FRESHWATER FISHING NEWSLETTER
December 23, 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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Merry Christmas - and a Fishing New Year! - I hope everyone has a great holiday and gets to go fishing as often as they want to go this week and all of 1999! And may you catch so many fish that are so big you don't have to lie about it! =====================================
Site of the Week - Superchangeit spinnerbait system - quickly change the color of the skirt you are using. Check out their site at http://www.superchangeit.com/welcome.html
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This Week's Feature: - Fishing Books and Magazines - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/aa122198.htm - Reading about it is the next best thing to being there. Lots of on-line and print fishing stories are available. =======================================
Joke for this Week - A man calls his lawyer's office. "Can I speak to my lawyer?" The receptionist says, "I'm sorry, but your lawyer has died." The guy says, "Okay," and hangs up.

The next day, the same guy calls back again. "Can I speak to my lawyer please?" The receptionist says, "I told you yesterday. Your lawyer has died." The guy says, "Okay" and hangs up.

The next day, The same guy calls back. "Can I speak to my lawyer please?" The receptionist says, "Sir, how many times do I have to tell you? Your lawyer has died. Why do you keep calling here?" The guy says, "I just like to hear it! " =====================================
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 12/20 - 12/27, - A Superchangeit spinnerbait with four changable skirts - quickly change the color of the skirt you are using. - check out their site at http://www.superchangeit.com/welcome.html . All correct answers received during the week, before noon on Sunday, will be placed in a drawing for the prize =====================================
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 EST 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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Tip of the Week - Watch for gulls, and if you see them diving, go to them immediately. I got into some schools of hybrids this week by fishing under the gulls. Those 2 to 4 pounders really fought on a light spinning outfit! This is the time of year to find them in middle Georgia.
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Fishtale This Week: - Monster Bass - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/bl981221.htm - Bryan McBride caught a 15 pound, 13 ounce bass near Griffin. See its picture here.
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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 NOON (this is a change) 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

12/20/98 through 12/27/98 - Prize - River Raptor lure kit, makes 5 lures - visit their site at http://www.oz.net/aslyn/Components.htm.
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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! ======================================
Thought for the Week - Perfect after the impeachment hearings - "Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me." =====================================
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 - There's this blonde out for a walk. She comes to a river and sees another blonde on the opposite bank. "Yoohoo" she shouts, "how can I get to the other side?" The second blonde looks up the river, then down the river, then shouts back, "You are on the other side."
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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. ======================================
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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