FRESHWATER FISHING NEWSLETTER #5
Februray 18, 1998
Ronnie Garrison
Freshwater Fishing Guide at The Mining Company
http://fishing.about.com
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Sites of the Week - Special for catfishermen - Robbie Robinson's "Katchaser" page at http://www.angelfire.com/oh/katchaser/index.html contains some pictures that will make you want to hurry up warmer weather so you can hook one. Don Wise, the "Kat Man," also has some monster cats on his page at http://www.infinet.com/~dwise/index.html - warning - these guy fish together - no wonder they catch so many big fish!
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Right Click Trick - Having trouble bookmarking a site you find through The Mining Company because the URL doesn't show? This a problem with frames. Right click your mouse and the page you are viewing should show. Then you can copy it and book mark it. Sorry for the trouble.
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Chat Room - http://fishing.about.com/mpchat.htm.
Always open, I host on Wednesday nights from 8 to 9 pm. Hope to see you there tonight. Drop in chats every night from 8 to 9 pm There is a specific topic each night so be sure to come by if that interests you. Discussions will not be limited just to that topic, but it will be the focus.
Sunday - Carp, Bowfin, Gar and other nongame fighting fish
Monday - Ice Fishing
Tuesday - Walleye
Wednesday - General Chat
Thursday - Bass
Friday - Catfish
Saturday - Panfish like Bream and Crappie
Let me know what you think about this schedule and changes you would like to make. NOTE - If you drop in and no one is there, type *beep enter on and float the chat window. You can go do something else and your computer will beep when someone enters the room.. Email me if you are having problems getting in.
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This Week's Feature: "Getting Tackle Ready" http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/aa980216.htm offers some ideas on being ready when you go fishing. Don't lose the fish of a lifetime because you aren't ready!
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Tip of the Week - Its easy to find something to blame for not catching fish - weather, too much pressure, muddy water and other things. Its more important to try to be positive and look for reasons you can catch them. Attitude is extremely important. With fishing, its location, attitude, attitude!
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Fishtale This Week: "Stripers from the Bank" http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/bl980216.htm
Jim Pope shares ways to catch stripers below the dam at Pickwick.
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Question - I got an email saying they got dropped by their ISP when they clicked on links in this newsletter. Anyone else had that problem? Please let me know so I can check it out if this a problem.
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Message Boards are available at http://fishing.about.com/mpboards.htm
Use them to post any questions. There is an up-to-date thread on striper fishing at Lake Lanier in Georgia that might be helpful if you are planning a trip. There is also some info on crappie fishing at West Point in Georiga. If you have any info, please add it.
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Help - I am in the process of checking all my links and uploading the corrected files. If you find a dead link. please let me know.
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Joke for this Week - This one is a couple of months late!

A Russian couple was walking down the street in St. Petersburg the other night, when the man felt a drop hit his nose. "I think it's raining," he said to his wife. "No, that felt more like snow to me," she replied. "No, I'm sure it was just rain," he said.

Well, as these things go, they were about to have a major argument about whether it was raining or snowing. Just then they saw a minor communist party official walking toward them. "Let's not fight," the man said, "Let's ask Comrade Rudolf whether it's officially raining or snowing." As the official approached, the man said, "Tell us, Comrade Rudolf, is it officially raining or snowing?"

"It's raining, of course," he answered and walked on.

But the woman insisted: "I know that felt like snow!"

To which the man quietly replied: "Rudolf the Red knows rain, dear!"
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Thought for the Week - If only - If a frog had wings, it wouldn't bump its rear every time it hopped!
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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. Also, check out my chat room at http://fishing.about.com/mpchat.htm. 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
Feel free to send this to other fishermen.
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