THE HONEY HOLE - ALL ABOUT FISHING
November 8, 2000 
Vol. 3, No.44

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Fall Fishing
In The News
Site of the Week
Joke for Week

This Week's Feature -  Get Kids Fishing! - http://fishing.about.com/recreation/fishing/library/weekly/aa103000a.htm - Some companies have special projects to help get them started.

In the News - Martens Wins At Shasta  - http://fishing.about.com/recreation/fishing/library/weekly/news/blnews001104bass.htm  - Martens took teh lead on day one and never lost it!

Site of the Week - Downshotting - http://www.umaxco.com/downshotting.htm
Also called drop-shot and under-shot rig, pictures and explanation are here.

Joke for this Week - Marriage week - Marriage is the number one cause of divorce.  It's TRUE! statistically 100% of all divorces started with marriage!

-------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 - Bragging Board - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/brb/blbrb.htm - Talk about walking across water on the fish!  These pictures from Saxon are amazing.  Looks like even I could catch a steelhead in these waters!

Forum Discussion - JP1360 writes "I go crazy from ice up to ice out, and can't afford to fly down to Florida or Texas every month!  Any suggestions? What do the rest of you do? " http://forums.about.com/ab-fishing/messages?msg=663.1

Tip of the Week - Study maps - you can pick out good spots to try on unfamiliar lakes by studying a good map.  Look for break lines, small streams entering bigger water and flats near deep water.  All are good places to start. 

Fishing Poll - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/poll/polllist?terms=a1 - Who will you vote for on November 7th? - did your candidate win?

Thought for the Week -  I haven't spoken to my wife for 18 months. I don't like to interrupt her

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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/blfishnet.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 - I married Miss Right. I just didn't know her first name was Always.

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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Camping - http://camping.about.com/travel/camping/mbody.htm -
Fly Fishing - http://flyfishing.about.com/sports/flyfishing/mbody.htm -
Hunting - http://hunting.about.com/sports/hunting/mbody.htm -
Paddling - http://paddling.about.com/sports/paddling/mbody.htm -
Powerboating - http://powerboat.about.com/sports/powerboat/mbody.htm -
Saltwater Fishing - http://saltfishing.about.com/sports/saltfishing/mbody.htm -
Waterskiing/ Wakeboarding - http://waterski.about.com/sports/waterski/mbody.htm
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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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