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Location: ladysmith, wi | 2016 Musky Expo Wausau, WI
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| This was my favorite show last year, by a comfortable margin. This year, the Milwaukee Show was a HUGE (picture the Donald saying huge) improvement over past shows, so it's a horse race for me. We'll see, but I sure wouldn't miss this show! |
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Location: central Wisconsin | So that means the fat bastards will be there eh Marty?  |
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| At least five from Minnesota will,,,and we'll be getting fatter, across the street from patriot center is a great Chinese buffet for lunch.
Been to this show every year it's great,,,breaks the mold has far has shows not has big has chi,milw,Minn but has some vendors who come that you don't normally see.
The seminars are great !! guys who again you don't normally hear with some different tactics I attend more seminars here then any other show because it's not the same old faces.
Swap meet has been a gem finder so far,,,this part of wisconsin some guys don't make it to other shows and swaps so some hard to find not picked over collections,,last year got an original first generation LOW RIDER,square lipped Jake's, and one guy brought about 200 bulldawgs.
For you Minnesota guys who complain and suffer about having to wait till April for the expo this is a pretty easy not too far drive from the metro. A Saturday there and back will work if you can't stay.
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Location: ladysmith, wi | And as the flier says we are doing some great giveaways again this yr. Swap meet will be sat night in the regan room at the convention center and will be ran by the wausau chapter of M.I |
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Location: MN | I hope to go road conditions being the only factor. Looking forward to new speakers. |
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| Was going to come up to show Saturday but looked at speaker line up. Will be coming up early Sunday instead great speakers. Had fun at this show last year. |
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| I have to agree. I really enjoy this show and think they have some great seminars. |
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| As long as food got brought up, I stayed over at the hotel there and the bar/restaurant was really hopping after the show, and the food was totally up to my liking-drinks too! |
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Location: Wisconsin | Junkman - 2/16/2016 4:42 PM
As long as food got brought up, I stayed over at the hotel there and the bar/restaurant was really hopping after the show, and the food was totally up to my liking-drinks too!
Junk- which hotel is that? Is it close to the convention center? I have not been able to get to this show, but it looks like this year may be a possibility!!
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Location: ladysmith, wi | Holiday inn |
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| There's actually three or four motels within walking distance Holliday inn was the most pricy but it's nice being connected to the convention center. |
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| I am hoping to get T.Rizzo to sign my first edition of "Secrets of a Muskie Guide"
The legend T.RIZZO! |
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Location: ladysmith, wi | Please join us for the 2016 Wisconsin Musky Expo located at the Central Wisconsin Convention and Expo Center (previously the Patriot Center) in Wausau, Wisconsin March 4th, 5th and 6th. This year's show looks to be our biggest show to date with many new lure manufacturer's selling their hard to find baits. We have a great list of seminar speakers including Tony Rizzo, Lee Tauchen, Steve Herbeck and many more. Be one of the first 200 paid attendees on Friday and receive a free Musky lure. Register to win a full weeks stay at Donners Bay Resort on the famous Turtle Flambeau Flowage or maybe be a winner of one of our hourly door prize giveaways. All this musky fun will be capped off on Sunday where one of the first 250 paid attendees will win a free weeks stay at Merkel's Camp on world famous Wabigoon Lake in Canada. Thats a 1 in 250 chance to win, way better odds than powerball and all you have to do to be entered is be one of the first 250 attendees on sunday,hope to see you there. |
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Location: north central wisconsin | happy hooker - 2/16/2016 9:20 AM
,last year got an original first generation LOW RIDER,square lipped Jake's,
Fun Show :)
Glad it went to a good home. |
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| FYI
Talked to someone who just made reservations,,rooms are going fast,,I think he said just a couple left at holiday inn,,stoney creek had a two nite minimum and motel 6 was available but don't know for how long. |
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Location: Price County WI | Ross's Sport Shop will be there again this year but with added booth space! We will have 60 feet in total with 10x8 dedicated just to Lake X Lures and another 10x8 for Kramer Brothers Tackle! We will also have a large selection of Llungen Lures including the new 22 Shorts and their show custom Marabou DC 8's, 9's and 10's!
