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