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Insurance Agents Are Like Toasters
We work in a unique industry – one in which insurance agents are like toasters. Let me explain…Everyone owns and uses at least one small appliance at home. It might be a toaster, a garage door opener or a microwave oven. No doubt it’s something we use every day. And yet, we can’t recall the brand name of the appliance. We all know what it looks like and how it operates, but generally can’t remember who the manufacturer is… until it breaks. When it breaks, we check to see what brand of “widget” it is and whether repair or replacement is covered. We decide whether we want to purchase the same brand or try a different brand altogether. It takes a problem to draw our attention to the brand – and until that time, since we aren’t really aware of the brand we’re using, one brand is as good as another! Insurance agents are essentially like toasters. We’re generally not thought of by policyholders until something breaks – that is, until there’s a claim.Once there’s a claim, we have the ability to really shine. We’re responsive and concerned. We work to expedite things and look out for our policyholder’s interests. We end up creating more of a relationship with our clients. When there’s a claim, we get the opportunity to really shine in the eyes of the policyholder. The problem arises when everything is going well!When all is well and there aren’t any claims (which is most of the time), we aren’t thought of. And when we aren’t thought of, our clients are easily persuaded to consider using another agent or finding a better rate. The real challenge with keeping clients isn’t mishandling a cla

t be? All these factors are worth considering before you turn off the engines and decide where you are going to ride out a drift.

Tackling Broadbills:Although a live bait seems ideal when setting out to catch any gamefish, don’t rule out your dead baits! Bobby Boyle of RJ Boyle Studios came out with a shirt that says, “Live Bait Sux”. Bobby definitely has a point when it comes to swordfish. As a beginner in swordfishing, we suggest sticking to just one live bait and the rest dead baits such as squid. You ensure a much better hookset when using a dead-bait, and your strikes will definitely not suffer from not using live-bait! Your sole livebait can be fished just under the boat around 85 feet down. It will blend in with the other baits that have congregated around your boat.

Using the Power of Multiplication Can Make You Rich!
Placing small classified ads in the back section of newspapers is an age- old advertising medium that has been used for literally a hundred years. This method is still one of the most under-rated methods of earning a big income in today's economy.It is extremely easy to place ads (once you know the right source), and the income potential is truly enormous. Did you know that if you earned a mere $5 profit with just one newspaper ad, then you could make yourself a Fortune!Let's say you're selling an information product which costs a total of $5 both to produce and to ship to the customer.Let's further assume that the ad costs $25 your total expense is $30 if your ad brings in $35, then you have just made a small $5 profit! Not impressed?How is this a "fortune"? Assuming you make that same kind of profit in similar newspapers, the "power of multiplication" will EXPLODE your profits!Place that same $25 ad in just 10 newspapers, and your profit is $50 place it in 100 newspapers, and your profit is $500. 1000 newspapers mean $5000.Are you beginning to see the POWER of MULTIPLICATION? If you can place 1000 ads per week, your income could hit $20,000 per month, or $240,000 per YEAR!THIS IS NOT A SECRET THOUSANDS, of people are utilizing this power each and every day! If YOU have a product or service that you can sell by placing simple ads, then YOU should be using the Power of Multiplication right NOW!

Southeast Florida Swordfishing – “Purple Fever”

Once you have your tackle ready to go, let us describe a typical drift out in South Florida’s Gulf Stream. We are basing this drift using 4 lines. Some of your center console fisherman may be able to fish 5 or even 6 rods, but we believe 4 rods is sufficient and will cover the fathoms needed to catch that broadbill you have dreamed of. Swordfishing off the southeast coast of Florida has really taken a turn for the better. We are experiencing a fish size of 75-100lb on average. Although we are deemed to be the breeding grounds and anglers routinely catch “Pups”, we have our share of three-hundred pound plus fish move through. November thru January is usually some of our best months, as the water temperature is cooler. But with all good comes some bad. The seas are usually much rougher this time of year. In the summer time, we don’t see as much action, but we still get our share. This is a year-round fishery and will be around for a long time as long as we don’t abuse it. We ask that you please report you fish! Please report your catches and releases. We know you are not required to report a release, but by reporting that we are routinely catching the numbers, lessens the chances of commercial fisherman entering our waters. We cannot stress enough how important it is to report our catch.

We also want to practice safety especially while night fishing. We suggest that each angler on your boat carries a glowstick and whistle in his/her pocket. This way if they were to accidentally fall over, you would have a means of finding them. Another strong point is no sleeping! Cargo ships constantly are running through the swordfish grounds and if you are sleeping and they are on autopilot, trouble could be approaching. We have had some close calls to where we actually had to pick up and move to avoid a collision course with some freighters. Bottom line, if you want to sleep stay home.

