. I got a few small deals on some tackle and a cheap visor. I got to check out some new gear like that new daiwa reel with the twitching bar. Nice reel if your totally into bass fishing. Steamroll who gave you free beers for buying a Chuck Byron painting??? :shock: That amazes me considering alcoholism had a big role in his decision to take his life via shotgun in front of his kids.

03-24-2006, 06:46 AM	#15
Holy Mackerel Señor member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,627	Picked up a Sealine X50SHV for $69.99, a fun show, but wasn't gonna mortgage the house for a brew! :P Just googled Chuck, pretty sweet stuff, too bad about his ending. Check it out. http://www.chuckbyron.com/gallery/ Chris

03-24-2006, 12:57 PM	#16
steamroll Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 385	Brett, Some guy was hanging around the booth with Lori and he had a cooler of beers. I was trying to decide between a Calico and WSB painting and he was trying to bribe me with beer. It worked. What happened a few years ago was sad. __________________