EXCERPTS

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=100 BGCOLOR="#0099CC" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04100640ezuavc.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Flamme LET" ><I><B>FISHIN' WIT' OPIE</B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>     </B><B>|     </B></FONT><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FISHIN WIT OPIE"><U><B>HOME</B></U></A><B>          </B><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="STORY TIME WITH OPIE"><U><B>BACK</B></U></A><B>          </B><A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="AT THE WATERS EDGE"><U><B>NEXT</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id66.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FISHING TEMPERATURE"><U>FISHING TEMPERATURE</U></A>     <A HREF="id69.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SITE MAP"><U>SITE MAP</U></A>    <A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rockford Area Organizations"><U> AREA ORGANIZATIONS</U></A>     <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LOCAL EVENTS"><U>LOCAL EVENTS</U></A>     <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SHORELINES"><U>FISHING REPORTS</U></A>     <A HREF="id71.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JUS JOKIN"><U>JUS' JOKIN'</U></A>    </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Here you will find bits and pieces of articles and newspaper reports from wherever we can find them. </B></div> <div> <B>If your excerpt is here and you don't want it to be, contact: </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CONTACT US"><U><B>fishinwitopie@yahoo</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <I><B><U>------------------------------</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>10 Things You Don't Want To Hear From The Electrician Working On Your Boat</B></div> <div> <B>1. The words "jury-rigged."</B></div> <div> <B>2. "I'm afraid this type of repair isn't covered under the warranty."</B></div> <div> <B>3. "Do you smell something burning?"</B></div> <div> <B>4. "This job is going to take a bit more work than we thought when we quoted our estimate."</B></div> <div> <B>5. "I think I found the problem. It appears that the boat's last owner tried to use telephone wiring instead of standard electrical wiring."</B></div> <div> <B>6. "Do you have good insurance?"</B></div> <div> <B>7. "It's nothing to worry about. You just blew a fuse. That'll be $50."</B></div> <div> <B>8. "Next time one of your electronics acts up, just give it a good smack on the side like this. That'll be $50."</B></div> <div> <B>9. Immediately upon stepping on board, "That'll be $50."</B></div> <div> <B>10. "There's nothing wrong with your boat's electrical system. As far as the mysteriously flickering lights go, I'd call the producers of Sightings if I was you."</B></div> <div> <I><B><U>-------------------------------</U></B></I></div> <div> <B>10 Common Fishing Terms Explained </B></div> <div> <I><B>- Sandy Lindsey</B></I><B> </B></div> <div> <B>Angler</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Verdana" ><B> An obsessed individual who owns a house that is falling down due to neglect, a truck whose color can best be described as Rust-Oleum, and a pristine boat that he chamois' down methodically before and after each trip. </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Knot</B><B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>(1) An insecure connection between your hook and fishing line. (2) A permanent tangle on your spinning reel which forces you to go out and buy a bigger, better, much more expensive rig. </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Landing Net</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Verdana" ><B> A net used to help drag a large wiggling fish, or an inebriated fishing buddy, on board. </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Live Bait</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Verdana" ><B> The biggest fish you'll handle all day. </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Quiet Water</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Verdana" ><B> Your surroundings after you stop cursing your bad luck and fall asleep at the reel. </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Skunked fisherman</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Verdana" ><B> One who returns to the boat ramp many, many hours after his buddies have gone home so that there are no witnesses to his catch or lack thereor. </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Sinker</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Verdana" ><B> (1) A weight attached to a lure to get it to the bottom. (2) The nickname of your boat. </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Thumb</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Verdana" ><B> A temporary hook holder. </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Treble Hook</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Verdana" ><B> Triples the odds of your catching a fish. Quadruples the odds of your getting the hook caught in your thumb (see above). </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Trolling</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Verdana" ><B> What you do after you've lost a $500 rod and reel set-up overboard.</B></FONT></div> <div> <I><B><U>-------------------------------</U></B></I></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B>EXCERPTS</B></I></div> <div>  <A NAME="july_excerpt_link__04"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="id94_july_2004_excerpts.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="July 2004 Excerpts"><U>July Excerpt link '04</U></A>:  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" >.....catfish eats basketball, or tries!......big ol' catfish.....</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="june_excerpt_link__04"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="id92.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="June 2004 Excerpt"><U>June Excerpt link '04:</U></A>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" >......check out a pro bass fishermans toonie site.......Tiger Muskie Info.....Rock River updates.......</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="march_excerpt_link__03____1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT><A HREF="id88_may_excerpts_2003.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="May Excerpts 2004"><U>May Excerpt link '04</U></A>:<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" >    .......barometric pressure and your fishing plans....New Lakes?.......</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4c40efe0.gif" border=0 width="782" height="254" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>ARCHIVES</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="february_excerpt_link"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id87_february_excerpts__03.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="February Excerpts"><U>February Excerpt link '03:</U></A></FONT>  Fish Stuffer Nabbed.......Do Fish Feel Pain......."Lamprey-fly".....</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="december_excerpt_link"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT><A HREF="id85_december_excerpt.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="December Excerpts"><U>December Excerpt link '02:</U></A>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" >Frozen Fishing.......smallmouth legend dies......Be safe on the ice.....</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="october_excerpts_link__fall_bass____"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT><A HREF="id84_october_excerpts.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="October Excerpts"><U>October Excerpts link</U></A> '02:  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" >Fall bass....</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="august_excerpt_link"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT><A HREF="id79_august_excerpts.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="August Excerpts"><U>August Excerpt link</U></A> '02::<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" >Snakeheads......monster worms.......</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="june_excerpts_link"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT><A HREF="id75.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="June Excerpts"><U>June Excerpts link</U></A> '02<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >:</FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" >Did the Million Dollar Fish get caught.....When is </FONT></div> <div> a record fish not a record fish......Wanna play a fishing game.......Rockford</div> <div> Area Smallmouth....   </div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="may_excerpts_link"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="id72.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="May Excerpts"><U>May Excerpts link '02:</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" >Million Dollar Fish Contest....Colors for fishing...</FONT></div> <div> Using a floating worm....water color effects on bass....</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="april_excerpts_link"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT><A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="APRIL EXCERPTS"><U>April Excerpts link</U></A> '02:  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" >IDNR Netting results for Pierce & </FONT></div> <div> Shabbona Lakes, Photos of crappie and muskie found in nets. </div> <div> Advisory.  Biting fish.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>