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02/06/22 04:13 PM
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D Thomas
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I enjoyed night fishing with James Henderson. He is a great guy.
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Re: Top 10
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02/06/22 08:47 PM
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n_fish
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James Caldemeyer is really good and if you like to fish @ night, hard to beat Randy Oldfield.
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Re: Top 10
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02/07/22 01:17 AM
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Douglas J
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You gotta put up with some griping and he isn't a guide but Ed Blackburn could also show you a few things about that lake and show you some spots where he caught some true giants. One of the 13 pounders he caught is on a camcorder 8mm video. I fished a few tourneys with his SIL a decade or so, he gripped too. 
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Re: Top 10
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02/07/22 02:32 AM
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Sinkey
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Hollis Joyner
Randy Oldfield
Tony Clark
Larry Barnes
Mark Stevenson
All just so I could listen to good ol' days stories about true giants from the lake when it was great That’s a pretty good list there. I’d add… Mark Pack Brian Duplechain Johnny Glass Those are who I’d consider more of Legends out there than guides.
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Re: Top 10
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02/07/22 02:37 AM
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ezbassin
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Add Greg West to that list for sure.
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Re: Top 10
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02/07/22 04:15 AM
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txmasterpo
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Little E
Gary Paris
Oldfield
Vance
Glass
Caldemeyer
Kelley
Zach
Lee
Then call down Red and Pack to finish my trips.....God bless them
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Re: Top 10
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02/07/22 03:05 PM
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Mark Perry
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Surprised no one has listed Lance Vick yet. One of the best out there and has been for many years.
Brooks Rogers
Andrew Grills
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Re: Top 10
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02/07/22 03:29 PM
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jfdawson
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Jason Hoffman would be on my list. Great guy and works hard to get you on fish. he's been guiding for 10+ years
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Re: Top 10
[Re: Douglas J]
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02/08/22 12:16 AM
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ezbassin
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Eric Wright is another good one.
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Re: Top 10
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02/08/22 12:20 AM
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grout-scout
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Since this is a lake Fork thread, I’m curious if anyone remembers a guide named Randy Bennett, went by “Bassin’ with Bennett”. We went out with him 20 something years ago and haven’t seen any info on him for years, just curious what happened to him.
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Re: Top 10
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02/08/22 12:55 AM
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HARD WORKN HAROLD
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I heard there was an older dude that used to guide, his first name was Ken something. He was the bomb back in the day. Heard he like to go fast. Bet he could still show out, but that's only a rumor. 
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Re: Top 10
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02/08/22 01:51 AM
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I've had a fishing lodge here on Fork since '93. Most of the guides that I would recommend are old dudes or are retired. (We are a VRBO now so we don't connect customers with guides anymore). I could tell you back in the day who could catch'm and who was a "salesman/lied a lot". I've had guides come back to the lodge or post online how they slayed 'em, only to talk to the customer who said it sucked. With that said, here are the guys that were legit back in the day.
Most don't guide anymore. Point of my post is do your homework.
Richard McCarty
Dennis Canada
Brooks Rogers
Mark Stevenson
Barbara Stevenson
Brian Duplechain
Lance Vick
Tony Clark
Gary Long
Lee Knight
Gary Paris
Mike Moody
Mark Woodruff
Gene Snider
Johnny Guice
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Re: Top 10
[Re: Douglas J]
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02/08/22 06:09 PM
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Douglas J
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I am talking about a top 10 that one could book today. I am thinking mixing legends with new and up and comers. It's more about the experience than catching fish. And about diversity in the guides and their personalities
It would be cool to compile a list and book those 10 trips in a year. Then possibly blog or vlog the experience.
So far (in particular order)
Brian Duplechain
Andrew Grills
Jason Hoffman
Mark Stevenson
Lance Vick
Gary Paris
Jack York
Tony Clark
Zach Hughes
I may have to mix in a trip on Palestine and Lake O' the Pines as well
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