| There are a lot of places in this world
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| | veteran of over twenty years in the Disney
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| where one can go to find solace, peace and
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| | corporation, gave us some interesting
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| tranquility while wetting a line for
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| | facts on her background with Disney World.
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| fish.Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida
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| | Having spent the first part of her career
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| is not the first place that comes to
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| | with Disney in "guest relations" she had
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| mind.Nonetheless, right there beneath the
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| | mainly handled "guest" complaints, so the
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| shadow of the Magic Kingdom, amongst
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| | fishing guide position she had held for
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| wide-eyed roller coaster riders, a stones
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| | the last eight years was a welcome relief.
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| throw from Tinkerbell's safety harness,
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| | She had grown up in Louisiana fishing for
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| exists one of the prime Largemouth Bass
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| | bass, and she was well qualified for
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| fishing waters you will find
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| | obviously one of the most coveted
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| anywhere.Remote? No.Pristine?
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| | positions that the 70,000 or so folks on
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| Hardly.Filled with hungry fat Largemouth
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| | the Disney World payroll could have.
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| Bass....YES!!I'm not really sure what
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| | Spending your day out on the water away
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| compelled me to book a two hour Disney
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| | from the crowds certainly seemed a better
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| Bass fishing adventure.I don't know if I
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| | tour of duty, than trying to manipulate a
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| was curious that possibly a rather large
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| | pen with oversized paws inside a large fur
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| mouse might show up at the dock with a
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| | coat in 90 degree weather.But that's just
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| fishing vest full of sponsor patches,and a
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| | me.We motored on by the big ferry boat
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| big wad of chew between his cheek and gum.
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| | loaded with another group of guests ready
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| Or, if mechanical alligators might raise
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| | for a d-day like assault on the Magic
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| up out of the water- jaws agape-while I
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| | Kingdom, and pulled up to the shallows
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| reached down to pick up my bass by the
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| | near an island. I knew I would have to
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| lips. Or, if perhaps cannonballs might be
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| | catch my fish early on, before the
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| landing dangerously close to the boat as
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| | "estrogen" effect would occur and I would
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| we all sang yo-ho yo- ho a fisherman's
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| | be relegated to camera duty.Even though
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| life for me....Or maybe, just maybe, after
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| | catch and release is the practice on these
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| wandering around the Magic Kingdom, Animal
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| | waters, live bait is still the bait of
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| Kingdom, Epcot and MGM for four days,
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| | choice. Being a steelhead and salmon
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| bouncing off of an endless stream of six
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| | fisherman from Oregon I was unfamiliar
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| year olds with attached parents in
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| | with the little "shiners" that they use
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| tow,eating space burgers,frontier
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| | down south to produce the big bass, but as
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| burgers,Yeti burgers, and trying to figure
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| | if on cue, within a minute of tossing the
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| out how to amuse myself in line for 60
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| | little fellar into the drink I had my
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| minutes while waiting to have the POOH
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| | first largemouth on--and it was a nice one
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| scared out of me.....maybe, just maybe I
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| | too!I hoisted a chubby four pound bass
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| thought that I might just find a few hours
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| | onto the boat, and as I grabbed him by the
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| away from the hustle,bustle and silent
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| | "largemouth" I made sure he was real, and
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| freakish stares of Chip and Dale.I must
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| | not some animatronic Disney bass that was
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| admit, as we were making plans for a
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| | about to break into a chorus of "You ain't
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| family trip to the mother of all amusement
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| | nothin' but a hound dog".Pretty soon Sara,
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| parks, I had spotted this fishing
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| | my daughter, had her first bass on and mom
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| adventure on the Disney website. As my
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| | was right behind her with her first
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| wife locked us in for five days of "Disney
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| | bass.Dang, the estrogen had kicked in
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| Magic", I writhed in agony wondering just
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| | early.As promised, Disney had already
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| how many princesses there must be if it
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| | delivered a great family experience and
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| takes five days to see them.My six year
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| | since most of the fish caught by my
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| old daughter was obviously thrilled.Being
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| | daughter had been crappie sized fish out
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| a card carrying member of the "I want to
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| | of her Grandpa's pond, the look of
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| go fishing club", I figured this may be my
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| | excitement that Sara had on her face when
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| only opportunity to sneak in some fishing
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| | she hoisted her first largemouth bass was
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| on this trip. And if you have ever looked
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| | well worth the price of admission.We each
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| at a map of the Orlando area, you will see
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| | caught several more bass with the biggest
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| that this is an abundant area of lakes,
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| | running close to five pounds.Sara, like
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| not to mention short drives to the coastal
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| | any six year old, quickly lost interest in
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| areas and ocean fishing galore. In other
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| | the labor involved with catching fish, and
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| words it was killing me, knowing how close
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| | turned her interest to the "shiners"
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| to great fishing I was--but unless they
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| | swimming in the live well.I guess you
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| had trout swimming along the waterways of
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| | might say she took a shine to 'em!!
