made it out the the ISE yesterday. got to say hi to some friends. pretty much saw everything there was to see in 2 hours.
frank murata, my buddy from daiwa! i'm thinking about getting a set of electric reels for deep drop rockfish this season. i'm too old to be cranking up a 1 pound weight from 299 feet just to check the bait!
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nick lam with seeker. ed and rick were also there. heard that jose hit a pretty rough patch. i wish him a speedy recovery.
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okuma will be coming out with their makaira 15T at the fred hall show. glad to hear. they really need to fill the 50/60 pound gap in their makaira line up.
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meet amadeo bachar. his work graces the brochures for the california department of fish and game brochures and is nothing short of incredible.
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these are prints and they are alot less expensive.
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the framed works are all hand done.
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the perch at the bottom center is going to brother. he loves perch fishing!
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jonathan from tail hunter.
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mark daugherty from http://eastcapeguides.com/
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axel valdez from the hotel buena vista. i'm going to see if i can get down there in early november. i spoke to my wife about the both of us going. she was less than enthusiastic. that's ok, i can always go by myself!!!!!
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steve and thomas from p-line!
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my electronics guys, johnson/hicks!
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and the one, the only, steve carson from penn!
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i totally missed wendy tochihara and izor because they were in another building. otherwise, lots of other things to see and do. go if you can. if not, i'll see you a the portland show, the salem show or the fred hall in long beach!