Richmond Fishing Expo
January 25, 2013 I rose early, battled the icy roads to pick
up my dad and head to Richmond to take a trip down memory lane. Years ago when I was just a boy, my dad used
to take me to a little event know as the Bass-o-Rama. I remember it as a giant event filled with
millions of goodies: boats to climb in and on, jerky to eat, fishing tackle to
look at, and everything you could want as a young boy and soon to be fishing enthusiast. I was young and just like any other boy
wanted to be out of the house in January.
Now as an adult ventured to a similar event with I think even great
excitement. We set out for Doswell, VA
to the Farm Bureau State Fair Grounds.
The just under two hour ride up was filled with old stories, memories,
great conversations and plenty of anticipation for what the next 5+ hours would
hold. While the event was not the same
as the one I attended in my youth, it was still a good opportunity to see a lot
fishing resources under one roof. I
think this is an event that I would like to see expanded in size and vendors, there
was a good amount of knowledge to be had.
It took us about 45 minutes to just walk through the local and browse
the vendor stations. Of course I had to
see it all first before diving into what had found my eye. I picked up a few new lures that I am very
excited to get out in the water and test.
I will be posting more on them as I use them and see what kind of return
they yield. The insightful part for me
was sitting in on a few of the seminars (which I never did as a kid). We sat through a great hour long discussions
of fishing soft plastics. It was a great
setting. About 8 people including my dad
and I sat in close quarters and really had a discussion with the pro, as
opposed to a lecture. He had some great tips on selecting the right plastic
based on water color, clarity, temperature and time of year. Over all I had another memorable trip. It was a great day reversing the roles and
taking my dad somewhere he took me as a kid, a huge grateful thank you to the
man who has taught me about more than just fishing. Thanks to the weather in our great city it
has been a few weeks since I have been out, and that itch is getting greater
with every day that passes. Spring can’t
come soon enough.
Until next time….
