Jimmy Everett or Dennis Canada. Coin flip

This ^^^

You will fine the really good guides stay book they will be harder to get but will be worth it if you can wait.

Brooks Rogers. I had a great time, learned stuff, and caught fish.

idk if that's a real person, but I'd hire him just so I could say Thurman all day

I don't think Jimmy has guided for several years.

All the recommendations are sure to help simplify it......lol. Lots of good ones there. Competitive market. If you are going to have a successful guide business on Fork these days you better take care of your customers so you have return customers.

One thing that might help in recommendations is what's important to you. Deep water, Electronics, specific bait, area of the Lake, price,.........?

Unfortunately, 10 people will usually have 10 different recommendations.

Find a complete list at:

www.oakridgemarina.com/guides.htm

If I was under 40 I'd pick Little E or Ritchie White or one of the younger guys.....if I'm older I'd pick Oldfield or Pack or one of those guys......

why one of "those" guys?

I was thinking Lucky Fields, Dreabon Joiner or Ken Addington, Ken being my favorite.

Some of the names on here are from the "old days". Don't think some of these still guide.

I've fished with Ray vereen and he was both reasonably priced and knowledgable. We dropshotted most of the day and caught fish. If there is a certian thing you want to do (beat the bank with spinnerbaits, deep cranking, ect) I'd ask around to see who is specifically good at those things. I've been with a guide twice on fork, both times I just wanted to catch fish, so I did what they said (dragging a football jig and dropshotting) and we did catch fish for the most part. I'd try and find someone who catches fish the way you like to catch fish. Good luck!

I don't see anybody mention BassCat ProStaff SkeeterRonnie

David Morris

and get a great lunch at Oak Ridge,..