FRESHWATER FISHING NEWSLETTER
January 27, 1999
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 - Recipes from Crappie.com - http://www.crappie.com/recipe.html - a couple of good ways to cook your catch. Site also has lots more info about crappie fishing.
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This Week's Feature: - Sand Pocket Bass - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/aa011899.htm - A good pattern for bass when the water first starts to warm, with pictures.
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Joke for this Week - Evidence That This World Is Full Of Complete Idiots - A man in Johannesburg, South Africa, shot his 49-year-old friend in the face, seriously wounding him, while the two practiced shooting beer cans off each other's head.
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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 1/25 - 1/31, - A Superchangeit spinnerbait with four changable skirts - quickly change the color of the skirt you are using. They are great - 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
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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 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 - Study a map to catch more fish. Look for structure details to find concentrations of fish on underwater areas not visible above the water. Watch for drops, points, humps and channels. Fish them and find a honey hole.
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Fishtale This Week: - Finesse Fishing - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/bl990125.htm - The Bass Coach gives some specific tips for catching bass under tough conditions.
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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

1/24/99 through 2/1/99 - Prize - A hook shield from BlueMar - keeps sharp hook points from sticking you! Checkout their site at http://bluemar.com/ for more info.
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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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Thought for the Week - ALWAYS GIVE 100% AT WORK..... * 12% Monday * 23% Tuesday * 40% Wednesday * 20% Thursday * 5% Friday
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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 - More Evidence That This World Is Full Of Complete Idiots - Police in Wichita, Kansas, arrested a 22-year-old man at an airport hotel after he tried to pass two (counterfeit) $16 bills.
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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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