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How did you find FM???


hanson

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I was always drilling my friends for info, well one of them told me about this site. It did look way different back then. I didn't have much to say the first couple years.I registered Feb. of 2000. must have been around the very start of FM. When was FM first online?

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[This message has been edited by BDR (edited 10-01-2004).]

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Good ol STFCatfish hooked me up. Thanks Steve! Now about yur step daughter....well that's a sad story for another day.

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I believe a friend pointed it out to me way back in early 2000. I was originally known as Bornofice, but decided to go with my real name so people could egg my house if I angered them. smile.gif

Jim W, Skeets, GullGuide (Tom Herman), Dark30, Fishhead (Dennis Steele), Guideman, Rick...I'm trying to recall all the original contributors. Anyone else remember when there was about 300 of us sharing knowledge and jabs.

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I got the urge to head to URL to check out the slabs, & found this as a link on the Waskish Minnow Station site. Thanks to all who operate it, and all the FM contributors who selflessly offer tips and information to those not as experienced! It's great that the FM members are willing to share their experiences with everyone.

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I found it through a friend. The old seamonster!! Enjoyed it ever since!

~piker

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I can't remember! It was December 1999! If I had to think really hard, I would say a search engine is the culprit. smile.gif

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They had a write up in the duluth news tribune about this site awhile back, and now i would like to thank everyone that makes this site possible, it is great

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Coincidentally I found this site the same way several other people did. Winter/early spring of 2001 I was looking for info on URL, I think it was on the hudek's website, but I am not sure. It was one of the url sites. I think I had 250 plus posts, but when the system went down recently it lost my name so I reregistered under the same name and started over again. Anyways I think I origanally found this site in feb. of 2001.

Ryan

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  • 2 weeks later...

I stumbled on the site after trying to start a yahoo club for river anglers.My thought was that I could start a club where guys can share info on fishing.Wouldn't ya know.The best one was allready on the web and bigger and better than I had imagined!

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I was also looking for info on URL.

[This message has been edited by Chris Haley (edited 10-13-2004).]

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I found FM doing a search for fishing reports on various MN waters. Little did I realize then how it would impact the enjoyment of the greatest sport in so many ways.

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Friend of mine had some info on the DNR limit proposal couple of weeks ago. Now I find myself on it everyday. What a great sight. Now I have been telling anyone who is interested about it. GREAT JOB

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Last fall I met rmh20 through another fishing site. We hooked up for a night of trolling on Mille Lacs last fall. He told me about this site and I have been hooked ever since. I spend most my time on Mille Lacs, Winni, and Green(Spicer). The info I get from this site on all three of these lakes keeps me coming back for more. Look for a lot more reports next summer.

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I honestly can't remember either. I believe it was shortly after I had that chip planted in my head. grin.gifgrin.gif

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Yes Mark (Lynn),

that's too bad. I missed ya too. Too bad your evil twin gets the better of you a little too often. frown.gif

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I can't remember exactly how I found this site but it may have been passed along from a buddy. One thing I have noticed of late... the popularity of this site seems to have grown at the same rate another site I frequent has declined.

With the increased participation... I am enjoying this site more and more.

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Schnauzer-

I think the popularity has something to do with the temperatures dropping and ice fishing season fastly approaching grin.gif Couldn't help myself with that one. There was ice on the bird bath at my parent's house this weekend and all I could think of was augering a hole through it so the birds could drink! grin.gif

Like I mentioned in my original post, one of the reasons I found this site was I was looking for ice fishing info for Upper Red Lake. For up to date, up to the minute ice conditions, thickness, snow cover, etc, this is hands down the #1 place on the internet!

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I came to FM thanks to my brother that found the site however he may had. But I must say it is a great site..

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One of my great customers told me about it so I joined up and am amazed at how many friends and customers are "family". I like the new format too, way to go Rick.

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I too was over at Bash em all Walleye website.com and had

enough of unregisted users rippin everyone. I did make some

good friends over there. One of them was Paul Rohweller and he told me about FM.com. I have been here ever since.

Good Job Rick, the new look is another winner

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I don't remember the first time I came across this website. But I became a regular after minneman told me about it when I went to LOW with him last ice season.

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  • 'we have more fun' FishingMN Creators

Thanks for the kudos. I'm sure just as many think the other way and are just too polite to say it. I thank you guys as well. smile.gif

I would like to get to meet all of you and many of the FM staff would love to meet as many of you as possible.

Please plan on attending an ICE Series Event this Ice Fishing season or at least an ice fishing FM gathering.

We love to have fun out on the ice and if you like to have fun, then getting together is the thing to do this year.

Please consider joining us.

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Well my mom actually told me about this place, which in return, i told my dad and brother and weve all been addicted since! Dont know where mom got site from? Remains a mystery to this day!

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