FRESHWATER FISHING
May 26, 1999 - Vol. 2, No. 2

New Forums
Why Fish For Bass
How To Fish Jerkbaits
Jim Pope Pictures
Krenzel Kottage
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New Forums - To learn how to register check out - http://rcvehicles.about.com/library/weekly/blforumstart.htm and how to use the forums - http://rcvehicles.about.com/library/weekly/blfhelp.htm Thanks Hank, our Radio Controlled Vehicles Guide.- But be sure to register under fishing.about.com! ;)
There are two folders at my Forums - the Introductions folder is for everyone visiting to introduce themselves. Leave a little info about who you are and what you like to try to catch!
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This Week's Feature: Why Fish For Bass - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/aa052499.htm - Some reasons to fish for bass, with links to articles on my site about them.
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Fishtale This Week: -Jerkbaits - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/bl990524.htm - From Roger Lee Brown, The Bass Coach - How to fish them.
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Bragging Board - More pictures from Jim Pope - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/blbrb.htm - Check out the sauger and huge striper!
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Site of the Week - Krenzel Kottage - http://www.ks-mo-hunt.org/krenzel.htm - Sounds like a great place to stay and fish - Check out their newsletter, too!
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Joke for this Week -Tech Support - A woman called the Canon help desk with a problem with her printer. The tech asked her if she was "running it under Windows." The woman responded, "No, my desk is next to the door. But that's a good point. The man sitting in the cubicle next to me is under a window, and his is working fine."
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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 5/23- 5/30, A sample pack of EcoGear plastic baits and a pack of Powerbait 3" frogs.- 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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Tip of the Week -
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Message Boards - You will have to re-register for the new boards. If you sign up to join, you should be registered for the new boards. If you have problems, let me know.

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

5/23/99 through 5/30/99 - Prize this week, A sample pack of EcoGear plastic baits and a pack of Stren Classic SPL Curly Tail worms
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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 - Clones are people two.
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Fishing The Net - http://fishing.about.com/msubfishnet.htm - Each week I feature five to ten sites I have found that week. I get them from newsgroups, email and surfing the net. Check these sites out - they change each week and are moved to my library of links at the end of each week. If you have your own site or a favorite that you would like me to list, email me!
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Bonus Joke - Tech Support: "OK Bob, let's press the control and escape keys at the same time. That brings up a task list in the middle of the screen. Now type the letter 'P' to bring up the Program Manager." Customer: "I don't have a 'P'." Tech Support: "On your keyboard, Bob." Customer: "What do you mean?" Tech Support: "'P' on your keyboard, Bob." Customer: "I'm not going to do that!"
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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. Feel free to post information about your site, with a hotlink, to my boards at http://fishing.about.com/mpboards.htm. 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
http://fishing.about.com
ISSN01229
Feel free to send this to other fishermen - or anybody else with a warped sense of humor!
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