ICAST Wrap-Up: The People

Hi, my name is Joe (Hi Joe).  I’m a tackle whore…got a lot, bring a lot when I go out.  I constantly like trying out new things on the water.  So when I got to ICAST and looked down one of the long aisles, all I could do was silently whisper to myself, WOW (and then I took a pic and tweeted it out).   I separated out all the materials I brought home into piles and am eagerly plotting what to use first and how I plan to use it.

That being said, what I’ll remember most are all the great people I met.  Many are people that I’ve been interacting with online for months, many I met for the first time.  Here are a sampling of the many cool people I got to meet, network with and just have a great time trading fish stories with at my first ICAST.  Thanks to you and the many others I didn’t get pics with/of, but whose company I truly enjoyed.  Tight lines!

The Brinks Mob (aka @tbrinks)
Jay from Diablo Paddlesports, Tim from Fish Explorer, Thomas from Diablo, and Isaac “The Nothing” Miller
Tyler of B.A.S.S. (aka @twreed)
Bass Elite Pro and City Limits Fishing host Mike Iaconelli
One of my fave shows on TV, Nat Geo’s “Shark Men”
Dave Maynard of “Fish The Baja” with wife Mary
Pat & Jody of the VA Tech bass team
Mike de Avila of Lunkerville