Go & Show: Walleyes Unlimited swap meet, Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo on tap this weekend

A local event and one in Tennessee are this week’s highlights.

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The hall of Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo in 2020 at Birmingham, Alabama.

The hall of Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo in 2020 at Birmingham, Alabama.

Dale Bowman

We are nearing the end of Go & Show, but remember the updated master list of outdoors shows, classes and swap meets can be found here. Here’s a rundown of a couple notable events this week:

  • The Walleyes Unlimited swap meet is 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, March 25. Read carefully, because the swap meet moved to a bigger space at the Antioch VFW Post 4551. I have yet to visit this swap meet.
  • On the national front, the Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo is Friday through Sunday, March 24-26, at the Knoxville Convention Center in Tennessee. Obviously, it is wrapped around the Classic. If you have never done this show, it is awe-inspiring from the size and buzz to a fishing celebrity being in every other booth. At least it felt that way to me when I was last at the Classic in 2020 in Birmingham, Ala. I had hoped to make the Classic this year, but other work kept me home.

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