THE HONEY HOLE - ALL ABOUT FISHING
November 29, 2000 
Vol. 3, No.47

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Santa At The Lake
In The News
Site of the Week
Joke for Week

This Week's Feature -  Santa At The Lake - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/aa112700a.htm - Some of my favorite fishing trips have been Christmas at the Lake.  Coming during the next few weeks, exactly what patterns I use to catch bass, crappie and hybrids this time of year!

In the News - Meet The BASS Pros  - fishing.about.com/library/weekly/news/blnews001127bass.htm - Take a winter vacation to Florida in January and meet the pro fishermen.

Site of the Week -Draac's Free Gifs 123 - http://gifs123.tripod.com/index1.html 
Lots of free pictures you can use, with instructions.  A few fish are here too.

Joke for this Week - In the beginning, God created earth and rested. Then God created man and rested. Then God created woman. Since then, neither God nor man has rested.

EXPLORE ABOUT SWEEPSTAKES - Enter the Explore About Sweepstakes and you could win Sony® electronics, KitchenAid® cookware or $10,000 in cash! Just click on the link below and you'll be whisked away on an adventurous tour of About. After exploring, you'll be entered to win great prizes. Who knows where the journey will lead? Enter now! http://specials.about.com/service/promotion/sweepstakes/tours/index.htm

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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 - Amazing pictures, to me anyway.  Fishing with snow on the ground. These pictures look like they are in black and white, but that is just the color of the world this time of year in Penn!

Forum Discussion - Mick502 writes "I have never caught a cat or bullhead through the ice , don`t know why and never even though about not catching them like you do in the summer"  http://forums.about.com/ab-fishing/messages?lgnF=y&msg=689.3

Tip of the Week - Use your depth finder.  Cold water is a good time to find fish stacked up and easy to catch, if you can find them.  It is also a good time to learn to use one, so spend some time with yours.  Look for baitfish and game fish.  

Thought for the Week -  An armed person is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.

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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

Fishing The Net SITES - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/fishnet/blfishnet.htm - 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 -  A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."   The woman replied, "Your are in a hot air balloon approximately 30 feet above the ground. You are between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude."     "You must be a republican," said the balloonist.   "I am," said replied the woman. "How did you know?"   "Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I am still lost. Frankly you've not been  much help so far."

The woman below responded. "You must be a democrat."  "I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"  "Well," said the woman, "you don't know where you are or where you are going.  You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise which you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my fault."

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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