THE HONEY HOLE - ALL ABOUT FISHING
August 23, 2000 
Vol. 3, No.33

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Surviving Survivor Island?
In The News
Site of the Week
Joke for Week

This Week's Feature -Surviving Survivor Island? - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/aa082100a.htm?terms=a1- If the survivors knew how to fish, they would not have to roast rats!  Or maybe they would, if their luck was like mine!

In the News - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/news/blnewslist.htm?terms=a1 -  BASS says the WCF format is popular and draws a crowd.

Site of the Week - Black Mamba - http://www.blackmambafishing.com - Soft jerkbaits from Canada - including the "Slick Willie!"

Joke for this Week - While sports fishing off the Florida coast, a tourist capsized his boat. He could swim, but his fear of alligators kept him clinging to the overturned craft.  Spotting an old beachcomber standing on the shore, the tourist shouted, "Are there any gators around here?!" "Naw," the man hollered back, "they ain't been around for years!"

Feeling safe, the tourist started swimming leisurely toward the shore. About halfway there he asked the guy, "How'd you get rid of the gators?" "We didn't do nothin'," the beachcomber said. "The sharks got 'em."

-------SHARING INFORMATION-------

Chat Room - http://fishing.about.com/mpchat.htm?terms=a1
Always open.  Hope to see you there tonight!
Drop in chats every night from 8 to 9 pm. I try to be there from about 8 to 10 ET most nights - Check it out for chatters between 8 and 9 in your time zone.

Bragging Board - Scott Lunsford and Rhonda Rabun - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/blbrb.htm?terms=a1 -They won the Guys and Dolls Regional at Hartwell and showed me how to catch fish like these.

Forum Discussion - Shame on Me! 
JimH writes: "Ronnie, I am a little surprised that you eat the bass you catch. I know you have mentioned before that you much prefer the flavor of bass to other fish like crappie and catfish. But over all the years you have been bass fishing you have probably fished out some of your favorite holes!"
http://forums.about.com/ab-fishing/messages/?msg=547.4

Tip of the Week - Fish rocky points at night with a black plastic worm.  Rig it Carolina style with a bead in front of a half ounce sinker and two between the lead and the swivel, for more noise.  Use a short 18 inch leader and try a worm with a curly tail or legs so it will move more water and send out more vibrations in the dark. 

Fishing Poll - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/poll/polllist?terms=a1 - Which candidate will be best for fishing?

Thought for the Week - I'm a psychic amnesiac. I know in advance what I'll forget.

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Trivia Contest - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/blcontest.htm?terms=a1 - Answer a trivia question, be entered into a drawing for a prize - All correct answers received during the week, before noon on Sunday, will be placed in a drawing for the prize

Upcoming Events - There is a calendar of events on my site - http://fishing.about.com/gi/pages/mevents.htm?terms=a1 - where I list any event I can find related to fishing. I have also posted notes about this site - when articles will be updated, chat topics, fishtales and other things. If you have any event you would like posted there, please email me. I can post them years in advance!

Fishing The Net SITES - http://fishing.about.com/msubfishnet.htm?terms=a1 - Each week I feature five to ten sites I have found that week. I get them from newsgroups, email and surfing the net. Check these sites out - they change each week and are moved to my library of links at the end of each week. If you have your own site or a favorite that you would like me to list, email me!

Bonus Joke - Evidence has been found that William Tell and his family were avid bowlers. However, all the league records were unfortunately destroyed in a fire. Thus we'll never know for whom the Tell's bowled.

Affiliate Program - http://affiliates.about.com - To all you webmasters out there, I would like to call your attention to About.com's newly launched Affiliate Program where you can get paid for click-thrus to my my site. Check it out!

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WEBMASTERS and site owners - please use this newsletter as a reminder to check your link from Freshwater Fishing. Let me know what you think of my comments about your site. Keep me informed of updates and changes, especially URL changes. I would appreciate a link from your site. Feel free to post information about your site, with a hotlink, to my boards at http://fishing.about.com/mpboards.htm?terms=a1. Also, check out my chat room at http://fishing.about.com/mpchat.htm?terms=a1. The chat room is always open. Contact me if you would like to set up a chat schedule for your site that you would host.
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Good fishing!
Ronnie
fishing.guide@about.com
http://fishing.about.com
ISSN: 1525-8939
Feel free to send this to other fishermen - or anybody else with a warped sense of humor!
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