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| Just wondering what everyone else takes into consideration when hiring a guide. I've finally booked one that I've wanted to go with for a couple of years. I am waaaaaay looking forward to it. [:bigsmile:]
Scott |
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| Dude...you can stop now...the jacket has already been won![;)] [:sun:] |
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| Keep an open mind..and do what the guide tells you to do and not what you want to do. He might have a trick up his sleeve that you can learn from.[;)] |
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| sounds like a good time theedy, who did you get and where are you going?? |
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| Something has been lost over the years as to what a guide should be. The term 'guide' means show you the water, teach you the ropes. Today, many hire a guide strictly to catch a fish or have a chance at one.
Pay attention to patterns, when and why the boat is fired up and moved, and when and why presentations are applied during the day. If you don't see a thing, you will take home a treasure chest of information. |
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| FIRST THING YOU WOULD LOOK FOR IS EXPERENCE ON THE WATER YOU WILL BE GUIDED ON, SECOND A GUIDE SHOULD BE EASY TO TALK TO, DONT BE SHY, ASK LOTS OF QUESTIONS. THIRD YOUR GUIDE SHOULD HAVE ALL THE PROPER EQUIPMENT FOR A HIGH PERCENTAGE OUTTING.
GOOD LUCK ON YOUR OUTTING |
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| Learning was the goal. Catching fish would be a bonus but not necessarily a requirement.
Scott |
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| I have hired a guide twice, and am going into the business myself this year. That best thing you can do when out with the guide is ask a lot of questions, and pay attention to the little things. Watch how the guide works his baits. Look at his depth finder to understand the structure you are fishing. Be considerate to the guide, and he'll reward you for it a lot more. The friendlier you are to the guide, the more willing he is to unload all his knowledge to you. And most of all have fun. We are all out there to relax.[:p] |
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| I would highly recommend that you tell your potential guide what it is you would expect from him.
I take people fishing for many different reasons.
Sometimes it's salesmen and their clients looking to get out of the office and spend some quality time without breaking a sweat, sometimes those same clients are very serious and fish harder than most. Sometimes it’s beginner who wants to shorten the learning curve. Sometimes it’s a tournament fisherman from another state who’s shortening his learning curve. Some people pick my brain all day long and some quietly watch and learn things I didn’t realize I even did.
Most want to fish muskies hard all day, most can’t and like to walleye fish to recoup.
If you will only be happy hooking a sow, talk to your guide and plan accordingly. The lake and time will reflect it.
If you are looking to learn the most you possibly can, hope for bad conditions. Anyone can catch fish when they’re easy. You learn more when you have to work for them.
So, tell your guide what you expect from him and he’ll make sure to accommodate your particular needs.
Joe Carlson
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Hiring a Guide