Seattle Boat Show

**Cornfed** · Jan-22-2008, 12:16 PM

Any of you BDer's headed to the Seattle boat show, starting 01/24/08? I bought a 3 day flex pass and will probably be going this saturday, sunday, and next wednesday. I think Tower Todd has committed to throwin down on saturday as well. Will be having bloody good times. I am looking to buy radar as well as radar bracket, life raft, epirb, ditch bag, extra gps, extra hand held vhf, and see if anybody can get me a good deal on outrigger bases. What else should I add to this list?

Just wanted to give a shout for a 'meet and greet' in case any of you guys were going to be there. I will be carrying a stack of BD decals if anybody wants a few.

-CORNFED

**BiteMe Fishy** · Jan-22-2008, 02:10 PM

I'll be at the show. Swing by the PSA booth between 2-4 on saturday. It would be nice to meet a fellow bd'r.

**Tower Todd** · Jan-22-2008, 05:07 PM

For any of you Tuna Newbies that want the basic how-to run down on our Albacore fishery:

Jan 27th 11-1 Fish Acadamey presented by Shimano

Chasing and Catching Northwest Tuna
Instructor: Capt. John Keizer

You may have fished for salmon, and you may have fished for halibut â€“ but you have not lived until you have gone for tuna out into the Pacific Ocean. Capt. John Keizer will share his secrets for chasing and catching northwest tuna. Class will consist of how and where to locate albacore tuna. Top producing techniques to include; trolling lures surface and subsurface; live bait fishing and the use of the new Shimano Butterfly Jigging system. Class will also cover offshore boat rigging; ocean safety and proper care of catch.

Capt. John Keizer
Capt. Keizer has been an outdoor writer for over 20 years for various NW featured fishing publications. John has spent most of his adult life fishing and writing about salmon, halibut, tuna fishing and operated one of the most successful salmon charter fishing business on the west coast. John is regularly featured on radio and television shows promoting NW fishing opportunities.

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**Cornfed** · Jan-23-2008, 04:14 AM

Originally Posted by BiteMe Fishy

I'll be at the show. Swing by the PSA booth between 2-4 on saturday. It would be nice to meet a fellow bd'r.

What chapter are you with?

**BiteMe Fishy** · Jan-23-2008, 10:29 AM

Cornfed, I'm with Snoking.

Mo · Jan-23-2008, 06:15 PM

Originally Posted by Cornfed_King

I am looking to buy radar as well as radar bracket, life raft, epirb, ditch bag, extra gps, extra hand held vhf, and see if anybody can get me a good deal on outrigger bases. What else should I add to this list?
-CORNFED

Check out the Icom IC-M34 handheld vhf. I bought one as backup last summer. I keep it in the stern so I don't have to run fwd to talk to the other boats. Has good range and is the only ballistic plastic one they make. It has a small base you can mount that it clicks in to charge. AND it floats...

**rollie** · Jan-24-2008, 02:33 PM

I'll recommend the same unit. I bought one as a backup last Summer (and of course my son insisted on testing whether it floats which it does

) and it seems to have pretty good range from our trials up and down the Sound. It's been dropped a time or two with no problems as well.

Originally Posted by JMoe

Check out the Icom IC-M34 handheld vhf. I bought one as backup last summer. I keep it in the stern so I don't have to run fwd to talk to the other boats. Has good range and is the only ballistic plastic one they make. It has a small base you can mount that it clicks in to charge. AND it floats...

**READYPRO1** · Jan-24-2008, 08:00 PM

On a 0600am flight out of Redmond for three days at the show. Looking forward to getting out of the ice box over here.

**bajadan2000** · Jan-24-2008, 08:17 PM

Best I can do is a one day pass, not sure which day yet, prefer weekdays, maybe wed. will work.

I'll be the guy in the Furuno booth with drool running down my face while pawing the new NavNet 3D system.

**Cornfed** · Jan-27-2008, 06:48 PM

Even though I felt like crap today, I managed to make it to the boat show. I dropped off a bunch of BD stickers with Mike (who is the owner of Outdoor Emporium) for distribution. I also dropped in on the Fishing Seminar room, said "hi" to Tom Nelson, and dropped a stack of stickers off there. Both places have a high flow through of fisherman so I am hoping the word will get out about BD.

My take on the Boat Show...
Top fishing boats for the NW...
1. Ocean Sport Roamer 30'
2. Grady White 33'
3. Boston Whaler 34' Conquest
4. HydraSport 25'
5. Wellcraft 29'

Disappointments....
1. Parker Boats
2. Glacier Bay
3. Pt. Defiance Boats

Need to see more Cabo, Albemarle, Hatteras, Viking type boats there.

New tight electronics:
Furuno Navnet 3D

Cute girl award goes to:
Pro-Troll girl

Dumbass award goes to:
Seatow guy...please dude...just answer my question

Price rape award:
Electric motor to pull dinghy into stow position: $8500.

Fishing Equipment:
1. Outdoor Emporium
2. LFS Marine

Dirty Employee Award:
Boaters World (Walmart of the boat world...lets hire people that know absolutely nothing about boats).

Complaint:
Too many sailboaters at the show (1 is too many)

Thats about it. Bought some stuff but need to do price checks elsewhere before i go back to the boat show and buy furuno radar and ditching supplies...

-CORNFED