Location:
Optimist Club
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March 24th & 25th, 2012
9am - 3pm
Optimist Club, Morrison St.
Niagara Falls, Ontario

- 5th Year -

The little show that ROARS!!!

Admission:
$5.00
(under 15 free) Free Parking

Grand Prizes for 2012

• PRO DELUXE Tackle Bag (4 boxes) plus Lure Package - Value $200 •

• Two Person 1/2 day Bird Hunt at Ruffwood Game Farm - Value $150 •

• Rod and Reel Combo plus Tackle - Value $100 •

• Fill out a ballot to win!!! •

Show Specials

POLARIZED SUNGLASSES - $6.00

DogBone MARKER BOUYS - $4.00

HFB-Gear FILLET KNIVES - $3.00

(tax included / while quantities last)

Points of Interest
Legend Boats / Mercury Outboards Clearance on rods and reels Lots of Musky Baits on Sale Huge selection of worm harnesses Deals on mono and braided lines Salmon, Trout and Walleye spoons Vintage Lures Exhibit / Appraisal Rifles and Shotguns for sale Bargains on used fishing gear Assorted Camo Gear Crank / Jerkbait and Topwater Sale	Turkey Calls - box and slate Tournament Grade Tackle Culling Bags-Balance Beams-Rulers Fillet and pocket knives Hand Poured Soft Plastics Taxidermy Exhibit Speakers for Camping and Boating Learn how to tie streamer flies Great prices on salted tubes and jigheads Book your 2012 fishing charter on site Antique Decoy Exhibit / Appraisal

What's Up?	Vendors - Exhibitors	What's Up?
Seminar (Sat. Only) 11:15am - Noon *"Lake Erie Smallmouth Strategies"* Simon Frost and his wife Melanie are seasoned tournament pros who will discuss strategies and techniques that helped them win the 2011 Niagara Outdoor Open on Oct.29 / 2011. At 8am, 38 bassboats left the Crystal Beach launch ramp attempting to capture 1st place. Simon and Melanie weighed in a 25.04lb bag (5 bass) to win this event. They are on Pro-Staff with Shimano, Humminbird and MinnKota. Simon and Melanie have created the popular "Frostbite Series" (bass) which takes place each weekend (November) in Port Colborne. http://www.simonfrost.ca/ North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association Ask coordinator Jack Hague about pointers and retreivers. Vigo (pointing, above) will be on site. Jack has a wealth of knowledge to share with both inexperienced and seasoned hunters. (Sat. & Sun.) http://www.navhda.ca/	Nicholls Marine Ltd Niagara Race Crafters Inc. Frostbite Tackle and Charters Fishmaster Ultimate Charters Bait & Tackle St. Catharines Game and Fish Port Colborne Conservation HFB-Gear The Sporting Clubs of Niagara Carp Anglers Group Ugliboy Baits Muskies Canada (Hamilton Chapter) Trophy Hill Taxidermy Pheasants Forever Outdoor Adventuremen for Christ The Anglers Xchange Top Notch Tackle Ruffwood Game Farm Niagara Bowmen and Archery Club Adam Shoalts Kodiak Survival Gear Ontario Fur Managers Federation Ducks Unlimited Canada Look For BEAR-ly USED Quality equipment at low prices Public Service Booth Fact / Fiction - Lyme Disease Melisa Young discusses outdoor safety and symptoms that can lead to early detection. Ministry of Natural Resources (Sat. & Sun.) We are pleased to have MNR officers Tippin and Leger on site to answer any questions that relate to fishing, hunting and the outdoors. randy.tippin@ontario.ca	Seminar (Sun. Only) 10:30 - 11:15am "Canoeing in the Wilderness" Adam Shoalts is an author and explorer who has undertaken many expeditions to remote rivers deep in the Canadian Wilderness. In 2011, sponsored by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, Adam led an expedition to an unnamed river near Hudson Bay. He has taught outdoor skills at Spirit Point Wilderness Academy near Trout Creek, Ontario. If you appreciate the outdoors, this is a seminar you will truly enjoy. Questions about portaging and packing light? Q&A to follow seminar. http://www.adamshoalts.com/ Niagara Bassmaster Casting Kids Contest Test your angling skills 10am - 2pm / ages 7-14 (Sunday only) Prizes to be won! Youth Director - Jim Pozzobon www.niagarabassmasters.com Boating Test (Sat. & Sun.) on site all day courtesy Canadian Power Squadron coordinator Gary Van Zant (Pleasure Craft Operator Card required by Sept. 15, 2009)
ONTARIOLURES.COM (Saturday & Sunday) Finest collection of Ontario made Vintage Fishing Lures will be displayed at this show. Patrick Daradick, collector, researcher and author on vintage Ontario made lures, will display hundreds of lures and lure boxes. Follow Patrick's quest to find new treasures and learn more about vintage lures in Bob Izumi's "Real Fishing" magazine. He encourages people to bring vintage fishing tackle for honest evaluation and identification at no charge. Patrick hopes the public will bring some Ontario made tackle to show him. This will assist in his efforts for his public website. www.ontariolures.com
LEISURE OPPORTUNITIES Fishmaster Ultimate Charters Ruffwood Game Farm Fishin' Niagara Charters