Now lets fish!

Locating The Swordfish Grounds:

As you may know swordfishing takes place at night, as they are primarily nocturnal feeders. Leaving the dock in the late evening hours and coming back to the dock after midnight is the standard, depending on the time of the sunset. Calm seas have much to do with the decision of when to go out. Swordfish can be caught when it is rough or calm, but we must think safety first. The combination of a gps and good fishfinder is essential when finding good solid structure to start your drift. Off the South Florida coast, our sword grounds are generally between longitude 79-51W and 79-49W. This is roughly 15-18 miles off our coastline. A fishfinder that goes to at least 1500 feet is very beneficial; as you will see the canyons and structures that hold the bait, hence attract swordfish. *Tip – If you want to find the fish, set your fish finder range to just 100ft and you will find bait such as Tinker Mackeral or Sardines. Where there is bait, there is Sword! Swordfish are known to roam these deep depths around ridges and valleys. With the two combined units you are already ahead of the game. Radar is also an important piece of equipment, but not absolutely necessary. Once you are satisfied with your location, you want to spend the next 5-20 minutes figuring out your drift. The drift is a very important aspect. If you have heard that the bite is strong along the 79-50W line, you want to make sure you are drifting on this line. A top-notch sea anchor can work to keep you in this zone. Deploy your sea anchor off the boats center cleat for the best drift. But maybe, the bite is fluctuating from the west 48 lines to the 51 lines. In this case you would want to drift over and over these grounds. Turn on your vhf or check out our reports to see where the most action is for the night you are going out. With the proper drift you can stay in the zone all night and have baits soaking for the majority of the night. Don’t be in a rush to put the baits out. Take your time and factor the wind and current and decide, “Am I going to push in shallow or out deep”. Which side of the boats are the lines going to be on? How much wait should I be using to get my baits to the desired depth? How fast will my drift be? All these factors are worth considering before you turn off the engines and decide where you are going to ride out a drift.

Lose Weight With Juice
I take for granted a lot of time what I do on a daily basis what I do as far as food consumption. I thought I would write this article about my morning breakfast routine and how that can help you with your weight loss success.I juice! I consume a high quantity of my food in the form of juice from good whole food organic vegetables and fruit. When I wake up in the morning I usually first drink a HUGE glass of water with some lemon in it to get my intestines moving and shaking. I then pull out my blender fill it with filtered water and put in a bunch of either Swiss chard/spinach or kale (A Big Bunch/Large handful etc). If I have some fresh ginger, I ad that. I usually put some beets in as a way to sweeten the juice. I add some freshly grown sprouts and will vary it up sometimes with adding a banana or apple just to give it some flavour.If I have it I will ad some ground greens (a powdered supplement). I will put 3 tablespoons of ground flaxseed, put some Vitamin C crystals if I have it or anything else in the cupboard that is only going to benefit your health. I blend this all up and then drink it. Most days this will act as my breakfast and lunch. You have more then enough protein, carbs, fat and nutrition stuff to not have to worry about anything else. This is a healthy, nutritiously supportive meal.If you only just do this in the morning every morning, you are pretty much guaranteed to lose weight. It is a great way to start the day. It will give you more energy, more life and reduce the toxins that you are putting into your body.The purchase of a blender is probably going to be the best purchase you ever make. Most days

ase report you fish! Please report your catches and releases. We know you are not required to report a release, but by reporting that we are routinely catching the numbers, lessens the chances of commercial fisherman entering our waters. We cannot stress enough how important it is to report our catch.

Now lets fish!

Locating The Swordfish Grounds:

Fraud - Tax Fraud
In this article we're going to go over a type of fraud that can hit you in multiple directions. This is tax fraud.There is an old saying that what goes around comes around. Tax fraud may be the first thing the gods were talking about when they came up with that one. See, a person who commits tax fraud may very well end up being a victim himself. We'll explain how shortly.So what exactly is tax fraud? Simply put, tax fraud is the attempt of an individual or corporation to evade having to pay income taxes to the federal or state government, or at least an attempt to reduce their tax burden. This is probably the most common type of fraud in the United States today.The truth is, many people engage in tax fraud to some degree. Some just engage in it more so than others. The mildest of offenders may report a little more charitable deduction than what they really gave to their church, Salvation Army, or local police department. While the amount of money they save may be a relative drop in the bucket, it is still fraud just the same. Others may report medical expenses they paid that were eventually reimbursed to them. Because this is very hard to check most of these deductions go unnoticed.But the big problems are the ones caused by the very wealthy and the large corporations. These are the people the government rely on for a bulk of their income and these are the people who, when income tax time comes around, end up paying less than some folks who don't have two nickels to rub together. The variety of schemes these wealthy people and corporations use to evade paying taxes is numerous to say the least, from bogus or gre

