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Feb 14-15, 2009 PASADENA SPORTFISHING Annual fishing and boating flea market/show
Took a ride to Pasedena to check out the show. Never been to Pasadena before, the people down there were great. Friendly, helpful, very willing to help a stranger. 
I met some amazing fishermen and heard some great stories. It's a cool thing that whrever you go, the love of fishing can be a common bond for people from all walks of life.
The Pasadena Sportsfishing Association and the Earliegh Heights volunteer Fire Department, and the women helping them, put on a great show! 
There were people everywhere. and the parking lot was so filled many had to park on the street.
Not only that, there was a stream of anglers constantly coming and going. I don't know the actual attendance numbers, but a guess of 2000 might be a fair estimate.
There was something for everyone, from used gear to shads, jigs, tackle, plugs, rods, reels, some crafts for sale, great food and drink, and lots of fish stories told in the aisles, and around the kitchen and beer area. Almost everyone leaving had a bag in their hands, and there were lots of happy fishermen and their families.
It seems like this show was the "Don't miss" show for that area. I'm glad I had the chance to go, and got to meet some good people.
I had to downsize these pics to 75k and under. If anyone wants copies of any of the originals, which are around 200k in size, e-mail me and I'll be glad to send em out to ya.
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some pics:
The Earleigh Heights station
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Parachutes and daisy chains seem to be the big thing in the Chesapeake area. Everywhere you turned there was another table with parachute bucktails and daisy chain rigs. Must be because they catch. 
One of the tables that stood out was Bluefin's B&T of Dundalk, Md. Staffed by Brian & Nancy Esteppe, and their helper Willie, they had a bunch of guys waiting to talk to Brian. That might be because this guy was like a preacher talking about his products and his designs. The pride in his work and the pride he had for their adaptibility to the different shallpw and deepwater conditions of the Chesapeake was apparent as he spoke.
He was talking about open water trolling 2-300 feet behind the boat, in colder spring or fall waters. He said many people make the mistake of letting too much line out, and they shouldn't. Some of the points he made about his custom designed teaser rigs:
1. His tubes allow the teaser to standoff apart from the main line.
2. They consistently run 12" above the bottom, the perfect zone for feeding bass in colder water.
3. The action is erratic, another attraction for bass who are sometimes sluggish.
Brian, Nancy, Willie, was nice meetin ya's, hope you did well at the show. 
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Bucktails, teasers, teasers, jigs, and more teasers
Got a chance to meet Tom Scibek of East Fallowfield, Pa, aka the tinman. He makes bucktails, shad darts, hair jigs, teasers. The way he talked about his craft, you would swear he has a PHD in chremistry. He went on in great detail how much of a challenge it was to turn white bucktails black, and make the colors last. PH is important in the process, along with a whole host of other factors.
He had hundreds of teasers, regular and stainless, for sale at good prices, in addition to his bucktails and jigs, and large quantities of deer hair.
Not only is the guy a fanatic about deer hair and the things you can make with it, he's a motocross nut!!! At 62, he's still ridin and winning a trophy here and there. 
Power to ya, man. Nice meetin ya.
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Lenny Rudolph
Met Lenny Rudolph, acclaimed Rockfish expert and fisherman author. His work is available at geareduppublications, and you can also catch him at a few more of the shows. He's been fishin since he was a little kid, and I had a nice conversation with the guy. Seems to know the Chesapeake Bay and ocean area pretty well, and he's caught quite a few large in his career. Nice meetin ya, Len.
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Fish the Surf with Lee Samson
Talked a while with this guy, from Towson, Md. He loves fishing and the surf so much he decided to make a video out of it. He's been to Block Island and Naragannsett, places I know I have to make it to someday, but he's been there, and other surf meccas, to gather info for his DVD. .
Seems like good people, and from talking to him it was apparent he put a lot of thought and effort into his video. He works in film production, so I imagine the video has some great scenes. 
Personable guy, and a one-man show, I hope he sells a lot of those videos. I got one, but didn't have the chance to check it out yet.
It's available at www.fishthesurf.net
Let me know if you're ever coming up to NJ for the Spring run, Lee. I'll try to get ya into some fish where the rocks are.
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Shads galore, everywhere you turned there were shads, more shads, big shads, little shads, and bucktails. 
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Raystown Lake expert - Glen A
Had an extensive conversation with Glen A and some of his family and friends. Man this guy knows fish! He's been fishin for over 65 years, and the fish stories he was tellin had me standing there hanging on every word.
Glen and his buddies don't care about the weather, they fish when the fish are bitin, just like me. He told me about one day, somewhere around Christmas Eve one year. They were out there, and the weather was nasty. The striped bass at Raystown had the shad pinnned up in a cove and were feasting away. Glen found them, and he and his friends proceeded to have a striped bass bonanza, catching a mess of bass, a few which were between 35-40lbs.
Man, what a day of fishin that must have been!
Glen was nice enough to invite me to fish Raystown when I'm in the area. I really appreciate that, always wanted to fish there. Glen, you can be sure the next time I'm in Pa and close by, I'll stop by just to say hello. Nice meetin ya and your family, Thanks for the stories.
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Pro-soft rubber repair
When I first walked past this guy, I kind of hassled him a little. I said, OK, so yer sellin glue,big deal, how's that any different than crazy glue? 
He said, how often can you leave a bottle of crazy glue open, and not have it harden up on ya? Point taken, and he then showed me how the product works.
If you're fishiin mostly with 3" shads, I wouldn't use it.
But as you get into bigger and bigger rubber bait, they cost $$. Now, instead of throwin them away when they get slashed by a bluefish and ripped up on the rocks, you just put a drop of glue, and you're back in business.
And the glue holds too, as good or better than crazy glue. Sorry I hassled ya, man, but I'm the kind of guy who doesn't believe it unless I see it with my own eyes. Good luck with the product.
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Fish-off gloves - these guys took regular havy duty gloves, added a velcro system, put a wire retainer in the wrist to make em easier to remove, patented it, and now are selling a better mousetrap.
Their selling point as they demonstrated it to me was that ya don't have to worry about fish slime. I don't care about fish slime, I don't care if I'm rollin in slime, I'm happy. 
But their gloves do look like a good idea when you're on a boat, so maybe some people want to check them out at the shows. Nice meetin ya, guys.
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Capn Hank, Breezy Point, Md - sportfishing on the 40' custom McGlaughlin
One of the few times at the shows I thought I was goin to get into an argument with someone. Turns out Capn Hank, underneath the gruff exterior, is a good guy who likes to catch fish for his charter clients, and he loves fishin. He also likes to bust balls and tease people, the kinda stuff that makes the day go by and helps us laugh at ourselves. It's all good. It was good to meet ya, Capn.
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Ground hog bait and tackle - 2 guys running a small business selling used, and new, tackle. At the Plaza fleamarket every Sat and Sun. Nice meeting you.
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more lead heads
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Maryland Saltwater Sportfisherman's Association (MSSA) table.
They had a lot of literature about the Chesapeake, fishing in general, and all the things they do for conservation. Seems like a great group. Check them out at:
http://www.mssa.net/
"The MSSA is Working to Provide A Unified Voice to Preserve and Protect the Rights, Traditions and the Future of Recreational Fishing"
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got caught by the rubber bug here, 25 shads for $10, great deal, got a bag of 6" chartreuse
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