Mich-Ohio Sportfishing Expo ฎ
Our club, the Huron Valley
Sportfishing Club for many years had a one-day local show in
In focusing on gaining
membership, rather than profit first, we have established a consistent business
plan over the last three years that benefits both you the vendors and our
customers, the fisherman by making this show the most affordable in the area.
One of the concerns vendors
have is number of people thru the doors. Over the last three years, we have
averaged 1,750 paid attendance and an additional 750-900 unpaid (kids,
sponsors
..) thru the door. The difference is the majority of these people are
buyers. Contact any previous vendor off the list below if you wish and they
will be more than happy to speak with you on this! We have also positioned our
show on a date early enough to avoid fair weather as has happened in March and
not be in conflict with other shows. This weekend is the first weekend after
the Super-bowl.
February 12th-13th,
2011; February 11th-12th 2012; February 10th-11th,
2013
By contracting with the
We do not look to make a
profit off you the vendor, but use all funds generated from the booth &
boat space fees to pay for the hall rental and advertising with the floor plan
layout which is designed to meet the cost to run the show.
We have also secured
trademark rights on our show, and domain names for ease of contact as this is a
long-term plan we have to grow our show!
We are a club, not a
professional show management team, but we are getting better and part of that
reason is you the vendor. Through word of mouth, recruitment and contacts we
are slowly establishing an identity and name brand recognition of our show. So
if any of you have a friend, vendor, sponsor, or seminar speaker who would be a
good addition to our next years line-up, dont hesitate to forward our or their
contact information to hvsteelheaders@yahoo.com
or the current Show Coordinator
Facility MBT EXPO contact
info and maps below!
Monroe County
Fair Information
Wi-Fi available arrangements
made with Fairgrounds management prior to show (see show rules).
Lodging
Food
The following is the
advertising we used for our 2010 show.
Advertising (2010 Show)
Print
Heritage News Wednesday before 20,045 8.5 x 11 fliers in ad
stuffers
30,000 8.5 x 11 fliers handed out from Port Clinton to
Press releases to 20 local small papers along with calendar of
events
GLA Magazine ผ page ad 2 months before
Scuttlebutt Magazine 2.5 x 5 ad 1 month before
Fish & Game Finder 2.5 x 5 ad 1 month before
Place Mats 120,000 2.5 x 3.5 ad in 39 restaurants in
Great Lakes Sportfishing
News ผ page ad, 3 months before
Billboard 10 x36 Downriver
Banner 2 weeks before at
Lighted Billboard 1 week before at
Internet
Multiple Vendors linking to our website
Radio
K100 Toledo 126 radio spots, 26 prime time 2 weeks before show
We completed a survey at the
2010 and as a result, there will be some improvements in distribution of our
advertising, which accounts for 60% of our show budget!
Vendors from 2010 Show
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Amish Outfitters |
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Angler Marine |
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Baymont Inn |
http://www.baymontinns.com/Baymont/control/Booking/property_info?propertyId=70169&brandInfo=BU |
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Bi State Marine |
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Big Papa Sports |
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Bugsy Baits |
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Bull Dog Charters |
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Cabela's |
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Caterer-Jan Howard |
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Complete Hitch |
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Cuda's Sinker's inc |
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Cyclops Baits |
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DB ZAP Custom Lure Co. |
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Domka Outdoors |
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Doug Samsal Guide Service |
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Dr Bugs Charters |
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Edge maker Knife |
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Everdry Waterproofing |
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Fish and Game Finder |
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Fishing Complete Inc (DBA
Case Plastics) |
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Freeway Sports |
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Gale Force Tackle |
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Girl Scout Troop 20110 |
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Hook-um |
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If & When Charters |
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Kathys Boyz Charters |
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Killin Time Charters |
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Legal Limit Charters |
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Local Sportsman |
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Lockemans Hardware &
Boats |
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M&P
Fishing Product "Warrior Lures" |
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Mikes Woodcarvings |
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Millers Sportfishing
Charters |
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Mizmo Bait Co. |
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http://www.co.monroe.mi.us/government/departments_offices/sheriff/marine_unit.html |
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Netminder Charters |
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Pro Walleye Charters |
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Rainmaker Charters |
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Ready 2 Tackle |
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Ridgeback Rattler
Downrigger Weights |
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Riverfront |
http://marinas.com/view/marina/2679_Riverfront_Marina_Monroe_MI |
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Sally Ann's Woodshop |
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Sara K Fishing Charters |
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Storm Front Charters |
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Streamside Adventures |
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Strike Zone Charters |
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The Blade Bait Company |
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Tightline Charters |
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Tipton Tackle Mfg. Co. |
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Toledo Basement systems |
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Traxstech |
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Visual Film Systems |
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Walleye 101 |
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West Basin Charter Boat association |
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Western Lake Erie Safe
boating Association |
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Whitman Ford |
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Wolverine Tackle |
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Yeck Spoon/Walker |