Stripernut and duayne...well put. I cannot speak for any other guide but "nut" put it about as plainly as could be stated. He guided, he knows. It is a struggle sometimes when "we" (guides) or anyone for that matter spend sometimes hours and hours and days on the water trying to pattern the current bite and or a good hot spot and only to be over ran by weekenders or locals that see you catching fish. Then they call all their friends etc and before you know it all the time you spent finding fish to put your customers on and make a living, you can't even fish now because 10 people have rooted on ya. People thinking our bait lights we hang on the docks are community fishing lights and throw on em and fish on em. There are numerous nuisances to the job but yet meeting all the great people I have over the years has made up for a lot of it. People have thought of me alot as being mean or unfriendly because I try to stay to myself alot on the water but it's simply a respect thing too me. If I see someone catching fish I don't go fly in on em, good for you..glad your catching em. I try to take time out of my day anytime someone walking up the dock wants to stop and talk for a few minutes but as duayne stated there's a sense of accomplishment to catching your own bait, finding your own fish, catching your own fish. Too many people now a days don't spend time to learn the fish, figure em out, it's just all about a spot. Where is so and so fishing? And yes we all answer dozens of phone calls each day as to where? When? How deep? Bait? Etc, etc. And I do apologize to anyone I have cut short at anytime that wanted to talk. Hopefully I will meet each and everyone of you guys someday. I hope we all catch em! But long story short I try hard to be courteous and respectful to everyone. I don't know much, just enough to catch a few fish but one thing I do know is the friends you make along the way last a lifetime.