What's Up?

Vendors - Exhibitors

What's Up?

Seminar (Sat. Only)

11:15am - Noon

"Lake Erie Smallmouth Strategies"

Simon Frost and his wife Melanie are seasoned tournament pros who will discuss strategies and techniques that helped them win the 2011 Niagara Outdoor Open on Oct.29 / 2011. At 8am, 38 bassboats left the Crystal Beach launch ramp attempting to capture 1st place. Simon and Melanie weighed in a 25.04lb bag (5 bass) to win this event. They are on Pro-Staff with Shimano, Humminbird and MinnKota. Simon and Melanie have created the popular "Frostbite Series" (bass) which takes place each weekend (November) in Port Colborne.

http://www.simonfrost.ca/

North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association

Ask coordinator Jack Hague about pointers and retreivers. Vigo (pointing, above) will be on site. Jack has a wealth of knowledge to share with both inexperienced and seasoned hunters. (Sat. & Sun.)

http://www.navhda.ca/

Nicholls Marine Ltd

Niagara Race Crafters Inc.

Frostbite Tackle and Charters

Fishmaster Ultimate Charters Bait & Tackle

St. Catharines Game and Fish

Port Colborne Conservation

HFB-Gear

The Sporting Clubs of Niagara

Carp Anglers Group

Ugliboy Baits

Muskies Canada
(Hamilton Chapter)

Trophy Hill Taxidermy

Pheasants Forever

Outdoor Adventuremen for Christ

The Anglers Xchange

Top Notch Tackle

Ruffwood Game Farm

Niagara Bowmen and Archery Club

Adam Shoalts

Kodiak Survival Gear

Ontario Fur Managers Federation

Ducks Unlimited Canada

Look For

BEAR-ly USED

Quality equipment at low prices

Public Service Booth

Fact / Fiction - Lyme Disease

Melisa Young discusses outdoor safety and symptoms that can lead to early detection.

Ministry of Natural Resources (Sat. & Sun.)

We are pleased to have MNR officers Tippin and Leger on site to answer any questions that relate to fishing, hunting and the outdoors.

randy.tippin@ontario.ca

Seminar (Sun. Only)

10:30 - 11:15am

"Canoeing in the Wilderness"

Adam Shoalts is an author and explorer who has undertaken many expeditions to remote rivers deep in the Canadian Wilderness. In 2011, sponsored by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, Adam led an expedition to an unnamed river near Hudson Bay. He has taught outdoor skills at Spirit Point Wilderness Academy near Trout Creek, Ontario. If you appreciate the outdoors, this is a seminar you will truly enjoy. Questions about portaging and packing light? Q&A to follow seminar.

http://www.adamshoalts.com/

Niagara Bassmaster Casting Kids Contest

Test your angling skills
10am - 2pm / ages 7-14
(Sunday only)
Prizes to be won!
Youth Director - Jim Pozzobon

www.niagarabassmasters.com

Boating Test (Sat. & Sun.)

on site all day courtesy Canadian Power Squadron coordinator Gary Van Zant (Pleasure Craft Operator Card required by Sept. 15, 2009)

ONTARIOLURES.COM
(Saturday & Sunday)

Finest collection of Ontario made Vintage Fishing Lures will be displayed at this show. Patrick Daradick, collector, researcher and author on vintage Ontario made lures, will display hundreds of lures and lure boxes. Follow Patrick's quest to find new treasures and learn more about vintage lures in Bob Izumi's "Real Fishing" magazine.

He encourages people to bring vintage fishing tackle for honest evaluation and identification at no charge. Patrick hopes the public will bring some Ontario made tackle to show him. This will assist in his efforts for his public website. www.ontariolures.com