FRESHWATER FISHING NEWSLETTER #18
May 20, 1998
Ronnie Garrison
Freshwater Fishing Guide at The Mining Company
http://fishing.about.com
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Site of the Week - Alligator Gar - http://www.earthwave.org/gar.htm - From Public TV in Texas, some pictures and good info on these huge fish.
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Chat Room - http://fishing.about.com/mpchat.htm.
Always open, I host on most Wednesday nights from 8 to 9 pm.
Drop in chats every night from 8 to 9 pm. I try to be there from about 8 to 10 EDT most nights - Check it out for chatters between 8 and 9 in your time zone.
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: -Safe Boating Week- http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/aa051898.htm - Know the rules of the road and carry the correct equipment to be safe on the water.
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Tip of the Week - As the sun gets hotter and higher, look for shade - not for you, but for the fish. Cast under docks, overhanging brush, trees in the water and under bridges. Bass, bream and crappie, as well as other fish, will seek the shade. Offer them something to eat where they are hanging out!
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Fishtale This Week: -Hydrilla Cure- http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/bl980518.htm - Ron Brooks found a way to catch bass out of the weeds at Seminole. It will work for you!
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Message Boards - Every post to the Freshwater Fishing Board - http://fishing.about.com/mpboards.htm - during the week is eligible for a prize. Each Monday I will put every post from one Sunday midnight to the next in a "hat" and draw one as the winner. The winner will be notified by email and posted here. There will be one winner per week.

This contest is, of course, an unabashed attempt to get people to use my boards! The only requirement is that posts must be related to fishing. The board is for fishing info so ask a real question, respond with an answer you know, or post information about a trip you took. They can be original posts or responses to posts. I will use the "Show Post from 1 week" button to select the posts for the contest. All the details and a list of past winners can be found at http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/blboardcontest.htm

5/11/98 through 5/18/98 - Prize - Golden Rule Weighmaster Crappie Keeper Board - from Gator Grip. Measure your fish and get its weight from the board.
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Joke for this Week - Two boll weevils grew up in Georgia. One went to Hollywood and became a famous actor. The other stayed behind in the cotton fields and never amounted to much. The second one, naturally, became known as the lesser of two weevils.
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Thought for the Week - All those who believe in psychokinesis raise my hand.
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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 is a problem with frames. Right click your mouse and the page url you are viewing should show. Then you can copy it and book mark it. Sorry for the trouble.
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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. 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 - or anybody else with a warped sense of humor!
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