A few questions

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Originally Posted by Duck Butter

Lots of things change in 20 years and also we tend to remember the highlights but let me ask you this. On any Saturday in big lake back in 1998 how many boats were there fishing? Was it way less? How many guides were around in 1998 vs right now?

Those big fish are still there but pressure (boats running all around all day) will kill the bite for the go fish. If you want to catch big fish you have to fish for both fish. You may catch one every now and again with a shrimp under a cork but you need to fish with bigger baits You aren't going to catch many giants under a flock of bird either. You may have to pass up that flock of birds and go for the bigger ones if that's what you want. Or after yiu catch a limit doing what you are doing, stop and then go try for the if ones

1998 they would have 100 plus boats on Long Point every Saturday

boat pressure is up but not over tremendously!

Just because lake has more guides don't mean it has more fishermen , all these guides fish anyway and were always on the water.
I might of added 20 more days a year on the water than what I fished before I was a guide.

I watch people fish all the time and mistakes is biggest part of the problem when they show back up to lake with 4 fish and all guides have limits.

Bird fishing is the best entertainment known to man. 90% regular guys will not limit out on 10 sets of birds and us guides can do it on 1 o 2 sets depending on weather and if left alone.

Most will run up on a group throwing wakes over the school and blow it out before they make 1st cast and wonder why they only caught 1 or 2 trout..

Some days birds are awesome distraction for us Guides. as it keeps most people chasing them and we can sit on reefs or find busting fish and catch all alone .