Finally Set A Date

[Ranger Z22]

I couldn't agree more than what Champ has said. I have been out with Pete and Bill B, both great guys and if you want, they are more than willing to teach you whatever you ask.

Z22

[Champ188]

I couldn't agree more than what Champ has said. I have been out with Pete and Bill B, both great guys and if you want, they are more than willing to teach you whatever you ask.

Z22

Very good point, Z22. But you have to show an interest. Guiding back home in the Hot Springs, AR area, I had different types of clients. Some were eager to learn and pelted me with questions the entire trip. Loved it. Any guide who doesn't enjoy talking fishing tactics with his clients needs to find another career. I'm a pretty quiet fellow in-person but I'll yap your ear off for days on end about fishing.

Others were strictly there to catch as many fish as they could in the allotted time and didn't care to learn anything about it, leaving that to the guide. They just wanted to reel 'em in. Not a thing wrong with that.

Finally, there were those who didn't really care if they caught a bunch and didn't want to learn anything about it. Mostly there to see the eagles, deer, etc. and breathe the fresh air. Certainly nothing wrong with that.

The point is, the guide doesn't want to bore clients with a bunch of unsolicited advice/info about fishing. So let him know early on in the trip that you're there to learn and even what in particular you're hoping to learn. If you are on the first day of a weeklong trip, let him know that and he's liable to structure the trip in a way to show you several different methods of catching fish during your stay so that you can succeed under whatever weather conditions you might have. There is always a way to catch fish. Always.

Finally, don't just learn from what he says. Watch his every move and drink it in. Look closely at the way he rigs his baits. Watch how he thinks his way through the day. If you don't know why he just moved from a steep bluff end to a shallow gravel point, ask.

Didn't mean to preach a sermon here. Just trying to help folks get all they can out of their guide trips.

[Codywskeeter1521]

Wow thank you guys for the awesome responses.

Champ I'm sure I'm going to talk Petes ears off with questions. I'm going to be like a sponge and take every word in. Sir your not preaching nothing just helping us out. you've fed us as a group with more helpful information though this website. I personally wanna thank you and your wife.