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Totally understand the price going up. Are there many guides willing to use a clients boat and gas? Last year I saw Christian Ostrander guiding on the delta in his clients bad a$$ Vexus.ash wrote: ↑Tue Mar 11, 2025 1:41 pm Boats, insurance, labor, and fuel costs have all gone up. Gone are the days of $250.00 all day guide trip. I imagine that is probably just their fuel, boat and insurance cost alone. Then consider tackle, time and knowledge to put their client on fish it gets expensive quick. You can always try to find a backseat available or fish as an AM in one of the pro-ams you may end up drawing one of the local guides.
Yeah, definitely understand why they have to price the way they do. Just a little bummed that I can't personally justify guided trips the way I used to be able to. Thank you for the other ideas for getting out on the water. I fished the WON bass at Clear Lake as an AM a couple years ago and that was a blast.ash wrote: ↑Tue Mar 11, 2025 1:41 pm Boats, insurance, labor, and fuel costs have all gone up. Gone are the days of $250.00 all day guide trip. I imagine that is probably just their fuel, boat and insurance cost alone. Then consider tackle, time and knowledge to put their client on fish it gets expensive quick. You can always try to find a backseat available or fish as an AM in one of the pro-ams you may end up drawing one of the local guides.
J! Take me fishin at Clear Lake. Ja ja ja jigs.ash wrote: ↑Tue Mar 11, 2025 1:41 pm Boats, insurance, labor, and fuel costs have all gone up. Gone are the days of $250.00 all day guide trip. I imagine that is probably just their fuel, boat and insurance cost alone. Then consider tackle, time and knowledge to put their client on fish it gets expensive quick. You can always try to find a backseat available or fish as an AM in one of the pro-ams you may end up drawing one of the local guides.
I no have a boat anymoreBrian D. wrote: ↑Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:29 amJ! Take me fishin at Clear Lake. Ja ja ja jigs.ash wrote: ↑Tue Mar 11, 2025 1:41 pm Boats, insurance, labor, and fuel costs have all gone up. Gone are the days of $250.00 all day guide trip. I imagine that is probably just their fuel, boat and insurance cost alone. Then consider tackle, time and knowledge to put their client on fish it gets expensive quick. You can always try to find a backseat available or fish as an AM in one of the pro-ams you may end up drawing one of the local guides.
I need to get up there soon though the bigguns are up and dancingOh yeah. I got a purdy new 520 Ranger bote that we can beat up on the bigguns. Just retired last week. Lets connect on FB and set up a trip @ konocti.ash wrote: ↑Fri Mar 21, 2025 11:36 amI no have a boat anymoreBrian D. wrote: ↑Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:29 amJ! Take me fishin at Clear Lake. Ja ja ja jigs.ash wrote: ↑Tue Mar 11, 2025 1:41 pm Boats, insurance, labor, and fuel costs have all gone up. Gone are the days of $250.00 all day guide trip. I imagine that is probably just their fuel, boat and insurance cost alone. Then consider tackle, time and knowledge to put their client on fish it gets expensive quick. You can always try to find a backseat available or fish as an AM in one of the pro-ams you may end up drawing one of the local guides.