FRESHWATER FISHING
July 28, 1999 - Vol. 2, No.11

NOTE  -  THIS IS THE LAST NEWSLETTER UNTIL THE AUGUST 18TH ISSUE - I WELL BE ON VACATION

Jacks Are Wild
Montie Walters On Sinclair
Kurt Jacobs' Steelhead
Forum Discussion
Bookstore
Member Page
Katchaser - new pics
Jim Pope's Grandaddy's Jigs
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This Week's Feature - Jacks Are Wild - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/aa072699.htm - Toothy critters are fun to catch
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Fishtale This Week: - Montie Walters On Lake Sinclair - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/bl990726.htm - Montie placed second at this year's Redman All American. He showed me how he catches fish on his home lake - Sinclair - for a Georgia Outdoor News article.
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Bragging Board - Kurt Jacobs' Steelhead - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/blbrb.htm - Kurt had a great trip to Alaska, as his pictures show.
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Forum Discussion - List your page - http://forums.about.com/ab-fishing/messages/?msg=98.1&ctx=0 - list your page here for all to see - and I will get it indexed, also!
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Bookstore - NOW OPEN - http://fishing.about.com/msubbook.htm - About.com has partnered with Borders books. I have listed a few books I have at home that I like and are available at Borders. Let me know if you have a favorite fishing book you would like to see listed here.
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Member Page - Make your own page! Visit the http://fishing.miningco.com/gi/membership/join.htm, put in a little info and become a member of this site. JOIN THREE ABOUT COM SITES AND GET  A TEE SHIRT - You can make your own page then - check out one at http://members.about.com/TFrench. This will register you for the Delphi boards, too. Get in to the discussions there, and post to enter the contest there for a cap this week!
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Site of the Week - Katchaser - http://www.angelfire.com/oh/katchaser - Robbie has updated his site with more great pictures. He has an outstanding record catching flatheads this year - check it out.
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Jim Pope's Grandaddy's Bucktail Jigs - http://tnbucktail.addr.com - You have read about them here and some of you have won some. Now you can order them. Check out his page.
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Joke for this Week - Horseback Riding - blonde who has never ridden before and has never had lessons decides that she is going to go horseback riding. She mounts the horse unassisted and immediately the horse starts to gallop at a nice steady pace. The blonde, however, is bouncing from side-to-side. She tries to grab the horses mane, but she can't get a secure hold. Then she leans forward and throws her arms around the horses neck. All to no avail. The horse gallops on oblivious to its riders plight. The blonde starts to slip from the saddle and his holding on to the side of the horse. Finally, she decides to throw herself free. Unfortunately, her foot gets caught in the stirrup and as the horse gallops on, her head is banging up and down on the ground. Just as she's about to lose consciousness, her quarter ran out.
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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 7/25 -8/15, contest suspended while I am on vacation! - 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 - Wear sunscreen, light colored clothes and dip a small towel in the water and put it around your neck. Also get a wide brim hat - one that shades your whole head, neck and ears, not just your face. Those will help you fish this time of year if you insist on going fishing during the day!
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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 visit 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 visitor's name from one Sunday NOON to the next in a 'hat' and draw one as the winner. Every log-in will be counted as one visit, so the more times you visit the board, the more chances you have to win! 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. All the details and a list of past winners can be found at http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/blboardcontest.htm

7/25/99 through 8/15/99 - Prize this week, contest suspended while I am on vacation! ;)
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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 - Ever wonder what the speed of lightning would be if it didn't zigzag?
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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 - My friend was on duty in the main lab on a quiet afternoon. He noticed a young woman sitting in front of one of the workstations with her arms crossed across her chest, staring at the screen. After about 15 minutes he noticed that she was still in the same position, only now she was impatiently tapping her foot. He asked if she needed help and replied "It's about time! I pressed the F1 button over twenty minutes ago!"
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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
ISSN: 1525-8939
Feel free to send this to other fishermen - or anybody else with a warped sense of humor!
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