2009 NFLCC National Show
Louisville, Kentucky
July 9-11, 2009

I think this is the sixth time the National show has been held in Louisville, Kentucky.  There were over 600 tables at the show and nearly 550 rooms at the Executive West Hotel, many filled with fishing lures and tackle.  In room trading started as early as Sunday this year and picked up pace during the week.  There were approximately 175 rooms open at various times during in-room trading!      

Show set-up started at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday.  The show room floor was full of nice tackle and collectibles and there were a lot of high quality displays this year.  The annual meeting was held Friday morning from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.   Growth of the club is important.  There are ways we can all continue to grow membership in the club.  This can be as simple as including a membership application form with any lures sold to non-members or sponsoring a new member for the first year.  If each of us sponsored just one new member, our club would double in size in no time.  We continue to employ new and innovative ideas to increase membership at the Rochester, Minnesota show.  This includes a drawing for a club lure or door prize for anyone becoming a member on the day of the show, announcements about the club right after the public comes into the show, etc.   If you have other suggestions, please send them to me.

A very special thank you to show hosts Matt and Robin Wickham and the many volunteers that make this annual event so enjoyable.  Below are some pictures from the show.  Enjoy!

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