s. Leaving the dock in the late evening hours and coming back to the dock after midnight is the standard, depending on the time of the sunset. Calm seas have much to do with the decision of when to go out. Swordfish can be caught when it is rough or calm, but we must think safety first. The combination of a gps and good fishfinder is essential when finding good solid structure to start your drift. Off the South Florida coast, our sword grounds are generally between longitude 79-51W and 79-49W. This is roughly 15-18 miles off our coastline. A fishfinder that goes to at least 1500 feet is very beneficial; as you will see the canyons and structures that hold the bait, hence attract swordfish. *Tip – If you want to find the fish, set your fish finder range to just 100ft and you will find bait such as Tinker Mackeral or Sardines. Where there is bait, there is Sword! Swordfish are known to roam these deep depths around ridges and valleys. With the two combined units you are already ahead of the game. Radar is also an important piece of equipment, but not absolutely necessary. Once you are satisfied with your location, you want to spend the next 5-20 minutes figuring out your drift. The drift is a very important aspect. If you have heard that the bite is strong along the 79-50W line, you want to make sure you are drifting on this line. A top-notch sea anchor can work to keep you in this zone. Deploy your sea anchor off the boats center cleat for the best drift. But maybe, the bite is fluctuating from the west 48 lines to the 51 lines. In this case you would want to drift over and over these grounds. Turn on your vhf or check out our reports to see where the most action is for the night you are going out. With the proper drift you can stay in the zone all night and have baits soaking for the majority of the night. Don’t be in a rush to put the baits out. Take your time and factor the wind and current and decide, “Am I going to push in shallow or out deep”. Which side of the boats are the lines going to be on? How much wait should I be using to get my baits to the desired depth? How fast will my drift be? All these factors are worth considering before you turn off the engines and decide where you are going to ride out a drift.

Benefits of Downloadable Audio Books
I have been listening to audio books for years. I listen to audio books while driving to and from work. It’s a great way to avoid the stress of heavy traffic and the repetitive task of driving the same route to work every day.In this article I will focus on some of the benefits of audio books and in particular downloadable audio books.Of course you have the benefits of listening to audio books in general:- You can listen to an audio book anywhere you want and can do other things at the same time.- Audio books give you the opportunity to read more books than you would otherwise have time for.- It can take your mind off of performing repetitive tasks. You can listen to an exciting story or learn a new language while driving to work or mowing the lawn.- Audio books can help improve your education and develop new hobbies and habits and greatly enrich your life, both personally and professionally.And here a few benefits of downloadable audio books:- Downloadable audio books usually are cheaper than the physical audio books (CD’s and tapes).- Downloadable audio books are available immediately after you order them. No need to wait for the postman to bring them to your doorstep.- Most sites will let you download the audio books again from your own library of purchased audio books so you won’t need to buy them again if they get lost somehow.- Downloadable audio books can be listened to on any mp3 player or iPod. And if you like you can always use a cd writing tool like Nero to burn the files on an audio CD.The benefits mentioned above are just some of the benefits of listening t

absolutely necessary. Once you are satisfied with your location, you want to spend the next 5-20 minutes figuring out your drift. The drift is a very important aspect. If you have heard that the bite is strong along the 79-50W line, you want to make sure you are drifting on this line. A top-notch sea anchor can work to keep you in this zone. Deploy your sea anchor off the boats center cleat for the best drift. But maybe, the bite is fluctuating from the west 48 lines to the 51 lines. In this case you would want to drift over and over these grounds. Turn on your vhf or check out our reports to see where the most action is for the night you are going out. With the proper drift you can stay in the zone all night and have baits soaking for the majority of the night. Don’t be in a rush to put the baits out. Take your time and factor the wind and current and decide, “Am I going to push in shallow or out deep”. Which side of the boats are the lines going to be on? How much wait should I be using to get my baits to the desired depth? How fast will my drift be? All these factors are worth considering before you turn off the engines and decide where you are going to ride out a drift.

