Annapolis Boat Show

[crabby and son]

Good luck to all in the boat show. Times have been tough...........Gary

[Billj]

I have ear plugs!

[5th Tuition]

Can I bring a small rod and some fish bites and catch spot off the 27 chesapeake.
5th (Marty)

[crabby and son]

Originally Posted by 5th Tuition

Can I bring a small rod and some fish bites and catch spot off the 27 chesapeake.
5th (Marty)

NO. You must use real bait on a real fishing boat!.No fishbites or crocs on a JUdge..................Gary

[5th Tuition]

Gary; you bring the bloodworms; I'll bring a couple packs of frozen alwives. If we have any bait left over, I'll leave it in one of Tawn's built in tackle boxes so he can use it the next time he's out.


Is it really $17/person to get in the show? Plus $10 to park? I hope Bill has a cooler full of beer onboard.

5th (Marty)

[B-Faithful]

Originally Posted by 5th Tuition

I hope Bill has a cooler full of beer onboard.

5th (Marty)

Bill's fridge is full of lite beverages

[drichitt]

Originally Posted by 5th Tuition

Is it really $17/person to get in the show? Plus $10 to park?

Weeds out the lurkers, I mean lookers.

[Fish Nut]

With the weather report calling for high winds, I will probably head down to the boat show for a look.

Who else is making an appearance. We can form an unruly mob.



Might just talk my fishing partner into a 28' or 35'

[5th Tuition]

Originally Posted by drichitt

Weeds out the lurkers, I mean lookers.

Just another example of how upside down my thinking is as compared to all the "smart" MBA type guys/gals that sit down and decide the prices to this type of event.
Remember, they have a lot of venders at the show who sell things other than boats. Lets suppose I was in the market for boat shoes, dock lines, an embroidered hat, foul weather gear, or even electronics like cd player, VHF radio, or depth finder. If the wife and I go to the show (17x2) and pay to park (10) the total is $44 to get in the show.
If I add that cost to a new pair of docksiders, those are some expensive shoes (or dock lines etc.).
With the present economy, I would have thought they would be encourging more "lookers" instead of "weeding out".
But what the heck do I know; look at the state of the economy and see where all those "smart" people have gotten us!!!
I guess I have to go to the boat show to look at boats, the local dealers I grew up with have all gone or are in dire straits (Jenkins Marine, Glen Burnie: Florida Marine, Pasadena: Smith Marine, Arnold ...all out of business; and A.M./P.M. Marine has no new boats in their showroom or outside on their lot).
Perhaps next year, the boat show should raise their entry price to an even $100 to keep the "lookers" and other rif raft like me out.
I guess I'll have to go somewhere like Marty's Bait and Tackle since he seems to appreciate it when I spend 40-50 bucks in his store. Or, did Jim start charging admission too.
5th (Marty)