Monday, January 14, 2008
1/14/2008
Survived the boat show
Well we finally got home last night around 9:45pm., boy was I tired. I was at Reliant center at 11:30am and closed the place down at 6:00pm. ,then things really got interesting. If you have ever attended the boat show in Houston there are dozens of individual booths all over the center selling their wares be it Tee shirts,guide services,Charter boat trips, Jewelery, Nautical art, Rod manufactures, food, you name it and it's probably there.Well most of these booths have a back drop and shelves along with a counter top and all the printed material pertaining to the type of business they do. Some of these are fairly elaborate. Well come closing time the ant hill really came alive. Every vendor started dismantling their booth. Cordless drills, hammers, wheeled dollies of all sorts appeared out of no where and then it was a mad dash to the loading dock doors out back. I had never seen this side of a big event like this. I would have liked to see how they got all the boats out but I didn't want to hang around that long. Any way I had a good time at the CastAway booth talking with the many people that stopped by to check out the new rods CastAway is offering. I really liked the new Skeleton Titanium series rods. I was told with a Shimano Chronarch Mg reel mounted on them they weigh a mere 8 ounces. The reel seats have been opened up to allow for 2 to 3 fingers to come in contact with the rod blank under the reel . This alone really increases the sensitivity of the rod. The lower handle has a fighting butt on it with the mid section totally bare exposing the rod blank then just behind the reel there is a nice section of cork that fits perfectly in the palm of your hand. The rod handle looks unconventional but is really functional. Talk about a technical rod this ones it. I can't wait to get one on the water. If you go to http://castawayrods.com/ you can see what they look like along with all the other models they make. I also learned that CastAway will make a custom rod for you if you like. All you have to do Is contact them,tell them what you want and they can take it from there.I got to know some of the CastAway staff a lot better on Sunday and was impressed with their enthusiasim and dedication to their products.
Tight lines, Mike
http://rectorsguideservice.com/ ¶ 2:37 PM
Survived the boat show
Well we finally got home last night around 9:45pm., boy was I tired. I was at Reliant center at 11:30am and closed the place down at 6:00pm. ,then things really got interesting. If you have ever attended the boat show in Houston there are dozens of individual booths all over the center selling their wares be it Tee shirts,guide services,Charter boat trips, Jewelery, Nautical art, Rod manufactures, food, you name it and it's probably there.Well most of these booths have a back drop and shelves along with a counter top and all the printed material pertaining to the type of business they do. Some of these are fairly elaborate. Well come closing time the ant hill really came alive. Every vendor started dismantling their booth. Cordless drills, hammers, wheeled dollies of all sorts appeared out of no where and then it was a mad dash to the loading dock doors out back. I had never seen this side of a big event like this. I would have liked to see how they got all the boats out but I didn't want to hang around that long. Any way I had a good time at the CastAway booth talking with the many people that stopped by to check out the new rods CastAway is offering. I really liked the new Skeleton Titanium series rods. I was told with a Shimano Chronarch Mg reel mounted on them they weigh a mere 8 ounces. The reel seats have been opened up to allow for 2 to 3 fingers to come in contact with the rod blank under the reel . This alone really increases the sensitivity of the rod. The lower handle has a fighting butt on it with the mid section totally bare exposing the rod blank then just behind the reel there is a nice section of cork that fits perfectly in the palm of your hand. The rod handle looks unconventional but is really functional. Talk about a technical rod this ones it. I can't wait to get one on the water. If you go to http://castawayrods.com/ you can see what they look like along with all the other models they make. I also learned that CastAway will make a custom rod for you if you like. All you have to do Is contact them,tell them what you want and they can take it from there.I got to know some of the CastAway staff a lot better on Sunday and was impressed with their enthusiasim and dedication to their products.
Tight lines, Mike
http://rectorsguideservice.com/ ¶ 2:37 PM
