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Here is the current list of vendors for this years show. It looks like there are only 98 booths and no tackle retailers, not even Southwest is there this year and it looks like Lowrance pulled out as well. It might be a tough show. This show needs to be saved somehow!!! I like going to spend my money during cabin fever season!

Company Name Booth(s) Assigned
1st Choice Home Centers 712
3B Enterprises 1700-1702
Advantage Marine 812
Alaska Hooksetters Lodge 100
Alderwood Retreat 1420
All Kinds of Stuff 1106-1108
Alluring Lures & Tackle Co. / Lead Babies Slabs 509
Amsoil - DFW Distributor 1204-1206
Angel Fire Entertainment 1424
Backcountry Outfitters, Inc. 1301
Bass Club of Fort Worth 303
Bassett Foods, LLC 1103
Bath Fitter 305/307
Beaver Dam Store, Inc. 1419
Beef Jerky Outlet 423
BigCrappie.com Guide Service 300
Black Angel Jig Co. 505/507
Bumper Stumper Lures 623
CABA 306
Camo Chic by D'Coys 1218-1224
Climb Mt. Rushmore 101
Cold Tuna 503
Combat Warrior Crisis Network - Take a Soldier Fishing 1328
Cowtown Custom Cookers 1232
Crappie Anglers of Texas 608
Cumberland Chair Company 1418
D & P Enterprises 204
Dan Barnett's Guaranteed Guide Service 203/205
Double C Ranch 1100
E2 Bait Company 500
East Texas Fishing 202
Easy View Tackle System 1105
Explore Optics 1312/1314
Feet First Orthotics 1519
Finny Tribe, LLC 610/612
FINS "Situational" Superlines 404
Flies-by-Night/Sand Bassin' Guide Service 506
Folgers Coffee Singles 1309
Friends of Curtis Creek 504
Fun N Sun Boating Center 699 and 622
Funcycle Center/Whiles Shooting Gallery 1109-1114
Gblanks Custom Rods 418-420 and 519-523
Glendo Corporation - GRS Tools 1200
Gone Fishin' Guide Service 502
Grapevine Golf Cars 1501
Grassburr Leather Works, Inc. 1320
Guaranteed Guide Service 518/619
Happy Wear 601
Horizon West Guides & Outfitters 406
Jerky Hut of Texas 1319
Joe East Enterprises 1418
John Wright Associates, Inc. 1400/1402
Joy Peppers 1226
JP Denmark 1323
K C Marketing 602
Katchmor Co's 408
Kitchen Craft 1305/1307
Knights of Columbus Kids Catfish Tank 700
Labotte Country Kansas Tourism 419
Labrecque Max Living 1302
Lake City Outfitters 1322
Lowrance - Navico Cancelled
Luck O' The Irish Fishing Guide Service 1104
Luscious Lure Creations 501
Media Bass 310
Mexicobasstours.com 200/301
Moe's Tackle Unlimited 108
Nanticoke Maritime LLC 621
Nautical Stuff 1101/1102
North Star Resort 401
North Texas Marine 499
Opa's Heirloom Woodworks 1208
Outdoor Products Plus 1214/1315
Poly Fab Plastics/Select Marine Products 407
ProTecht 1212
Robert's Coins Jewelry & Knives 1300/1401
Santone Lures 508
Silverleaf Resorts, Inc. 1306
Spider Creek Resort, Inc. 1318
Sunset Shores at Possum Kingdom Lake 1310
Temple Fork Outfitters 604/606
Texas Fish and Game Magazine 308
Texas Fishing Forums Welcome Center 720
Texas Mastercraft 800
Texas Parks adn Wildlife Magazine 1304
Texas Ties 1321
Texas Tremors 1210
Texoma Striper Fishing 206
The Seat Shop 415/417
Thunder Mountian Trading 1414/1515
Tinkers Striper Guide Service 303-309
Triple J Swimbaits 413
Uncle Gus' 199
Vertical Lures 402
WCR Quail Hunting Resort 1512/1514
Wind River Outfitters 1415
World Fishing Network 614/616
World Optical Products 400

The only reason I will go is to see "The RedRanger' and my other bud's

Hey, I've fished in Northern Wisconsin so I know the great fishing up there. With that being said, there's a difference between fishing the boundary waters for Smallmouth in July versus sitting all day in -5 degrees fishing through a hole in the ice. We're from Texas bro, we don't like that cold weather stuff and we're not going to make a trip up to Minnesota in January to ice fish. We go up there in the summer so we can escape the heat.

But hey, I wish you luck on the ice fishing seminars. I hope you pack 'em in. Stop by and let us know how the attendance was at those seminars if you get a chance. You might surprise us.

last years show we signed up many new members to our bass club /and made many new friends for life/the show can only get better with positive feedback to franklin /my hats off to you for asking what we would like to improve the shows/the shimano guys cleaning reels always was a crowd pleaser/branans cheap tackle deals were always good/keep up the good work franklin you cant make everyone happy but keep trying /i will come as every year before BILL

Thanks for all the feedback guys.Woody who were bringing in from Raniny Lake is a well rounded Sportsmen and is comming to talk about all aspects of the Northern Fishing and outdoors experiance.
We also have worked to add Salt water elemets and kayak fishing as well.
All retail shows,Retailers and the whole industry is in rebuild mode.We are excited to have Fun N Sun back in the show,and several great new clients as well...
Please know we are buliding this show back for all fishermen and spotsmen...

Fun N Sun will have a lot of tackle there this year as well.

pass me a jelly donut, hey hoser?

the only thing that bothers me, is there is no need for ICE fishing in THIS market. I want a show with all or most of the MAJOR vendors, as well as our local vendors like Brannans, Crucial Tackle, Black Angel etc etc.

I have no need for ICE fishing information and If I were that big of an enthusiast Id go to a show up NORTH for info.

Our phone has been ringing off the wall today....Just addeded Cabela's,Blue Sky Graffics,and a dozen others.The exbitor list on the web-site is two weeks old. it will b e updated Monday.

Ice fishing seminars.....not so much, but the trip giveaway for two at Rainy fishing for big lake trout might be the hoot. I'd bet a trip for two in June to Rainy Lake for smallies might interest the TFFers a little more than the lake trout trip, though, and would be warmer. Here's a few pics from Rainy Lake that may help stimulate some interest. I hope to see you at the show!

Rainy Lake/River fishing...that's what I am talking about!

Frank,

you have a pm.

Are there going to be any hard bait swimbait companies there that anyone knows of?

jpthris909,

I assume you'll have a boatload of the swim jigs, but will you have any 1 oz. grass bombs??