Motivation - The Defining Moment of Self-Improvement
For any aspect of self-improvement, there has to be a reason for you to start and keep going. That is your motivation - the reason for doing what you do. In order to attempt any sort of improvement in your life, you need to be motivated in some way to get started. Strategies for self-improvement start with defining what it is you want to achieve and then charting a course through which you can effect the improvements or changes. These do not have to be drastic changes - they could be something as simple as making time for yourself to write in a journal each day or something to improve your health, such as quitting smoking.Motivation comes from within. It is something that you want to do for you. This is what keeps you going, getting up each day and going off to work. Children are often the motivating force behind parents saving money, when they would ordinarily blow it on something frivolous. You know that you will need money for your children's higher education or to give them the extras that they want, such as toys and brand name clothing. This is the reason that you work each day, maintain a home and spend time enjoying each other.If you don't have something to look forward to or see some sense of gratification in what you do, then there is no motivation to get doing it. Just meeting with colleagues helps you get a sense of who you are and your place in the world. Socialization, confidence and improvement are three main aspects of life. When you enjoy life, you can be motivated to achieve great things. Achievement does not have to be something that everyone recognizes. It can be something as simple as learning to make a quilt or to use

t be? All these factors are worth considering before you turn off the engines and decide where you are going to ride out a drift.

Lets discuss rigging your rods. We use mostly 50 wides, but have a few 80’s that are ready for that big wintertime swordfish. A 50w is plenty sufficient for swordfish. With the invention of hollow-core braid, guys can load their 30’s with the over 700 yards and be able to fish their light tackle rods for broadbills. When spooling the reels we suggest marking the last 400 feet of your line. Mark the line using waxline half stitches. This will enable you to easily drop your baits to the desired depth without having to count every time you setup. A counter can be used to count off the desired feet. If you can leave a loop in the waxline marker on your line, this would be ideal. Later on we will teach you how to tie the balloon or jug to that loop in the waxline. It is very important to make sure the waxline does not slip! Your first knot that will be used on your mainline is the popular bimini twist (about 5 ft). The knot acts as a shock absorber and is very beneficial to the rig. Take your bimini twist right to the ball bearing snap swivel and tie an offshore knot. Have this combination on all four of your rods.

Lets discuss your rigs. We first start out by measuring 15 feet of 200lb – 400lb mono leader. On the top end we crimp a loop using a nylon thimble so that we can attach it to our ball bearing snap swivel with ease. On the other end, crimp a 8/0 – 11/0 hook. Make sure the hook is very sharp, if not sharpen it. You should be able to press it against your finger nail and make a nice dent. On the hook you want to place a bridle that is used to bridle your live bait. It is a loop that is about 6 inches in diameter made out of rigging floss. Attach that bridle to the hook and you are set. Attach your live bait rig to your rods ball bearing swivel. At the swivel top circle you want to also attach 1 electralume and a flasher at your discretion. This helps to make your bait visible to the swords.

Lets rig your other 3 rods for a dead bait. A swordfish favorite is the squid. There are a number of ways to rig a dead squid, but the best method is to have the hook exposed half way down the mantle. We find this much more effective that placing the hook down by the eyes of the squid. . Once you have all four rods ready to be deployed, get out your jugs and weights, along with copper/telephone wire. Have the gaff ready to be deployed as some days you may drop the baits right into swordfish territory. We don’t know how many times we seem to drop a bait right on a swordfish. Tip* If you like to take your time in setting up, that’s fine. Go ahead and put out a flatline while getting your other rods ready. This way if you have a curious sword come to the boat, you atleast have a bait in the water. We have seen them come into the light on numerous occasions. If you don’t have a bait in the water, most likely they will just leave.

Setting up your first Drift

Drifting for swordfish is very very effective. Providing that you have your baits staggered, your chances of catching a South Florida Sword are very good! Now that you have 4 rods that are ready to be deployed, lets get some lines in the water. Once you find your desired area to fish, shut off all engines. Here you will analyze your drift. You can deploy a sea anchor if you think you are going to need it. Once you are satisfied with the direction and speed of your drift, get the first line out. As a general rule of thumb, get your longest lines out first, meaning jug/balloon baits. Check out our forums and communicate with fellow swordfish anglers regarding everything mentioned here. You may even find out what depth the fish were biting out the night before. But a general rule of thumb is on a New Moon, you fish the baits shallower. And on a full bright moon, you fish them deeper. Tip* Be sure to have a bait at 100 feet and 300 feet. These 2 depths are critical. Once you get a bite on one, you can adjust your other rods accordingly.

With the first rod, attach the live bait rig, along with your electralume and flasher. Then take about 12 inches of telephone wire or a #64 rubber band and attach a 32-ounce weight to the swivels top circle. Wrap the telephone wire about 6 times and pull to ensure it breaks away. Put it back on and let your bait down to desired depth. For this exercise, we will go 300 feet on the first line. Once the 300-foot marker on the line comes up, attach your jug or balloon to the loop you left in the waxline using telephone wire. You can attach th

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