Arizona Crappie Association
Fishing and Dock Talk => Crappie Questions => Topic started by: Tacoma Guy on March 04, 2013, 09:01 PM
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Hey all,
I have a birthday coming up and the gift from my family is for a one day crappie fishing guide at Roosevelt. Does anybody have any recommends for a quality guide ? I know Art has retired, but there has to be some others out there. Anyways any info would be much appreciated, thanks !
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Oh and I want my Dad to be able to go, so looking for a guide that is OK with 2 clients would be a must. Thanks again
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With Art enjoying a well deserved retirement, might try LeRoy Price: http://www.bassncrappie.com/
LLL
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I went out with LeRoy a few times b4 I got my boat out here. He will answer ANY questions you have about crappie fishing. I learned a lot from him. Good Luck!
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I see he does Apache lake too. Tough to spend money to have someone take you fishing but I've taken countless trips to Apache with minimal results. Maybe worth spending the money.
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Tough to spend money to have someone take you fishing
You can't look at it like that. They're not just "taking you fishing". You've heard people mention about going with Art on an "instructional" guide trip & LeRoy's website says he also has these. Bottom line - you'll learn a ton of very valuable information on not only techniques but also understanding your electronics & the water you're fishing.
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Tough to spend money to have someone take you fishing
You can't look at it like that. They're not just "taking you fishing". You've heard people mention about going with Art on an "instructional" guide trip & LeRoy's website says he also has these. Bottom line - you'll learn a ton of very valuable information on not only techniques but also understanding your electronics & the water you're fishing.
I would seriously consider why you are taking the guide and how good of a fisherman you think you are already. I have done two guide trips before and learned a ton.
The first was on San Diego bay. I had no idea where to fish or how to fish that water. After doing a guide trip we went out the next day on Mission bay and rented a skiff with confidence. The cost was significantly less and we caught less fish than with the guide but we had a great time.
The second one was on Sag. I wanted to learn more about the lake as it was close to my house and my success there is up and down. In fairness to the guide, he called the day before and explained that the bite had slowed significantly. We still managed to catch a few that day but it was disappointing in some senses. It was not without value however. I learned some things about the lake and it's structure that I was previously unaware of. I learned some little things about handling a rod and casting. The most important thing I learned though was that I am a better angler than I gave myself credit for. Neither of these trips were for crappie but I really don't think that matters.
If you are hiring a guide to simply put you on fish I'd say you have a good chance of being let down with the trip. If you go in with an open mind and look for ways to learn and ask lots of questions then you could have a good experience whether the pea brain water breathers cooperate or not.
Guides are expensive but it is in their best interest to get you on fish. Their knowledge is where the real value is.
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Here is a link to several local fishing guide
http://thearizonafishingguides.com/guides.htm
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My wording may have been poor. Going out fishing with a guide for me would be to learn about various rod/reel setups, electronics, depth, speed, location, colors, etc. how to fish a lake at least for the conditions that day. I'm less interested in bringing my gear with my setup and just fishing his hot spot. I wouldn't learn anything except one spot in the lake that day that is hot. Even fishing with non-guide but friend who fishes a certain lake a lot would be beneficial as well.
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I agree, it isn't all about how many fish you catch. I had three goals for my guide trips: 1) have fun, because if you don't have fun, nothing else matters. 2) you take home some knowledge that will help you in future trips. 3) catch fish. Sometimes two out of three ain't bad! .........Art
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how many years as a pro did it take u to realize one and two were as important as 3. perhaps i can guess... when the bite was slow :laugh: yall can talk info and its certainly more entertaining than excuses and stories about yesterday, but bottom line a tight line makes a fisherman and his clients or kidddies happy and comin back for more. if i wanted info id want the pro in my boat fine tunin my gear showing me what im missing on my electronics., why the placement of my rod holders is screwed up, that my cupholders are too small whatever. when im with a guide on his boat with his gear i want to here hang on to your hat till we get there and then i want to here... keep your rod tip high, dont horse him and its a beut lets take a picture!
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but bottom line a tight line makes a fisherman and his clients or kidddies happy and comin back for more.
I hear ya there. Not sure my kids will be fisherman here in AZ and honestly I'm not too concerned over it. They ARE great campers though!
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Thanks for the advice everyone. That definitely gives me a starting point so we can find a guide. I am planning on hitting up Roosevelt next week with the fam on my own so I will let you all know how that goes. Good luck to everyone this spring !