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Fishing => Alan's Fishing Reports and Vacations => Topic started by: alantani on January 18, 2019, 05:04:26 PM

Title: the 2019 international sportmen's expo in sacramento, ca
Post by: alantani on January 18, 2019, 05:04:26 PM
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!