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TIPS FOR LOOKING
FOR A CAPTAIN or a Guide
Ask these questions to
ensure you know how qualified your guide or captain is. |
- Is your Guide or Captain
licensed, knowledgeable and reputable?
- What type of licenses does
he/she hold? There are several levels of licenses that the
captain or guide can obtain. These licenses start from what is
known as a six-pac inland and up from there depending of the expertise
and knowledge that has been attained.
- Is he/she medically trained?
Do they continually up-date that knowledge base?
- Is he/she in a drug testing
program? If not, they are not legal. It is a certified
Coast Guide requirement that you must be in a drug testing program to maintain your guide or captain license.
- Are your lodgings clean and
comfortable as conditions permit?
- Does he/she really seem
to care about your needs and/or concerns?
Because out there you are not just a number.
 | Your captain or guide should first be concerned
with your safety; |
| Then if your having a good
time; |
| Then that you get your fish or game
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SAFETY FIRST, your fish or game is the coup de grace,
the finishing touch of the trip of a life time,
HAVE FUN. |
Finally but not the least -
Pricing - are you getting what you pay for? Do NOT comprise price for
quality.
For a reputable
and experienced full time operation you cannot afford cheap . Equipment
and fulltime operation cost a lot of money, so do your homework on the
area and prices in that area. Look for a medium-pay to high-quality
outfit then ask questions. Sometimes more is not better, but less
is seldom ever an option. If it sounds extremely cheap, there's
usually a reason... There's always an exception; but as rule I would
not chance it with out asking a lot of questions. If your outfitter
cares about you and wants your business, they will answer your questions
and not be offended. If they seem to be put out or unwilling to
answer any and/or all your questions, what is going to happen in the field
or on the water or where you need to trust them.
HUNTING AND FISHING is
probably the most rewarding experience you can pass down to your loved
ones especially in this fast passed world. It is almost a
personal-religious experience. Do not let someone who does not
believe this part you and your money and ruin your experience with the
natural world.
ALWAYS REMEMBER SAFETY FIRST
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