Randall

As a guide one of the things I want to make sure of at the beginning of the trip before any fishing is done is the type of trip the customer wants. Some of my clients just want to catch fish and dont want to learn the lake or a new technique. These are the clients that I want to fish with as little as possible and have to comunicate my reason for fishing if I feel I must fish to improve the experience of the trip. Sometimes fishing can change or get tough and by fishing I can figure out the fish faster and somtimes figure out what my client needs to do to catch fish. Sometimes it helps if I fish an area where I know there are fish and the client hasnt caught any just to show them how to catch them and that they are there. This usually helps their confidence in the lure or proper technique that will catch the fish. The other type of trip is the one where the client wants to learn the lake or a new technique. Most of these clients will want the guide to fish so they can learn from the guide so usually there is no problem with the guide fishing. Most of these clients will tell me they want me to fish if I stop fishing. Now even though I am fishing I still keep in mind that I want my client to catch the most fish if possible so they get all the sweet spots and the first casts into areas where I think there is a a good chance of them catching a fish. If we are wearing them out on a spot in most cases I stop fishing. The most important thing with both types of clients is for the guide and the client to comunicate both before and during the trip so the clients needs are met for the trip.

My wifes grandmother lives just a few minutes from the Stick Marsh near Palm Bay. I have only fished it once but I caught a bunch of fish with a bunch of six and seven pounders. I have heard it is a tough place when the conditions arent right. I dont know when the last time you fished Kedron was but it has got even better in the past few years because of all the grass growing in the lake. Its a great topwater and frog lake in the summer. I have had kids and beginners out on the lake with me catch 50-100 fish in one day when the conditions are right. I have also caught and seen plenty of 7-10 lb fish there but you still catch mostly 10-14 inch fish. I was on a TV show called Lunkerville and we fished at Kedron. You can watch it at www.lunkerville.com . The title of the show is "Georgia On My Mind". It might bring back memories of your old fishing hole.

Stick Marsh/ Farm 13. I think this one wins hands down for both numbers and big fish. I have two great lakes where I live here near Atlanta. Lake Varner is one of the best big fish lakes anywhere and Lake Kedron is incredible for numbers but I am still willing to travel to Florida to fish Stick Marsh/ Farm 13. I cant say that for any other lake unless I went to Mexico.

You could get a Minn Kota variable speed motor instead of a five speed etc. This way the motor will run at any speed you want a crawl to full speed. I have a Motor Guide variable speed but I am not impressed with it when compared to the Minn Kota my partner has.

I was pretty aggitated by the time I saw this post and realized why I couldnt get a password. The guy on the phone at AOL tried to talk in circles and got me more ticked off. He didnt seem to like it when I informed him that I was going to cancel my service and inform everyone I came in to contact with about the poor customer service I was getting from AOL. If I would have had to change my email address I would have made sure to give a good explanation on why I did so to the hundreds of people who may need to send me an email. Maybe plenty of people gave them something to think about. I still may get DSL. Its not like this is the first time I have had a problem with them.