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Mr Musky

Posted 10/3/2013 8:35 AM (#666591 - in reply to #666252)
Subject: Re: Should guides fish?

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I agree with guides should fish as you will learn a ton by just watching how they work baits, but I dont agree with guides fishing out of the front of the boat and taking first cast into the cherry spots. Or on reefs where they know exactly where the fish will be positioned.

ihowe

Posted 10/3/2013 11:54 AM (#666626 - in reply to #666252)
Subject: RE: Should guides fish?

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Fished with a Guide last week up on Eagle. He worked the TM/fished from the back and showed us a lot of new water. Without him we would have probably lost the lower unit. Any lure he had follows on he would immediately take off and offer to one of us. One of the best Muskie guys north of the border. Would have paid him a guide fee just to show us the southern part of Eagle given we only know the West Arm. Saw 14 in a day and boated 1. Without him in the boat we were seeing minimal #'s with less chances at an active fish. If you're fishing new water it's always good to hire someone that knows it well. Speeds the learning curve up on big lakes 10 fold.

Corso Mike

Posted 10/3/2013 12:01 PM (#666628 - in reply to #666287)
Subject: RE: Should guides fish?

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Ifishskis - 10/1/2013 5:37 PM

Mudpuppy - 10/1/2013 4:13 PM
I personally think the job of a guide is to teach and put the guest on fish, not get a paid fishing trip for himself.

I agree with the above 100% and also agree with Mr. Worrall that you should establish this before you hire the guide.

ALSO - if I catch an obvious world record musky, I'm thumping it. Some guides who I have talked to will make me release it. I don't hire them.

Thumping it? Sounds short sighted. You won't hire those guides? Those are the guides that put those fish in the net!

Guest

Posted 10/3/2013 12:33 PM (#666634 - in reply to #666252)
Subject: RE: Should guides fish?

I like to see fish in the boat either way, regardless of who catches them.

If I'm on a trip with a guide and he tees into a big fish its plain excitement and entertainment, exactly what I'm paying for....

The type of people who dont like guides fishing are the same type of people who consider it a bad day if they don't boat a ton of fish or a big fish. And thats not the way it works...

CASTING55

Posted 10/3/2013 12:50 PM (#666638 - in reply to #666634)
Subject: RE: Should guides fish?

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Location: N.FIB

some guides fish from the front and I don`t agree with that,but there also are times I think when a guide should not fish like 3 people in the boats a little crowded,windy so he should be controlling the boat the whole time,if it`s just me I want the guide to fish and no I won`t take the rod from him if he catches a fish,but I know some people will and request that from the guide.

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