Yeah, we were rolling with the players out on the Strip this past week,
as the 2006 ICAST show came to the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Yours truly had most of the grunt work...



What started as two crates and empty space.....



....slowly and methodically...gridwall by gridwall......



....to a 40' wide Jeros Tackle City of a display. If they had turned on
the air conditioning day one of set-up, it would've been a fun time for all.
No such luck.



 The great thing about gridwall with hooks is the uniformity. Look at how
the hooks on the far left, and rigs sit like soldiers on the pegs without constant
straightening or adjusting. You don't have to worry about heat affecting velcro
glue, or jostling knocking off product.



We made a big push on the Pro Series of Rigs and Hooks, and
even had the head of Gamakatzu hooks drop by to see the display.



  We also had to make sure tackle accessories were represented well,
as most of the attendees are from areas of the country that have absolutely
NOTHING to do with Northeastern Saltwater fishing.



After all that work, however I still had some time left to drink in
the rest of the show, and meet some interesting booth personel...



...like the Hula Girls from the Maui Sunglasses booth.
Very interesting indeed!



 All in all, I didn't think the show was as well attended as the 2005 show.
We still made some decent contacts, but it definitely seemed like traffic
was down. Perhaps fuel costs and the state of the leisure economy right
now is playing a factor, but I hope it's not a trend for the future.