what makes a great guide??

[eman]

Read an artical years back that was written by guides. It was what a client needed to ask a guide before fishing w/ him. and then it went on to say to the clients ,Don't exagerate your fishing skill or knowledge. let the guide know if you want to fish w/ live bait ,let him know if you would rather catch a big fish or two instead of being back at the dock by 9 am w/ a limit of dinks. the guide can't read your mind just like you cant read his.
If you don't get w/ him about what you expect before the trip ,you can't really gripe if he doesn't fulfill your expectations.

[SquatchHunter]

Originally Posted by eman

Read an artical years back that was written by guides. It was what a client needed to ask a guide before fishing w/ him. and then it went on to say to the clients ,Don't exagerate your fishing skill or knowledge. let the guide know if you want to fish w/ live bait ,let him know if you would rather catch a big fish or two instead of being back at the dock by 9 am w/ a limit of dinks. the guide can't read your mind just like you cant read his.
If you don't get w/ him about what you expect before the trip ,you can't really gripe if he doesn't fulfill your expectations.

Dats it rite there

[joeymaloz]

when you get back the guide doesn't say " after I go to town get something to eat I'll "help" you and your family clean your fish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..... by the time he got back me and 2 girls 9 & 12 cleaned all 57 and cleaned his f$#^in boat and had gave him a pretty nice tip on the way in...... guess my 500 + tip for 3 hrs of fishin wasn't good enough for that greeeeeeeeeedy mo fo..... and thats what a guide aint posed to do

[Jadams]

One that u can hook in the head and go to cast and snap a rod on back of his head all in the same day and he doesn't complain! Lol fished all day w a superspook in my head till I saw capt B and got him on my boat to get it out

[jdm4x43732]

Originally Posted by Jadams

One that u can hook in the head and go to cast and snap a rod on back of his head all in the same day and he doesn't complain! Lol fished all day w a superspook in my head till I saw capt B and got him on my boat to get it out

How's that for some body jewelry!!

[eman]

Most of the guides i know on the east side have a standing NO topwater rule unless they know you and know that you can fish w/o hooking the guide in the head?

[mcjaredsandwich]

Only guided trip I've been on that we paid for was lake texoma for stripers. Guide didn't fish, catered our needs, etc. Had a great bday. I think a good guide goes out of his way to please the customer. Explain why this bait, color, presentation, etc works and give them the best opportunity to enjoy their time...know several guides on here like that.

sammich

[jchief]

Originally Posted by Jadams

One that u can hook in the head and go to cast and snap a rod on back of his head all in the same day and he doesn't complain! Lol fished all day w a superspook in my head till I saw capt B and got him on my boat to get it out

Just proves some of us have a harder head than others.




















BTW, I had a lucky 13 stuck in mine at Toledo eons ago. A razor and JD did wonders.

[Jadams]

Lol guide biz is rough