DaveMc

thats the only way to avoid the separate tag is to get a 3 year. then they print it on the card like they always have. when i heard they were doing this last year i was hoping they would do away with the outdoors cards, but they didnt

what a freaking pig, congrats

heading down there for sunday and monday, just talked to a couple of the operators between virginia beach and peferlaw and they are saying 7"-10" off virginia beach (no issues getting on the ice, no vehicles right now and the biggest issue is parking. the guys in peferlaw are saying 12"-15" out their way. Let me know how you make out this weekend Gord, good luck.

nice craps. i need a good feed of them things.

nice!!

nice report

nice catch

nice crappie

St Croix PIR24ML or PIC24ML. an ultra light might be a little too soft for horsing the hogs out of deeper water, but the ML gives you a little more backbone to it. I see you are in Mississauga, pop in to Angling Specialties - five chains, and have a look at some (assuming they carry St Croix ice rods)

Thats how it is done in Michigan, and how i figured we were going to do it as well (considering this company supplied Michigan's equipment) but i guess not.

no the problem with the postal codes has to do with not having the outdoorscard number we have found (nothing to do with the postal code at all). The company that provided the equipment is from Tennessee, and they do not maintain any of the MNR databases, they only provide tech support for the equipment, the Outdoors Card Centre here in Canada maintains the Licence Database. Anything to do with licencing issues go through the outdoorscard centre (made many calls into tech support, they will not handle anything to do with the licencing side)

you are 100% correct, there should have been a backup plan, but we are talking about the government right?

As a licence issuer I recieved the new LAS equipment in december and have been lucky so far that i am not having many issues. there are minor things that pop up frequently but i have been able to figure out a way to work around almost all of our issues myself or with the help of another local issuer. is this system a pain in the butt? yup. it takes longer to get through a licence than the paper copies did, and we make the same pennies for issuing that we did before. The oh so fun postal code error the machines are prone to getting, there is a work around for that in certain situations, another local issuer found it and it seems to be working just fine. i wont go into it here, but if there are any licence issuers here that are having that problem feel free to message me (or call the number in my signature) and i will let you know. one of the biggest pains in the butt is that if we need assistance issuing a licence we need to call the same 800 number half of ontario is calling (the outdoors card centre) as they handle ALL software and licence issues (huge pain when there is a customer waiting for a licence to go fishing the same day and we have to wait 40min to get through). for hardware issues we need to call the company in Tennessee that supplied the hardware. The reason that was explained to me for choosing a US based company for the hardware is there are only 3 companies in North America that supply this type of equipment, they are ALL based out of the US. the company that supplied our hardware also has the equipment in place and operational in 30 states through out the US. the bulk of the problems is software related (supplied by the MNR i believe) The MNR are trying to make a push toward a more streamlined system like that being used in many states throughout the US. when you get a fishing licence for 2012 you will receive a yellow tag, its is separate from the outdoors card, yes you have to carry it with you when fishing and yes you are still required to carry your outdoors card. For those that both hunt and fish, good luck as you will have a tag for each licence you buy. since the members here seem to spread throughout canada and parts of the US and also because i happen to have some info here i will also list fees for some of the licences. (as big game licences and fees arent available yet) Ontario Resident Outdoors Card (new, renewal and duplicate) - $9.68 Sport Fishing Licence 1 day - $12.67 Sport Fishing Licence 1 year - $27.76 Sport Fishing Licence 3 year - $83.39 Conservation Fishing Licence 1 year - $15.90 Conservation Fishing Licence 3 year - $47.70 Small Game Licence 1 year - $23.46 Small Game Licence 3 year - $70.38 Spring Turkey Licence/Game Seal - $27.49 Canadian Resident (outside of Ontario) Outdoors Card (new, renewal and duplicate) - $9.68 Sport Fishing Licence 1 day - $12.67 Sport Fishing Licence 1 year - $51.77 Sport Fishing Licence 3 year - $155.30 Conservation Fishing Licence 1 year - $31.00 Conservation Fishing Licence 3 year - $92.99 Small Game Licence 1 year - $112.46 Small Game Licence 3 year - $337.37 Spring Turkey Licence/Game Seal - $27.49 Non Canadian Resident Outdoors Card (new, renewal and duplicate) - $9.68 Sport Fishing Licence 1 day - $21.31 Sport Fishing Licence 8 day - $50.15 Sport Fishing Licence 1 year - $78.18 Sport Fishing Licence 3 year - $234.55 Conservation Fishing Licence 8 day - $28.84 Conservation Fishing Licence 1 year - $48.26 Conservation Fishing Licence 3 year - $144.79 Small Game Licence 1 year - $112.46 Small Game Licence 3 year - $337.37 Spring Turkey Licence/Game Seal - $27.49 Duplicate Licence Fee is $10.50 (this is separate from the outdoors card duplicate)

Just wanted to say hello, i've had a membership here for some time now and figured its time to start posting lol. My name is Dave, and i live in Wallaceburg Ont. I enjoy fishing of all types, but am a bass nut first and foremost. I also enjoy panfish, gills, sunnys, crappie and perch. I love getting out to cast for walleye and dragging harnesses. once or twice a year i get out to Lake Erie for some steelhead and walleye but again i love bass fishing and try to get out several times a year to scratch that itch whether its Lake St Clair just after the opener for smallies, Rondeau Bay in the mid summer for big largemouth or Mitchell's Bay in the fall for some shallow water buckets. Currently i own and operate both Ed's Bait (located in Wallaceburg) and Angler's Choice. With Angler's Choice i get to manufacture and assemble various Hand Made tackle products for both wholesale and retail. We specialize in Hand Made (or poured) plastics. each and every Hand Made plastic product is made, and packaged by me. Ed's Bait is the oldest bait and tackle shop in Chatham-Kent, opening in 1948 and still operating at its current location. I took over the business this past February and have been enjoying every bit of it. I run the store with the help of my wife and 2 children with my 6 year old daughter helping put away orders and cleaning the shop and my 19 month old boy trying to eat all the minnows LOL. Along with bait and tackle we also are one of 2 MNR licence issuers in town, offering both hunting and fishing licences as well as Walpole hunting and fishing licences. The last year has been quite fun with a lot of learning and a whole lot less fishing thats about it for me lol.