Is anyone going to this?  I will probably go up for a weekend just because I always do.. I never seem to find many real good deals on anything though..

Years ago and I mean yeeeears ago , you could find many local tackle / hunting  mom & pop shops at the show. Today its just a handfull. A single space is like $900 and up. All you see today are out of State and our big State preserves. If your looking for the small local then for a couple of dollars and free parking > go to the small local shows. Feb.5th  I'll be at the Leesport show ( near Hamburg  Pa ) with my lake maps. I think this weekend Dillsburg has a show, Also check out  > www.fishermanfleamarkets.com

Thanks a lot!  Yeah it seems like all you see there is just big vendors and no small businesses.  I'd rather give my money to a local or small mom and pop shop than a big corporation.. 

I'm checkin that website out right now

Years ago and I mean yeeeears ago , you could find many local tackle / hunting mom & pop shops at the show. Today its just a handfull. A single space is like $900 and up. All you see today are out of State and our big State preserves. If your looking for the small local then for a couple of dollars and free parking > go to the small local shows. Feb.5th I'll be at the Leesport show ( near Hamburg Pa ) with my lake maps. I think this weekend Dillsburg has a show, Also check out > www.fishermanfleamarkets.com

You have lake maps??? Anything in new England??

Is anyone going to this? I will probably go up for a weekend just because I always do.. I never seem to find many real good deals on anything though..

This show??? http://www.sportshows.com/worcester/index.html

Naw!  I'm just in Pennsylvania ( central Pa. and headed East ) I'm just a small lake map maker and the maps at the show are online www.hlsmaps.com

some maps are the only map available for that lake or ever made of the lake.

Last time I went to the PA Sportsman Show I dropped about $20K on a boat that was in '06.

I don't know why but my wife has forbidden me to go back  ;D

Any reports on the show this past weekend? I was thinking about going up, but do not see very many legitimate tackle vendors listed on their website. I don't want to make the 3hr drive if it sucks...

I wasn't impressed.

The only thing I bought all day was a $3 bottle of Diet Pepsi and a framed butterfly for the wife.

Nice excuse to get out of the house, but I dont know about a 3 hr drive to get there.

One positive note from Saturday.  When you take the shuttle from BPS to the show, they give you a coupon for 20% off one item. That could be worth it if you play your cards right.

Thanks! Advice taken. Saving the gas.

SPEEDBEAD ! any local fishing vendors at this show ? or same o, same o

i'm going on saturday.. hope to find some close out deals since itll be the last day for vendors.

SPEEDBEAD ! any local fishing vendors at this show ? or same o, same o

Same to me.  SFT was there as always.  They were about the only ones with some decent tackle for sale.

The Copenhagen girls were fun to look at.   ;D

i'm going on saturday.. hope to find some close out deals since itll be the last day for vendors.

X2

May catch the shuttle over from BPS though so at least if I strike out at the show I can find something to appease Bait Monkey back at BPS  ;D

Glad I didn't go!  $13 + $8 + drink or food .   Wellsville  ( Pinchot lake area ) has there show in March ( $5 )

Glad I didn't go! $13 + $8 + drink or food . Wellsville ( Pinchot lake area ) has there show in March ( $5 )

Got a link to that show?

Are you setting up there and will you have maps?

I'll be a vender  and will have 9 diffrent lake maps in stock. Discounted price.  The show is March 12th-13th

at wellsville fire hall. I don't have a link for that show .

Hit me up with some info when you know anything about the show.

I would like to check out the maps.

sending you a list on your away mssg  SPEEDBEAD

which lake maps do you have nik?

easyer just too go on www.hlsmaps.com

anyway  I have

Williams, Redman, Pinchot, Memorial, Holman, Walker

Tuscarora, Sweet Arrow & Hunter  I will add two more in 2011 sometime.