Been in there a 100's of times. Probably spent tens of thousands of $. The people there have no clue who I am nor care. They couldn't give a ****. Great business model though. Treat clients like **** and mark up everything 100%+. Not many business's can do that and survive. Where do I sign up.
I think I was fairly reserved. The better half watched me like a hawk, but encouraged me to get two more AP spoons (3" Sandlance and 4" herring). So I can't complain too much.
Awesome to talk to the peetz guy (never got his name) , @AndrewP, and the whole HC crew.
+1 on the Steveston marine comment. Not organized or helpful.
Spent 2 days there. Really enjoyed the presentations on Sounders by Wayne Richey, one on swim baits by Bill Vonbrendel and a great chat with Tom Davis on how he fished his bait heads.
Coolest new boat was an aluminum Lighthouse 264. Really nice finishing and some cool design features such as fold out seats and well engineering doors in both side and stern. Check it out.
Left lighter by a few g’s for parts for new boat.
I don't own a Merry Fisher so talk all the **** you like to about them but the Bayliner comment, OUCH! (not disagreeing but still).merry fisher was horrible, thin glass, poor fasteners everywhere, plastic thruhulls... looked and felt like cheap bayliner
I don't own a Merry Fisher so talk all the **** you like to about them but the Bayliner comment, OUCH! (not disagreeing but still).