I've been talking to more than a few people on this, both on the site and those in line. And before people start to say I'm taking the heat off the Internet with what I'm about to say, I think most people would agree that I'm more than willing to admit when the Internet (including this board) screws something up. The Internet is not helping with this at all but it might not be hurting as much as many think. Speaking personally for this site we were able to avoid Sticker Talk until after they went on sale. I can't speak for other sites but I didn't see it big here - fortunately not talked about like in years past. Many of the people I talked to said they had a pass before at some point and some of the new people weren't even anglers. One guy I was talking to said he drove out from Michagan Saturday but got turned around and was taking take #2. Other "stories" I heard (read them for what it is) was that one guy was there the other day getting stickers on all 4 of his cars - THAT's ludicrous if true. But it sems like a LOT more people want to get a slice of the action and the passes will simply run out in no time.
Yes, the current system is not working. What are some other suggestions to fix it? Pre-registering might be good. Online and mail registration for weekend/weekly permits. A limit of one car per household (+ one SCV if they have one of those)? A fisherman's pass? Use it or lose it regulations so someone doesn't get a season pass on the off chance they might use it? Create a Weekender pass in addition to the weekly and season pass? Just a couple thoughts.
Flap, as for you friend, I really hope he does well.
Karl, I wanna join MBBA, know any officials over there? Tell 'em I'll host the club website for free (I said host not do
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