i was just wondering if any fourm members are going to the icast show in las vegas this july 9-12 i would really like to meet a lot of you that i have had a chance to chat with online rooms are cheap and there is a lot to do you can go fishing at lake mead or just enjoy the town any way i will be there with our crew its a great way to just get away from it all.
we have famaily that live there and rooms in good casinos are only 25-40 bucks a night again i hope i get a chance to meet you all that come.

Don't you have to be a tackle dealer or manufacturer to get into icast? The big show for rod builders is in North Carolina in February. That one is open to the public.

last time it was in vegas i meet several rod builders at some of the free seminars and a lot at the dealers booths its free and its has lots of peole from all over the country
last show we went to had 20 plus rod blank companys and other rod building suplies
i would love to go to the show in north carolina

I didn't know it was open to the public. Can you buy stuff right out of the dealers booths there?

It's not open to the public. You have to be in the tackle business as a manufacturer, wholesaler, buyer or tackle and sporting goods dealer to get in. You have to premregister as one of the above. It's not a show that just anyone can walk off the street and attend.

we had to order the only ones that had salable items were pheonix blanks and some of the thred and tackle crafts items most had reduced or some cases free shipping
as for getting you have to register as far as i remember but there were fees not sure about any restrictions other than you had to be a business

i just looked it up its not open to the general public you have dealer, retailer or buyer

we had no problem being rod builders we registered months in advance this will be the 3rd time we will be going they will list rod builers as manufactures
had to call and ask one of the others we went with last time and he is only a rod builder when registered over the phone they listed him as a manufacturer also there were thousands of people there we only went two days and that was enough alot of walking and it a gaint building

The Batson Team and products lines( Rainshadow/Forecast/ALPS) are always at I-Cast. It is the largest tackle/Wholesaler show in the world. This year they are combining the Fly show with I-Cast and it will be even bigger this year.
Please feel free to come by and visit with us and see all of our new products.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us directly.

Bill Batson
CEO
Batson Enterprises
Rainshadow/Forecast/ALPS product lines
877-875-2381
batson@batsoneneterprises.com
www.batsonenterprises.com

I can assure you that I will be there, already have my hotel reservation, and phoenix to vegas drive really ain't too bad, plus mama likes to play in the Casino's

Ron Weber