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Location: Elgin IL | Will there be a swap meet? |
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Location: ladysmith, wi | Yes, Saturday night at convention center , free pizza,cash bar, tables are free but a donation box will be there to help with Wausau Muskie inc chapters stocking efforts. For more info contact Andy Grimm or Shane woller |
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Location: Wausau | The Wausau Area Muskies Inc Chapter 62 will be hosting a lure swap on Saturday March 5th at the Central Wisconsin Convention and Expo Center, in the same building as the Wisconsin Musky Expo. Set up will begin at 6:00 and start at 6:15pm until 8pm. There will be a cash bar for refreshments, as well as pizza provided compliments of the Wisconsin Musky Expo. The Wisconsin Musky Expo has opted not to charge a fee for the hall or per table used for the lure swap. The lure swap will be free of charge and everyone is welcome, although the Wausau Area Muskies Inc Chapter 62 would like to invite you to show your appreciation for their hospitality in lieu of fees to make a donation to the Wausau Area Muskies Inc Chapter 62 of $2 to put toward stocking efforts. Stop by and talk to some of our guys at the Wausau Area Muskies Inc booth at the expo. |
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Location: Price County WI | Kramer Brothers Windowmakers will be available in the Ross's Sport Shop Booth! |
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| Free pizza |
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| John, will you have Musky Frenzy Apaches again this year? I don't see them listed on the vendor list. |
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Location: Appleton,WI | I'll be bringing a limited run of double flash twinkiees. |
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| I was there yesterday working for Take A Vet Fishing and Recon Boats. I've always liked this show. The vendors, people and the weather were all great yesterday. Talked with Bucher and Maina at Recon's booth and watched Joe's concert at 5:00 he was great. By the way a big shout out for Pete Stoltman on drums. But what I really was impressed with was the folks that stopped by the Take A Vet Fishing booth. Its my favorite part of working for TAVF is the people I meet and the get to spend time with. |
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Location: Price County WI | We will have almost 200 of the Apache 3-bladed bucktails in the booth in all 3 sizes! |
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| John at Ross's - 2/28/2016 6:54 AM
We will have almost 200 of the Apache 3-bladed bucktails in the booth in all 3 sizes!
AWESOME! See you there! |
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| Hunter4
Think you got your shows mixed up the Wisconsin musky expo isn't till next weekend.
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| Thanks hooker I am sorry about that. |
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Location: Price County WI | Ross's Sport Shop will have some Custom Suicks in the booth!
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Location: Aurora | happy hooker - 2/28/2016 9:37 AM
Hunter4
Think you got your shows mixed up the Wisconsin musky expo isn't till next weekend.
Maybe he had a flashback.
Fer me, all it takes is the right Led Zeppelin song and i wake up in the ditch with the engine still running. |
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| What will disappear faster??
Fat bastard s at the show or free pizza at the swap??
I'd bet on the bastard s !!! |
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Location: Kaukauna, Wisconsin | Is there a floor plan available? This will be my first time there and curious as to how it's laid out. |
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Location: oswego, il | muskycrazy - 3/1/2016 12:48 PM
Is there a floor plan available? This will be my first time there and curious as to how it's laid out.
WOW and here I thought I was the only one who preplanned a GPS route with timed stops at key locations within the show. |
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Location: Price County WI | Everything is emptied out the shop and loaded in the trailer..... Last thing to go in was an empty St Croix rods rack and a bump board.
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Location: Eagle River | Mat's Reel Repair will be there collecting reels for repair back at our shop. Along with our fishing reel handles and accessories. |
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| Naze Baits will be there! We will be fully stocked with both 7" and 9" Livid Fish! As per usual, we will be offering a BUY 2 GET 1 FREE offer for show-goers.
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| Big Game has some new looks you'll have to see to check out...the 'reality series'...super cool and very real looking!! |
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Location: Aurora | Any pictures of the reality series available?
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| I just ordered some of those Big games they look incredible.
I will be in the Spanky Baits booth all weekend- Stop and check out his new "99" a double 9 bucktail. with a body halfway between his 11" and the double 8. Put a lot of fish over 45" in my boat last season. We will also have more of the New 9' Jeff Hanson series Spankybaits Bucktail rods in the booth for sale (sold a bunch of them at Milwaukee show). Come check one out they are very light. I beat the snot out of these rods last year testing them, they are great rods.
I also will be giving a seminar on Early season fishing Sunday morning at the show.
Jeff Hanson
madisonmuskyguide.com
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| Looks like all the close hotels are booked any suggestions my first time coming |
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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | I'll be there on Saturday at Muskie Mark's Guide booth - I'll be selling raffle tickets for our club -> Muskies Matter Inc. to stock muskies in Castle Rock & Lemonweir River. Stop by and chat muskies or book a trip w/ Mark on WI River south of Nekoosa down to below Castle Rock Dam -WI Dells.
Muskie Matters Inc has stocked $19000 dollars of muskies in last 6 years, each year its going up from support by the muskie fishing community. 8 prizes on one ticket including a week in 2017 for two at Youngs Wilderness Camp (American Plan) just show up- $2K trip, just fish LOTW out of Nestor Falls. Perry donated half the trip to help us stock fish down here. That's a great tribute to his integrity in supporting our cause. Help us preserve a fishery for our childrens, children's, children- sounds like Moody Blues tune ehhh? But its true, if we don't do it, no one else will!
Looking forward to the swap also, I had a great time last year at this show. Lots of great vendors, many who only do this show. Some good speakers too......Last year I spent more money than all three previous shows. Need some restraint maybe???????? Nahhh- I'm not bringing the wife!
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| Ross's Sport Shop will have a small number of our Blizzard Shad XL's and Kermit the Frogs in stock. If you have any questions about them feel free to let me know or check out a video at www.facebook.com/schinderletackle too see them in action
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| I tracked down a pic of some of the new Big Game color 'reality series' schemes.... these are prototypes we used last season. The Perch put a fish in the boat during the PMTT Vermillion event, the Orange-perch looks and worked great in stained water. Check them out at the shows they all went fast in Chicago...
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