FRESHWATER FISHING
November 10, 1999 - Vol. 2, No.23

Fishing Books
Tournament Tips
Affiliate Program
Robbie Robinson
Fishing Poll
Saltwater Braggin' Board
Hunting
Forum Discussion
Ban Bait Fishing?
Hybrid Tactics
Joke for Week
Trivia Contest
Chat Room
Tip of the Week
Forum Contest
Events
Thought for the Week
Fishing the Net
Bonus Joke
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This Week's Feature - Fishing Books - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/aa110899.htm - Books can help you catch more fish!
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Fishtales - Tournament Tips - http://fishing.about.com/sports/fishhunt/fishing/library/weekly/bl991101.htm - The Bass Coach Roger Lee Brown shares info that will help you win bass tournaments!
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To all you webmasters out there, I would like to call your attention to About.com's newly launched Affiliate Program (http://affiliates.about.com), where you can get paid for click-thrus to my my site. Check it out!
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Bragging Board -Robbie Robinson - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/blbrb.htm - Check out thse huge cats Robbie landed.
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Fishing Poll - http://fishing.about.com/sports/fishhunt/fishing/library/weekly/blpolllist.htm - Do you practice catch and release? - Thanks to Dale Wilson for this one.
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Saltwater Guide Ron Brooks - http://saltfishing.about.com/sports/fishhunt/saltfishing/msubbrag.htm - Like pictures of big fish? Check out this bragging board!
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Hunting - About.com has a hunting guide - check out Russ Chastain's article on Routine Gun Finish Maintenance at http://hunting.about.com/library/weekly/aa110299.htm
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Forum Discussion - Why Do You Fish? - http://forums.about.com/n/mb/discussionFrameset.asp?webtag=ab-fishing&ctx=1&cacheTag=&ld=&msg=231.3 - Add your info here!
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Fly Fishing Guide Ian Scott - http://flyfishing.about.com/library/weekly/aa100199.htm - Studies show live bait causes problems - should it be banned?
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Site of the Week - Dr. Bill's Hybrid Tactics - http://pages.prodigy.net/edoc4853/billsfishing/ - Good info from catching bait to finding the fish
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Joke for this Week - And another user was all confused about why the cursor always moved in the opposite direction from the movement of the mouse. She also complained that the buttons were difficult to depress. She was very embarrassed when we asked her to rotate the mouse so the tail pointed away from her.
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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 11/8 - 11/15, Prize - A camo cap from Waterfowl, USA - 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 - Check the oil in the lower unit of your outboard. It is a good idea to drain the oil and replace it each year. Do it now before freezing weather to remove any water that might have collected.
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Message Boards - 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

11/8/99 through 11/15/99 - Prize this week, a nice Realtree camo cap from Georgia Power
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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 - Take my advice, I'm not using it
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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 - A man attempting to set up his new printer called the printer's tech support number, complaining about the error message: "Can't find the printer." On the phone, the man said he even held the printer up in front of the screen, but the computer still couldn't find it.
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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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