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Essex Carp Show today (50 posts / 5,766 views)
spodrod spodrod
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Post #1 28 Jan 2023 19:20
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anyone go today? what did you think of it ?
framey framey
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Post #2 28 Jan 2023 19:39
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Didn't know it was on lol
stusid stusid
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Post #3 28 Jan 2023 19:46
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I went and it was crazy busy and at £15 cash only to get in it's a winner £££££
Lots of new gear to see but as for getting bargain you will be lucky. I spent a few quid but no difference than going to the tackle shop .
spodrod spodrod
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Post #4 28 Jan 2023 20:10
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yeah it was absolutely rammed with people ... didnt find any bargains either. pva cable ties were the only new product i found
Deano48 Deano48
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Post #5 28 Jan 2023 22:08
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Less and less bargains every time I visit these carp shows
There good to see the new products but that's about it

AaronB1992 AaronB1992
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Post #6 28 Jan 2023 23:14
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Thing is now the stands are so expensive it's probably more expensive for the companies to sell at these shows than it is through online, direct to customer.
Jasongiddings Jasongiddings
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Post #7 29 Jan 2023 18:52
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I went gotta say its probably one of the worst shows I've been to. Yes it was rammed but most of the shows are, there were plenty of companies there maybe too many as each stand was pretty small with hardly anything on them, I was looking forward to visiting the catchit labs stand but was disappointed with the range they had available. The bigger stands belonged to the likes of ngt and were a bit like a jumble sale if you could get near them.
Theblankfather
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Post #8 29 Jan 2023 19:01
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Agree totally. Very few bargains and walked out with a few odd bits that I could have picked up at any tackle shop without the £15 entry fee . Won't bother again .
Leeroyjenkins Leeroyjenkins
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Post #9 29 Jan 2023 19:23
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I saw a few videos online of how busy it was, looked ridiculous. I had no idea you had to pay to get in. You genuinely have to pay to get inside, surely that's a joke?
Theblankfather
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Post #10 29 Jan 2023 20:29
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£15 on the door .
Leeroyjenkins Leeroyjenkins
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Post #11 29 Jan 2023 21:42
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People are nuts if they're paying to get in. I've never had it so I didn't know, but I just found out the other day that Sky TV has adverts on I always thought the whole point was that you paid for it so there weren't any adverts.
alpha-male
Posts: 199
Post #12 30 Jan 2023 09:16
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Paid to get into a cattle pen. You were on top of everyone. It was awful, so close you could smell the plaque on their teeth. Never again will I go to one of these.
braders1978 braders1978
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Post #13 30 Jan 2023 09:34
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Plaque on their teeth,I thought they all had glowing white Turkey teeth in Essex with creosote spray tans
wac
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Post #14 30 Jan 2023 10:02
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The Mainline stand had to be the most disappointing, literally a few pots of pop ups and a goo bar with 3 bowls of pop ups. All mainline guys wearing Korda, it seemed Korda told them they had to be there without anyone planning it.

spodrod spodrod
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Post #15 30 Jan 2023 14:08
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were they actually selling any bait ?! that was weird
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