FRESHWATER FISHING NEWSLETTER
October 28, 1998
Ronnie Garrison
Freshwater Fishing Guide at The Mining Co
http://fishing.about.com
Suggestions, comments, complaints, tips, jokes, site suggestions and ideas welcome at fishing.guide@about.com
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Site of the Week - Southeast Michigan Bass Association - http://www.semba.org - check out their fisherman of the year, purpose of the club and other info.
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Trivia Contest - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/blcontest.htm - Answer a trivia question, be entered into a drawing for a prize - prize the week of 10/26 - 11/1 - Tackle grab bag - A crankbait, a spinnerbait, a pack of curly tail jigs, two Granddaddy's bucktails and a pack of Zoom natural blue lizards from Berry's Sporting Goods in Griffin, GA. All correct answers received during the week, before noon on Sunday, will be placed in a drawing for the prize
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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: - Fishing Line- http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/aa102698.htm - How to choose a line that is best for your fishing needs.
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Tip of the Week - Learn to read lake maps and get one for the lake you are planning to fish. They will help you find areas like flats and sharp drops that hold fish, and will help you get to the place you want to fish, and back!
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Fishtale This Week: - Shallow Cranking the Docks, Part 1- http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/bl981026.htm - Jim Pope's article on how he and a friend discovered a way to catch fish under docks with crankbaits. Part 2 next week.
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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

10/26/98 through 11/1/98 - Prize - Tackle grab bag - A crankbait, a spinnerbait, a pack of curly tail jigs, two Granddaddy's bucktails and a pack of Zoom Big Critter Craws from Berry's Sporting Goods in Griffin, GA..
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Upcoming Events - There is a calendar of events on my site - http://fishing.about.com/mevents.htm - 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!
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Joke for this Week - A man was speeding down the highway, feeling secure in a gaggle of cars all traveling at the same speed. However, as they passed a speed trap, he got nailed with an infrared speed detector and was pulled over. The officer handed him the citation, received his signature and was about to walk away when the man asked, 'Officer, I know I was speeding, but I don't think it's fair - there were plenty of '>other cars around me who were going just as fast, so why did *I* get the ticket?' 'Ever go fishing?' the policeman suddenly asked the man. 'Ummm, yeah...' the startled man replied. The officer grinned and added, 'Ever catch *all* the fish?'
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Thought for the Week - I used to be indecisive - now I am not so sure.
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Bass Chasers International - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/blclub.htm - Join our virtual bass fishing club. Just forming, there are no dues right now. We need your input at this point on club rules, how to have tournaments and other areas. We plan to set up tournaments where you can win free tackle.
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Right Click Trick - Having trouble bookmarking a site you find through The Mining Co 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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Bonus Joke - It was a hot and humid July afternoon, when I decided to visit my girlfriend Susie. She is blonde and beautiful, but sometimes she is, shall we say, lacking in some areas. Well, Susie had decided to paint her kitchen. I thought she might appreciate a break so I brought some cold Pepsi and sandwiches. When I arrived, I found Susie working hard painting the kitchen. But instead of wearing grubby clothes, she was wearing her fur coat and her ski parka. I asked her why she was dressed that way on such a hot day. She showed me the paint instructions. It read, 'Two coats for best results'
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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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