FRESHWATER FISHING NEWSLETTER
February 17, 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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NEW LOOK - have you noticed the changes to The Mining Co sites??? What do you think? We hope it is easier to use and faster, too! So far, it is about evenly divided between those liking it and those that don't. Post to the board thread if you want to get in your $.02 in!
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Site of the Week - Altairs Page- http://members.aol.com/altairbase/WhosAltair.htm - One of the best personal pages I have found - I really enjoyed reading about his youth as he learned to fish. Also, info on fresh and saltwater fishing.
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This Week's Feature: - Ice Fishing - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/aa021599.htm - Sounds like fun - I gotta try it someday!
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Joke for this Week - Clinton's At The Gas Station - Bill and Hillary are out driving in the country near Hillary's hometown. They are low on fuel, so Bill pulls into a gas station for a fill-up. The attendant comes out and begin's to pump gas into the first couple's tank. As he is doing this, he looks into the passenger window. "Hey, Hillary. We used to date in high school, do you remember me?" he asks. They chat for a few minutes, Bill pays and the first couple leaves.

As they drive away Bill is feeling very proud of him self and looks over at Hillary. "You used to date that guy? Just think what it would be like if you had married him," he says smugly. Hillary looks at Bill and shrugs. Then she replies, "Well I guess you'd be pumping gas and he would be the President." (and lying thru his teeth??????????? Would Bill be honest???? - naaaaaaaw!)
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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 2/14- 2/21, Prize -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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New York, New York - Eric sent me an update on the New York library - http://fishing.about.com/msubnewyork.htm , and I finally got it done. Check out all the new links!
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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 - If a fisherman tells you what they are biting, try it! Weekend before last at Blackshear Ernie told where and how he was catching fish. The next day in a club tournament, we went to his spot but use "similar" worms, not exactly what he told us, and did not get bit. Two days later Ernie took a friend to that spot and they quickly caught 8 keepers! Try EXACTLY what you are told!
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Fishtale This Week: - Buying a Rod - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/bl990215.htm - Bill Jones has a joke about buying a rod and the problems the salesman can get into!
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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

2/14/99 through 2/21/99 - Prize - Prize -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.
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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 - If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'
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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 - Hillary is being driven around Washington D.C. and spots a little boy sitting in a park with a wagon. She thinks, 'this is a great press opportunity' so she has her driver pull over. She gets out to talk to the little boy and discovers that he has 6 little puppies in the wagon. She comments on how nice they are and the little boy says 'thank you ma'm, they're Democrats!' Of course Hillary is extremely pleased by this.

A few days later, Bill decides to take one of his jogs down to McDonalds, which is close to the park, and Hillary mentions that if he should see a little boy with a wagon he should stop and talk to him. Well, Bill sees the little boy with his wagon and puppies so he tells the little boy 'what nice puppies those are!' The boy says, 'Thank you sir. They're Republicans!' 'Wait a minute,' says Bill, 'Hillary told me that they're Democrats.' The boy responds, 'Yes sir, they were, but now their eyes are open!'
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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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