FRESHWATER FISHING
December 29, 1999 - Vol. 2, No.30

How To - Fish A Jig And Pig
Certified Scales
Chat Room
Douglas Knight
Fishing Poll
Forum Discussion
Salt Water Fishing
Hunting
Flyfishing
Billy Finn Muskie Baits
Joke for Week
Trivia Contest
Tip of the Week
Forum Contest
Events
Thought for the Week
Fishing the Net
Bonus Joke
Affiliate Program
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This Week's Feature - How To - Fish a Jig and Pig - http://fishing.about.com/sports/fishing/library/weekly/aa122799.htm - Some suggestions on how to fish a jig and pig, from rigging to color to use
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Fishtales - Certified Scales - http://fishing.about.com/sports/fishing/library/weekly/bl991227.htm - Bill Warman tells how they solved a problem on a local lake.
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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 ET 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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Bragging Board -Douglas Knight - http://fishing.about.com/library/weekly/blbrb.htm - Douglas caught a huge rainbow and let it go!
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Fishing Poll - http://fishing.about.com/sports/fishing/library/weekly/blpolllist.htm- What is your favorite topwater bait?
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Forum Discussion - Keep Quiet! - http://forums.about.com/ab-fishing/messages/?msg=270.1&ctx=0 - Don't even talk about fishing - yoiu might offend somebody!
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Saltwater Fishing - Winter Mackerel in Florida - http://saltfishing.about.com/sports/saltfishing/library/weekly/mcurrent.htm - Ron tells how to catch mackerel now..
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Hunting - Why Do Hunters Kill? -http://hunting.about.com/library/weekly/mcurrent.htm - Is killing a necessary part of hunting?
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Fly Fishing - Flyfishing in New Zealand - http://flyfishing.about.com/sports/flyfishing/mcurrent.htm - Ian tells about flyfishing in New Zealand.
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Site of the Week - The Guide Shack - http://www.billyfinn.com - Makers of the Billy Finn Bucktail Muskie bait and Toga Leaders.
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Joke for this Week - A true story. If she had killed herself, she’d be a shoe-in for the Darwin Award (might be a problem in the gene pool). Last summer, down on Lake Isabella, located in the high desert an hour east of Bakersfield, a blonde, new to boating was having a problem. No matter how hard she tried, she just couldn’t get her brand new 22-ft Bayliner to perform. It wouldn’t get on a plane at all, and it was very sluggish in almost every maneuver, no matter how much power she applied. After about an hour of trying to make it go, she putted over to a nearby marina. Maybe they could tell her what was wrong. A thorough topside check revealed everything was in perfect working order. The engine ran fine, the outdrive went up and down, and the prop was the correct size and pitch. So, one of the marina guys jumped in the water to check underneath the boat. He came up choking on water, he was laughing so hard. Under the boat, still strapped securely in place, was the trailer.

Of course, it would take some really DUMB mechanics to miss the trailer straps holding it on!!!!
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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 12/27 - 1/3, A Billy Finn Toga Leader - Check out their site for more info about this "must-have" bait for muskie fishermen, a wire leader with an in-line spinner, at http://www.billyfinn.com- All correct answers received during the week, before noon on Sunday, will be placed in a drawing for the prize
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Tip of the Week - Use Brasso or silver polish to bring back that shine to tarnished spoons and other metal plugs. Polish and a little elbow grease will make them look like new. And most of us have soem "down" days this time of year due to the weather. Polish your spoons and dream about fishing!
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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

12/27/99 through 1/3/00 - Prize this week, A Billy Finn Toga Leader - Check out their site for more info about this "must-have" bait for muskie fishermen, a wire leader with an in-line spinner, at http://www.billyfinn.com
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Upcoming Events - There is a calendar of events on my site - http://fishing.about.com/sports/fishing/gi/pages/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 - What do you call a bag of chips that don't belong to you? - NACHOS!
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ELEVEN Fishing The Net SITES - 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 - The Gift A guy bought his wife a beautiful diamond ring for Christmas. A friend of his said, "I thought she wanted one of those pretty 4 Wheel drive vehicles." "She did," he replied, "But where in the world was I going to find a fake jeep!!"
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Affiliate Program - http://affiliates.about.com - To all you webmasters out there, I would like to call your attention to About.com's newly launched Affiliate Program where you can get paid for click-thrus to my my site. Check it out!
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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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