In a rod building world filled with 25 to 75 person events, gatherings, seminars etc. the ICRBE stands alone. My wife and I drove for about eight hours to attend for the first time. I have known about the ICRBE for many years so I was expecting a lot but also expecting to possibly be disappointed by over hyped expectations from all I have read and seen about the event. I was NOT disappointed and even found the event to be bigger and better than what I had been led to believe it was. If you want product they had it. If you wanted to learn either in seminars or hands on demos they had that too. And then you got to talk person to person to other builders and all the people who staffed the product booths. I was in information overload by Sat. afternoon. Dropped a ton of cash on supplies for the coming year but got great deals. So just to say THANKS to Tom and all involved. It really is a one of a kind rod building event and well worth even a long drive just to experience all that it offers.

I can say very good info at seminars sat thru three saturday first thing in the morning learned more bits and reason why then you can not just look but feel the reel seats of how they fit to you not just a picture in a catalog and you have a question they all have the right answer for you this was my second time there did find some good places to eat the bbq place and the cheese cake place north of the event

It’s a great event and an important one for the industry. It was good to catch up with folks met in past years and appreciate all those that came my our booth and checked out our purchased our colored guides. And I managed to lighten my wallet a bit as well :)