Reading my post I want to make it clear that I’m in no way being critical of what guides are willing to do for their clients. I’m sure you all do what you can to give your clients the best experience you can…..just a topic for discussion. So please don’t take post the wrong way. BTW Not my fist post, just lost my last profile so I’m stating over.

With the debate going on, the one item that hasn’t been considered with the low harvest # referenced in the article, would be the drop in fishing pressure and tactics due to high gas prices this year. Read many comments through summer on lower fishing pressure. The impact that would have on the # of trips made by the hard core that do more catching then fishing then the average fisherman and the impact to fishing techniques that would require running across the lake or running outbaord on a windy day or settle for dropping anchor and bobber fishing the rocks. No answers but but yet another impact to the harvest #s to consider. Doesn’t accout for netting #s but harvest number ???? Or is this my denial allowing me to stay optomistic for next visit in October. Hase anyone out there decided to anchor when the would have pulled plugs all day years past. Guides out there, if you could take your clients to the rocks for decent bobber bite or take them out to the flats and pull plugs all day for a few big girls what would you do for your business. If I was a guide, I know what presentation I would spend most of my time doing.