...opens Wednesday, closes Sunday.

click here

(print out the $2-off coupon)...

..and don't forget to visit the PSA booth. You can meet Grandpa in person if you get there early on Friday.

So who's going?

I probably am on Saturday, if my wife's killer cold does not take me down for the weekend.

Thanks for the link to the coupon.

Rob

tomorrow after work...

I will be in the Puget Sound Anglers booth for
the opening day from 1 till 9 stop and ask for Fish 4 Fun. It would be nice to meet some of the board members.

Tomorrow afternoon to blow a few bucks

Anyone have a recommendation on booths for oars? I need some composites for the Bad Cat.

I will be at the Lamiglas booth tomorrow afternoon. Come on by and say hello.

Hey Dave..be sure to let John know that we had a capacity crowd the other night thanks to you and Lamiglas....

Dave, I will swing by and say hello Friday eve. I will be in the PSA booth from 5-7, if you get free some time, come by and hello.

Oh ya! Dave had so much fun at our Sno-King PSA chapter meeting last month, he joined. Come by and say hello, our chapter is working the booth all day Friday.

Gutsy-

Check the Three Rivers Booth.

Kev

Friday afternoon. I need listen to the guys talking springer and walleye fishing.

bump

Had a great time at the show today. Thanks to all those that have put their time and effort in putting this together.

I'll be there sat/sun. Will be at the Skookum booth. Stop by and say "Hi".

Ill be there on sunday

AKKIngs

I got the same treatment from the Willies representitive. I was more interested in glass boats anyhow and after talking to Bruce at Clack I think I am sold.

AKKIngs

I got the same treatment from the Willies representitive. I was more interested in glass boats anyhow and after talking to Bruce at Clack I think I am sold.

I'm sorry you feel that way. We have many customers that are now our friends.
the last thing Willie Boats wants to do is dis-please the consumer. Many customers have commented that they apprieciate how we don't use high pressure/shove it down your throat tactics when purchasing a boat from us. We can't please all of the people all of the time, but we sure do try to please all of our custommers all of the time. If you feel you need to discuss this issue any more, stop by and see us at the show, any one of us will drop what ever is happinging and cater to your needs.

Took the wife and daughter to the show today...great time!

Had a chance to meet Joe/Superfly...thanks for the recommendation Joe...bought one of the All Star 9 1/2 6-12 lb. rods for the wife.

Had a chance to do a bit of fishing this morning...this fellow decided to jump on the XXXXX I was tossing:



Some days are just better than others...:-)

Mike

I'm really surprised to hear this about Willie Boats and especially Rod. Willie's has always treated their customers like family, once you purchased a boat from them, they will always treat you right. Rod is a great guy a takes time to get to know you and spend time with you to make sure you get what you want.
If you are choosing a glass boat over a aluminum boat, especially a Willie's, you are making a mistake. Especially if it's based on not getting to talk to one rep and then talking with the other. Go back, introduce yourself to Rod or any other Willie's rep, you'll never regret it.

Kev

Went Fri afternoon. Was there 5 hrs. Did'nt have enough time. Did'nt spend enough money. Goin back today with the wife and have her look at a couple of dogs. She picks out the best hunters.
I have a driftboat. I NEED a sled too. She is the one who can keep me in line.

Kev, I know Willie builds an awesome boat thats why I've narrowed my choice to either a Willie or Clack, that being said, Clack also builds a great boat. I owned 1 for 7-8 years and put it through hell (it was the boat I learned how to row in) and it never let me down. It often slid over shallow riffles while I passed guys in alum. boats dragging theres, they come with the best warranty in the business and the thing that really sealed the deal for me was that guides can exchange their boats for a new boat every year for $700, does Willie offer that? maybe, but I couldn't seem to get the reps attention to ask him, maybe Rod can answer that here for me?

Big shows like this can be tough for floor reps to get to everybody, especially when they're there for eight or nine hours a day.

In my experience, Rod has gone out of his way to help me out. I asked awhile back about getting a bra for my Willie's. (I bought it used a couple years ago and it's got a nice black paint job.)

He went out of his way to pick one up at the Portland show for me and brought it back up here and put up with my messed up schedule and time constraints to get it from him. And it ended up costing a lot less than what I would have paid had I gone through anybody else.

Long story short - he didn't have to do any of that considering he barely knew me.

BTW...this Willie's is my third boat after rowing two previous glass boats (one a homemade tank and the other a Clack). Glass boats may have their advantages in some situations, especially if you can pick one up for a steal.

But dollar for dollar, you can't beat a Willie's. That's especially true if you do any amount of plugging. On that front it really is like night and day.

If you're going to get a new drift boat, now's not really the time to do it anyway. Wait till May-Summer when you'll find more on the market as people are wrapping up the steelhead season and upgrading or moving on.

I bought mine direct from Willie's in late summer. It was formerly a guide boat who traded it in for a bigger one after one year and was in beautiful shape. They move a lot of boats through there over the summer under similar circumstances. Ones that never make it to the website or any ads.

Bruce

Great fun at the show - lots of booths - some money spent on tackle stock up - good company both days I went - in fact, I've got nothing bad to say. And living in Wenatchee, traveling to the show in Monroe instead of Puyallup was awesome!

JK

I went last Thursday. Saw a good seminar by Terry Rudnick on salmon jigging. I need to change a few things there.

I liked the multiple tent/building set-up much better that the Seattle exibition hall - it seemed more "country". The beer tent was cool with the new PBR guide boat inside.

The funny part was that it was raining pretty hard and a small lake had formed in front of the entrance to the fishing boat tent. They had a sump-pump going, but you still couldn't get in without your xtra-tuffs. It was about 6" deep.

One thing I pretty much decided to buy was the "ArmorThane" sprayed-on truck bed liner done by on outfit in Marysville for $295. Does anyone have any experience with this product?