Me and the AF Crew are heading to Orlando next week . . . getting ready
right now for one of the biggest fishing industry events of the year, ICAST.
All week, manufacturers, vendors, Television Networks, and fishing legends
walk the tradeshow floors to buy, sell and plan for the next fishing season.
It's a fisherman's candy store I tell ya and it's hard for me to concentrate
on stuff. Ha! Something always catches my eye, each of my sponsors' booths
are filled with the newest products, gadgets and doohickeys, and it's all I
can do to not sneak out and go fishing with them. Plus, it's amazing how
many of my fishing heroes I get to meet and see. Should be an interesting
week. To kick off the start of the week, I'm taking the McGills (of
Wright & McGill) out fishing. They're making the trip from Colorado for ICAST and it's my
pleasure to show them a little of the saltwater world before we all have to
suit up and work for the week. Hope to have some photos and a nice update
for you next time.
My schedule at the convention is usually a little crazy and all over the
place, but I do know a couple of locked down times and booths where I'll
be. So if you're at the show this year, and you want to stop by to say
"hey," come see me on Wednesday at the
W&M/EagleClaw/Trokar
booth from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. and in the same booth on Thursday from 2 p.m. -
3:30 p.m. After that on Thursday, I'll be in the
Engel Coolers
booth at 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. They're testing out their coolers to show you
firsthand how good they really work. When they load in on Tuesday,
Engel is filling a
couple of coolers with ice and beer, not touching them again until
Thursday at 4 p.m. I will be ready for an "Engel cold" beer by 4 p.m. on
Thursday . . . stop by for one too!
I'm going to miss next week's blog because I'll be at ICAST, so stay
tuned for reports and updates on
Facebook
and the following week in my blog. Gotta go meet with all my wonderful
sponsors to see what's new for next year and how soon can we put it on TV.
Can't wait!
Tune in tomorrow for this week's episode . . . "Lyin' Hawaiian." I'm fishing with Capt. Tony DelosSantos in the backcountry waters of Key Largo. Had a great time catching snook and redfish, and finally getting to fish with Tony. Watch tomorrow, Friday July 11th at 10:30 a.m. ET on Fox SunSports. Check the AF website for replay times on Sunday and Wednesday.
Until next week . . . tight lines,
Blair
Comments
Post a Comment