Carp, ON - 10th Valley Fishing and Outdoors Show

Post by **LeGrand** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:03 pm

Anyone going or usually attend

10th Valley Fishing and Outdoors Show, being held April 3-4-5, 2009

http://www.valleysportsmanshow.com/index.aro

Or are you more participants at the Ottawa Boat & SPortsmen Show, held February 26th to March 1st, 2009

Post by **Todd B.** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:34 pm

I'll be participating as usual. I'll be at the Ottawa Flyfishers Society booth tying flies and/or converting people over to the dark side!

On a side note, it you're looking for a particular fly, some of the tiers will take request (assuming they have the necessary matrials for the pattern.)

Cheers,
Todd
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http://www.ottawaflyfishers.com

Post by **gorfman007** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:37 pm

I am a regular visitor to the Carp Show

Post by **tinman454** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:17 pm

good show worth going 2 .

Post by **Bass Addict** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:37 pm

A chance to get some good deals from Paddetales and others.....

Post by **Bear** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:38 pm

Might hit the Ottawa show .....Definatly will be at the Carp show

Post by **sparky** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:49 am

I always go to the Carp show. Ottawa is more of a hassle to get to, so I sometimes give it a miss.

Post by **Jimmy_1** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:52 am

Carp show for sure.
Not as many boats, but way more in the way of firearms, hunting and fishing gear and other "toys".

Post by **Todd B.** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:08 am

IMHO the continued increase in guns and archery gear booths are definitely impacting the quality of the spring show. I remember when I first attended the spring show at least 6 years ago, there was only a handful of hunting related booths, the rest dedicated to fishing. Now it seems that at least 1/4 to 1/3 of the booths are now hunting related.

If it's not kept in check I'm sure you'll see the fishing booths forced out of the show, similar to what happened over time with the Ottawa Sportsman show, which in my opinion is more of a boat show now, than a sportsman show.

Post by **baz fish** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:10 pm

All be at the Carp show as well as the Ottawa sportsmen show.

Post by **Joey Rat** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:11 pm

Carp, absolutely will be there. I put my wife on a plane Friday night and will be free to shop till I drop

and then go home and hide all my new pruchases

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I'll do the Ottawa show out of pure cabin fever and probably do a road trip mid March to Bass Pro and the Toronto show just to check prices.

Only about sx or seven weeks until the boat comes out of storage.

Post by **bassman40** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:53 pm

I plan to go to Paddletails instead of the Ottawa show which occurs on the same dates. I get better selection, prices and tons of info from the man himself and pro staffers on hand...then off to the Carp show. by then I'll be fired up for the soft water season and driving the wife crazy that she'll kick me out of the house come spring! heh!

Post by **toobinator** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:42 pm

The Paddletales travelling road show will be at Carp again this year. As Bassman40 has already stated, we will be doing our annual in store hoopala from the 26th of Feb to the 1st of March. The main days with prostaff on hand and the chicken-fest will be Friday and Saturday.

Ed

Post by **LeGrand** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:40 pm

Excuse my ignorance, but what is the "Paddletales travelling road show"?

Post by **misty-river** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:45 pm

my buddy and I were thinking of going to the Ottawa show. I know I will be going to Carp and I two ask about "Paddletales traveling show"?

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