2008 Pacific Northwest Sportsmen's Show

A very big show. Tons of everything for hunting and fishing. My favorite item was a $90,000 jet boat. Big enough to live on, with a 5 seat totally enclosed weatherprof cockpit. The cockpit (or bridge) had so much room a person could live in there. That feature is convenient because if I brought it home, my wife would insist that I move out of the house and into the boat. This year O'Laughlin shows had a nice fly tying demonstration area. Room for six featured fly tyers along one side of a 24 person fly tying theater. The theater has guest expert tyers scheduled for one hour demonstrations throughout the run of the show. I had one session in the video theater and the rest of the time I was at a demonsration table showing people how to make and use my fur and feather brushes. I am the only one making and selling them that I know of. The only problem with the brushes is that very few people know how they are used because the product is not just another of a particular type of material that people are familiar with. My brushes are unique to the tying world and once a person sees what they can do they are generally impressed at what can be done with them. Another great opportunity to learn from some of the best tyers around the Pacific Northwest and beyond.