I’m not all that familiar with the lake, but we launched at 6:30am from Pope’s Landing Marina. Initially went straight across where we threw shad lures for at least an hour.

The next spot already had boats, so believe we spent the rest of the day in little Mustang. There we threw a Texas rigged worms pretty much the whole time. Moved a few spots and switched colors, but that was about it.

Yes this happens but not often. I will say a couple of things on this to try and help.

As guides we do the best with what we have in our boat, in saying that we are only as good as our fisherman we have. if they use spinning reels most of the time that is a set back for most guides.

The presentation and accuracy with a spinning reel is different. I have seen this a thousand times.

We cant guarantee anything but to take you where we have been catching and hoping for the best.

Now how many bites did you get that you did not detect ?

Skill level goes a long way in fishing. Although anyone can fish but catching is hard. I find that lure presentation and accuracy are a big plus.

The way the lake is fishing and it being low, with most of my customers we are spending 1-2 hours of a 8 hour day chasing lures hung up in the trees.

Now if you have fish in a area and the customer hangs a lure up in the area and the guide goes to it well, lets just say you probably spook the fish that was there not to mention beating the boat against the trees is like driving a bull dozer to your deer blind.

Now with three people and that many hooks don't even out the odds IMO but make is harder to keep the boat position for each angler.

I get anglers that go only a couple of times a year but hire a guide expecting him to over come all the odds for the customer.

It is like this if you only do something 1-3 X a year you probably not be very good at it. Time on the water makes everyone better.

One more thing to mention. The Pros were here last month who are suppose to be the best of the best and they only averaged 6 fish per boat on day 1, then 5 on day 2, and 4.1 on day 3.

Now what is your skill set against these guys who do this daily ?? Just asking for a friend. This is something everyone should think about.

Guides are Guides not GODS. Just saying.

I am not taking any side in this but trying to get anglers to understand both sides.

Now I will say this and not to brag or anything. On Friday I had two guys that have fished with me for years and they like to fish for BIG BASS not numbers which Fork is not a numbers lake anymore.

My guys tell me just BIG BASS only so our numbers on Friday were not good only 6 total.

Good thing about Friday was one of my guys had 2 over 8 lbs. Sometimes Luck is Everything.

I know you don’t care, but I wouldn’t hire you based on this post. Talk about degrading the people that pay your bills.

I know you don’t care, but I wouldn’t hire you based on this post. Talk about degrading the people that pay your bills.

Many guides are not fishing Lake Fork. I understand why in the winter, but not in the spring. I’d rather blank on Fork and have a chance at a giant- than pay big bucks for 20 rats on Welsh.

I’m not protesting. I just wouldn’t hire him. I’m sorry that’s such a problem for you.

You choose being a guide as a living you better 1. Figure out a way to put people on fish regardless of their skill level and 2. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

Marc seems to be established so I’m sure he’s good, but some new start up guide isn’t going to get far if he doesn’t follow that.

Many guides are not fishing Lake Fork. I understand why in the winter, but not in the spring. I’d rather blank on Fork and have a chance at a giant- than pay big bucks for 20 rats on Welsh.

Of all the guides you have known over the years, how many could blank in the middle of the spawn and shad spawn with 3 clients in an 8 hour day?

Be honest...

none the way you worded it, bad fishermen easy to blank.

can't set hook right, wait too long or don't put enough in it.

insist on wrong lure and not good at presenting it. ie. chatterbait, sometimes a straight retrieve works, sometimes a lift and drop works, sometimes making it bump timber works. if the person tossing it can't figure that out they blank.

y'all keep acting like just because a guide can put people on fish the dam fish will attack any lure thrown any way, simply won't work that way on any lake.

have you ever fished one end of the boat and blanked while the other end keeps gettin bit with same lures?

Yes hopalong, hunting elk and catching 1 fish are the exact same thing.