I went to the Milwaukee Journal sport show today. I remember when this show use be held in a two story building and was packed with vendors. The show was very small indeed. I will say that 3 vendors there today really made the show worth it to me.
First Adam S. of Mercury marine was a superstar today. He answered many questions on my new motors today. A 150 Merc Pro XS and the 9.9 EFI Pro kicker, introduced some options that I hadn't considered like Vessel View Mobile and helped me understand my break in procedure better. Thanks Adam.
The guys at the Milwaukee Great Lakes Sport Fishermen booth were willing to share rigging tips and give a guy a push in the right direction on trying out this big pond. Jay M. went above and beyond with giving us a push in the right direction. Jay introduced us to Rayan S. of Screaming Drags Tackle who provided us with some good pricing on some Great Lakes gear.
The third notable for the day was the crew at Anchors A' Weigh. Who answered questions and were willing to make some solid recommendations on products and rigging ideas. I spent some time with this vendor at the Madison show as well.
Sadly, I had one vendor today that was a very frustrating. A business that I had saved in my bookmarks and really was looking forward to talking to was MW Marine but when I asked him a question about a product that he sold, he told me to go talk to my dealer. No problem MW, I deleted you from my bookmarks and have no interest in having you help me with any future business.
Small show, big on value if you know who to talk to. Thanks to all of the vendors who were there to service customers and help people out with their outdoor experiences.
