You are receiving this newsletter because you or someone you know subscribed you to our mailing list. This newsletter is 100% Opt In Only!

Please pass this newsletter on to anyone who you feel might benefit from its content. Or have them visit: http://www.thecatfishshowdown.com

If you feel that you have received this newsletter in error and wish to be removed from our mailing list, you will find easy removal instructions at the bottom.

Hi !firstname,

Welcome and thank you for subscribing to The Catfish Showdown Newsletter. First, I would like to thank all those angler's who entered our catfish tournaments this season. We ended the 2006 year with successful and safe events. I would like to also thank all our sponsors that gave their time, products and most of all dedication to the great sport of catfishing. The Army Corps of Engineer's and Park Rangers for allowing us to hold our tournaments and monitoring the activity for a family fun safe place.

As we move forward to the Kids fishing day, I would like to invite everyone to attend this wonderful event on September 16, 2006. Find out more information by visiting out website and see the listing below in the "News" section.

To Your Catfishing Success
John Moore, Warren Weston
The Catfish Showdown
-------------------------------------------------
`````````````````````````````````````````````````
In this Issue
1.Welcome Message
2.News & Updates
3.Feature Article
4.Catfish Cooking
5.Catfish Tips
6.Subscribe/Unsubscribe

-------------------------------------------------
`````````````````````````````````````````````````
2.News & Updates

2006 Kid's Fishing Day Catfish Tournament

LOCATION: BUGGS ISLAND/KERR LAKE - STAUNTON BOAT RAMP RED OAK, VA. OFF HIGHWAY 15 -FEW MILES NORTH OF CLARKSVILLE.

DATE: SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 16, 2006

TIME: REGISTRATION STARTS 7:00 AM, EVENT 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM

4th annual fun filled day of fishing and games. All kids
13 and under free to enter the catfish tournament supervised
by parent or responsible guardian. Free lunch served at 12:00
noon to everyone, bring your fishing rods, bait and chairs.

VISIT WEBSITE FOR DETAILS - http://www.thecatfishshowdown.com

-------------------------------------------------
`````````````````````````````````````````````````
3.Feature Article

World's Weather To Turn More Violent as Average Temperature Rises.
By Steven Boaze

The worst of all natural disasters could come from a change in global climate. The world's climate has become several degrees warmer over the last century. Many climatologists now believe that the warming is not just the climate's natural variability but also in part the result of industrial activity.

If the warming trend continues, as seems likely, tens of millions of people who live in low lying areas and oceanic islands may be forced out of their homes by rising waters by the end of the next century. And the number of people whose lives are disrupted by storm surges could double to 100 million.

If the warming trend is large enough, the Antarctic Ice Sheet could start to melt even faster. This would cause a worldwide rise in sea level of 20 feet. The good news is that it would probably occur quite gradually, maybe over a period as long as 700 years.

Global warming would have profound biological effects. It would push northward the climatic belts in which crops like wheat could be grown. But it might also expand the world's equatorial deserts and, at worst, make the Tropics uninhabitable. In general, the world's weather is expected to become more violent as average temperature rises.

If all these changes occur gradually, as is generally assumed to be likely, economies and ecosystems can probably adapt to them with varying degrees of success. A disturbing possibility, however, is that the world's climate might respond by suddenly switching from one state to another, an all or nothing response much as when a switch is flipped. Records of ancient climates suggest there have been dramatic fluctuations in global temperatures in the past.

If so, the world's biosystems evidently adapted even to those, but at a price that is hard to estimate. Whether biosystems today could adapt today to a sudden 10 degree temperature change is uncertain, especially as world agriculture now supports a large human population with perhaps not so large a margin of safety.

Today's global climate may seem normal, but in fact the last 10,000 years have been just a brief episode of warmth in a million year era dominated by ice ages. Scientists used to think the present warm period was nearing its end, but now they believe it may last thousands of more years.

-------------------------------------------------
`````````````````````````````````````````````````
4.Catfish Cooking

Catfish Cakes

INGREDIENTS:
1 pound catfish fillets
1 medium onion, chopped
1 teaspoon prepared yellow mustard
1 tablespoon creamy salad dressing (e.g. Miracle Whip)
1/2 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning TM, or to taste
2 1/2 cups coarsely crushed buttery round crackers
1 egg
1 cup vegetable oil (for frying)

DIRECTIONS:
Place catfish in a saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until fish flakes easily with a fork. Drain off water, and mash up the fish.

Stir in the onion, mustard, salad dressing, Old Bay, cracker crumbs and egg. Mix until evenly blended.

Heat oil in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Form the fish mixture into patties, and fry in the hot oil. Drain on paper towels, and serve hot.

-------------------------------------------------
`````````````````````````````````````````````````
5.Catfish Tips

Shallow Water Boating

To avoid shallow water, boaters consistently check the color of the bottom of the river and the surface of the water. In shallow rapids, boaters travel through the areas where the water’s surface is least turbulent. In shallow water, the current rushing over the gravel bottom causes numerous wakes.

To make navigating the Dan River and Stuanton River even more difficult, partially submerged rocks and logs, which could inflict serious damage to an aluminum Jon boat, its outboard motor, and especially the jet unit, clutter the river. Experienced boaters can weave around rocks and logs by keeping an eye on the surface of the water. Logs and rocks, breaching the surface, create ripple lines in the water that can be easily recognized and avoided, keeping the boat away from the dangerous obstacles.

Reduce speed, scout ahead of time, and be safe out there!

-------------------------------------------------
````````````````````````````````````````````````

6.Subscribe/Unsubscribe

To Unsubscribe
!remove

Online issues can be found on site under (newsletter)
http://www.thecatfishshowdown.com

The Catfish Showdown
John Moore
Phone: 434-372-3950
Warren Weston
Phone: 434-735-8106