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| Splash Mountain--I was never going to see
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| | HA!Anyway, she became are unofficial
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| any of them.So, after the third day of
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| | "shiner" go-fer, and kept the little fish
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| posing for pictures with oversized
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| | in shape, by chasing them around trying to
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| rodents, dragons, and perky princesses, I
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| | catch them with her bare hands.After a
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| called the Disney central reservation line
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| | short dry spell, we headed off to other
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| for "active fun"-as if screaming and doing
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| | "pristine" waters. This spot happened to
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| isometric hand grips on Expedition
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| | be at the ferry landing, where all the
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| Everest, or ogling Pocahontas is not
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| | people line up for the d-day assault.Under
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| considered active fun!- and booked a bass
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| | the watchful eyes of hundreds of Disney
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| fishing trip for the next morning.
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| | patrons and a couple of Herons and Egrets,
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| Evidently, the line and waiting period for
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| | we went bass fishing. After landing
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| the "largemouth bass ride" is not nearly
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| | another big chubby in front of the bored
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| as long as the wait for Peter Pan, because
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| | line sitters, they all let out a loud
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| the nice girl (I think it may have been
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| | cheer and like the shy fella I am, I
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| Cinderella) was able to get us a fishing
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| | hoisted my trophy like I had just won
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| trip out of the Contemporary Hotel Marina
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| | Bassmaster's $10,000 first prize on
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| with no problem.Didn't even have to get a
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| | ESPN.Unfortunately, one of our released
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| FastPass!!Best of all, we didn't have to
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| | fish didn't fare to well and soon was
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| get up early. We were scheduled for 10:00
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| | floating belly up near the ferry boat. A
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| a.m.Like all Disney events and
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| | Heron made a heroic effort to hoist the
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| productions, great attention to detail and
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| | big fish from the waters, but the two
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| planning is done to insure the perfect
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| | pound fish was too much and he retired
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| family experience. That is why catch and
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| | back to his front row seat on
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| release is the practice on Seven Seas
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| | shore.Although there is always going to be
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| lagoon and Bay lake, (the two primary
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| | a certain amount of attrition, even when
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| fishing waters at Walt Disney World) and
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| | you are catching and releasing fish, I
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| probably a big reason for the reliable
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| | think the Disney folks would just as soon
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| fishery.AND like all Disney adventures and
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| | their bass went belly up away from the
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| productions, the perfect family experience
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| | gates to Fantasyland, and we soon had a
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| has it's price.$230.00 for two hours of
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| | radio call from Holly's boss telling us to
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| fishing!That's a lotta rubber worms.In
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| | move from the docks-because it was too
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| fairness, that is the rental of the boat
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| | windy.Seemed odd since there was only the
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| and the boat can handle up to five
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| | faintest of breezes in the air.We still
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| fishermen(four if they are wearing mouse
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| | felt bad, and certainly didn't want to be
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| ears.) so really you technically can get
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| | responsible for kids being permanently
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| it under fifty bucks a person.AND like all
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| | scarred for life, so we moved.Not that
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| Disney events-it was well worth the price
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| | Disney does anything to ever permanently
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| to see the excited look on my daughters
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| | scar kids!!??It was just as well, because
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| face when I told her we were gonna catch
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| | by now my wife was using her unfair
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| us " a messa bass".Most of the guides
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| | estrogen advantage to outfish me two to
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| showed up at the marina a few minutes
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| | one, which was even noticed by the ferry
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| early and looked like they had part time
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| | boat- line operator, who made it a point
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| roles on The Animal Planet. The boats were
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| | to walk over to our boat and tell us of
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| spotless, fully equipped and ready to go.
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| | his keen observation.Darn estrogen.By the
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| Since there were three of us and we had a
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| | time we motored our way back into Bay lake
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| "little one" on board, we were given a
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| | our "two hour cruise" was pretty much at
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| pontoon type boat rather than a bass
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| | an end. Of course there was still the
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| boat.I expected Steve the crocodile hunter
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| | matter of settling up on the bill, and
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| to be our guide for the day,but as it
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| | receiving a nice complimentary
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| turned out our guide was to be a lovely
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| | subscription to a bass fishing
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| lady by the name of Holly.Guess Goofy had
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| | magazine---which of course happens to be
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| the day off.After quick introductions we
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| | owned by Disney.....As we left the boat
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| were on board our Tracker and on our
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| | and headed back into the perfect world of
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| way.Now, for those of you that have read
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| | magical princesses, long lines, and the
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| any previous articles I have written, you
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| | ever present gift shops, I couldn't help
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| will quickly realize that I was going
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| | but think that I had just got off the best
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| fishing with three members of the
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| | ride at Disney World.Well-except for the
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| "e-factor" estrogen fishing society. If
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| | Mad Tea Cups....A.J. Klott
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| you are not familiar with this secret
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| | Author, writer of fishing humor,and "fly
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| society, let's just say that I had about
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| | tack" peddler.A.J. writes about the
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| as much of a chance of outfishing these
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| | people,characters and modern day events
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| ladies as getting a date with Ariel or
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| | that surround the fishing world. His first
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| Snow White.As we motored our way out of
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| | book is now out and being sold out of the
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| the natural waters of Bay lake and into
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| | back of a 1976 Opal Cadet.Coming to your
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| the man made Seven Seas lagoon, Holly, a
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| | town soon.
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