never been.  are there good deals on fishing gear there? thanks lonnie

Got free press passes a couple years ago, so a friend and I drove over from Indy - will never do that again. Hardly any tackle at all. Walked through everything in just over half hour. Thank goodness for the nearby BPS, otherwise that would have been a complete waste of time. YMMV

Never been to that one before, but I have been to the Indianapolis boat, sport and travel show.  Tons of tackle in tackle town, probably even more than bass pro shops has.  Some good deals in there to, if you look around.  Scored a bunch of $3 shad raps last time I went, plus all kinds of other stuff.

I really miss the way the BST show was when I was  kid.  It used to have a stage show with lumberjacks and even a motorcycle cage of death.  My biggest memory was meeting R.V. "Gadabout Gaddis".  In those days manufacturers had booths showcasing new products. I guess costs have eliminated those things.

3 hours ago, The Bassman said:

I really miss the way the BST show was when I was  kid.  It used to have a stage show with lumberjacks and even a motorcycle cage of death.  My biggest memory was meeting R.V. "Gadabout Gaddis".  In those days manufacturers had booths showcasing new products. I guess costs have eliminated those things.

 

Hard to believe that once upon a time, all they had in "Tackle Town" was...

 

...wait for it...

 

TACKLE ??

thanks guys ill check it out

Past 2years there hasnt been anything...

Sorry I didn't see this sooner.  the fishing and hunting portion of the show was cancelled due to lack of participation  It was posted on the Cincy Hunting and Fishing FB page. 

 

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It is with sad hearts that we announce the 2017 Cincinnati Hunting & Fishing Show has been cancelled due to lack of participation. We will regroup for 2018 and make announcements here on this page. The NWTF calling contest is still happening on Saturday at 1pm. The BB Gun Range, Cabela's, Fedders, Delta Waterfowl, Bird Down Retrievers have all moved to the first floor for January 20-22.

Thank you for your support over the years. Hope to see you at the Cincinnati Travel, Sports & Boat Show January 13-15 & 18-22.

 

https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=cincinnati hunting and fishing show 2017