What questions would you ask a guide?

[crappiecrazy]

I am thinking about taking my 12 year old son on a "guided crappie fishing trip" at Guntersvlle Lake. What questions would you ask the guide before you booked the trip? (never have used this guide before)

[possumcop]

Ask him about his catch ratio per trip. Ask him if the weather is going to be a factor the date of your trip. I would hate you to waste your money if you will not be able to fish where he wants to in order to catch fish. Wind could be a factor.

[Cane Pole]

Ask him if he can catch fish. I went out with Bill Dance one time and all he did was talk. Had a good time...

[wwwUncle]

Ask what you should bring with you (besides money to pay for the outing :D).

[possumcop]

I took Bill Dance also and it was one of the highlights of my life. I looked up to him when I was a kid. I took him to Arkabutla and we caught some hogs.

[rango]

id ask for a free ride.....

[Billbob]

if you can bring a gps

[Darryl Morris]

Ask anything you have a question about. You should go prepared and comfortable to have a great day on the water. In July I visited my dad in south TX and hired a guide for two days. Of course, my dad thought this was unnecessary, but I had no intension of working on my vacation. What I asked was if he used live bait.

[hunter@heart]

If you schedule is flexible, ask him about contacting you when the fishing is "on". I have taken my kids on striper trips on Nofork and the guide I used would call me when the fishing was good. He was also very good and having things for the kids the he may not for adults (for example a portable heater). One of the weekends I took the kids the temp dropped and we were fishing early in the morning. He had brought along a small heater for the kids so they could warm up. You may ask how flexible the guide is on using various methods to catch fish. The guide I used for stripers made sure the kids were catching fish (even if not the intended target). We ended up catching white bass and largemouth on shiners when the stripers slowed down just to give the kids something to catch to keep them from getting bored.