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We finally got around to editing up the video from ICAST 2007 and got it on line. For those of you that don’t know, ICAST is the biggest sport fishing trade show
in the world, and buyers from all across the country come to see the latest
and greatests fishing related toys, reels, rods, lures, accessories, clothing
and just about everything else you can think of.
Thomas and I spent a good couple of days roaming the trade show floor and
I am sure we missed a few things, it was just that big! In any event,
here is part one of our trip. Stay tuned for part two in the coming weeks!
Well it would make a great headline, but Sea Suckers aren’t some new invasive
species or urban legend, but a really cool new way to mount gear onto your
boat! These are are essentially big suction cups with a vaccuum pump
on them, and a generic mounting plate for attaching pretty much whaterver you
want to them without haveing to drill holes in your boat. We got to see these
babies in action at ICAST and couldn’t believe just how many things you can
do with them!
Some of their suggested uses are as mounts for rod holders, a
place to secure scuba tanks, holding electronics in place, putting bumpers
about anywhere you could need one and so much more. No need to worry
if they are tough enough either. The 6″ Sea Sucker is rated at 200# so
you and attach all sorts of things without worry. If
you have a boat then you owe it to yourself to check out Sea
Suckers today and see just what all you can use them for on your boat.
Personally I want to try out their suction cup drink holders!
It is amazing how much Vegas can take out of you. One friendly piece of advice for anyone heading to Vegas to hang out is to be sure to drink lots of water. It is amazing how fast you can get a hang over when you are already a bit dehydrated. Well, this is what I hear anyway. Everyone knows that I would never overindulge on Tequila.
Today we started at the far end of the show and worked our way back. The coolest thing for Bass fishing this year is the JigX Bass Jigs. These innovative buggers have the attachment point for the line behind the head of the jig.
This means that when you are pulling your jig through the weeds and muck, the eyelet won’t get full of crap an hung up on weeds. This is killer! Take a look at it closeup and you will see what I mean.
The ChunkX Sling is another of their new innovations and it holds your pork rind or trailer in place no matter what you are doing. Whether cranking it back fast, or if a Bass does a short strike and yanks on the trailer you have on, it pulls the tailer right back into place.
I definitely encourage you to check your local Bass shop, or visit their website at VerticalLures.com and check out all their cool products.
I said it before, but after walking the show floor today, I will say it again. This is a BIG show! Drunken Thomas and I spent all day walking the show floor and talking to people and made it just over half way through the exhibits. It is amazing overall and we have met some great people overall and a few schmucks. I do have a tip for any exhibitors that are reading this. Make sure your sales people are up and talking to the people walking by the booths. We ran into many exhibitors where the salespeople weren’t busy, but definitely weren’t interested in talking with anyone. Though we did see a lot of them talking amongst themselves. This was a common occurrence with the bigger exhibitors.
On to the good stuff. Tons of great products coming our way later this year, and we have the samples to prove it. The big thing we saw as a trend at the show today was the expansion of fishing gear designed and marketed towards women. One of several companies moving into this market is Fishher.com who actually won the 2007 Leadership award at the show this year.
Started by Angie Michaels, Fishher.com is a place for women to find rods, tackle boxes and other fishing accesories that are designed for women. She started the company to fill avoid in the fishing tackle market. With a wide variety of tackle available and marketed for men and kids, she saw a of gear designed, built and marketed to women. Needless to say the idea is a hit, and quickly becoming a successfull company. Be sure to take a look at their site and buy some fishing tackle for your favorite fishing gal!
As for the rest of the show, be sure to bookmark our blog as we will be updating it frequently the best (and worst) of ICAST 2007
The new product showcase started off the 2007 ICAST fishing convention this year. The biggest sport fishing show in the world, ICAST is taking up the entire North wing of the Las Vegas Convention Center. With more booths than we can count, all of the major fishing tackle suppliers are attending as well as smaller companies hoping to break into the national market.
The buyers and the media type people (that includes us amazingly) are all voting on the best new products. We will have shots of all our favorites later today.
The show floor opens this morning with all the fishing goodies that a fisherman could want. Our friends from Lip Ripperz are here as well as some of the makers of our favorite gear. Thomas is just hoping the Lowrance people are here in force so he can bitch them out.
Stay tuned for all the fishing news from the show and pictures of all the newest and hottest fishing tackle for 2008!
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