My snagging trip

**cook** · 04-02-2010, 07:44 AM

As you know,I've been wanted to try this for years,but something always came up.Finally was able to book a trip with a well known guide service back in Jan.

The plan was to meet me at the boat ramp at 7:30 am tue.,I was staying at the old oarhouse inn.I was excited and at the ramp at 7:15 sipping coffee...7:30.......7:45......8:00...8:15

finally called the owner of the service to see whats up.He answered and said he would check into it and call me back.Well,he called the Inn back and just left a message that there was boat trouble.

The owner of the oarhouse came and told me..to say I was pissed is an understatement!!!Bernie,the owner,went above the call of duty and arranged for me to go out with one of the locals that was going out that day.
He was a very nice and knowlegable older man and I enjoyed the day.No fish caught by anyone that day,thats fishing,but I got to go out.

I e-mailed the guide when I got home..he replied that he was the one that called to check on how my trip was going,and when he found out his guide wasn't there,arranged for me to go out with the local..TOTAL B.S.!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have copies of my e-mails and cellphone time and # of when I called.I gave him a chance to come clean in the e-mail before I posted this,but it was just excuses..I will P.M. you the guide service if anyone wants to know.

Anyways, Thanks to Bernie at the oarhouse and Ben O' for taking me out..2 class acts!

**rugsrme** · 04-02-2010, 08:03 AM

Thats too bad, all this time looking forward to something like this and this is how it goes.
I hope you can try it again some time. I was out 3 times last year and got nothing'
Like you said, that's fishing.

**gatorbitu** · 04-02-2010, 08:09 AM

Wow!

That was a sorry excuse for a guide service but with service like that he won't be around for long. Glad you at least got to go with the local. Thumbs up to the inn owner.

**beagle man** · 04-02-2010, 08:36 AM

bummer man, in a business where word of mouth is the best advertisment, this is not good . better luck next time

**JohnnyLaw** · 04-02-2010, 08:49 AM

tuff luck there cook sorry to hear that, i know some folks that came to arizona on a elk hunt and got screwd by the guide service they had hired and was pretty much left sitting at the motel with no guide a very expensive non resident elk tag and no idea where to go or what to do,,i wasnt busy and love elk hunting but wasnt lucky enuf to draw a tag of my own so i took them out and within three hours got this guy on a very nice 7x7 bull,,too bad for the guide cuz i got his $500 tip!!!

but i can appreciate where your coming from,,,good luck next time, hope this misfortune doesnt discourage you from a next time

**jackb** · 04-02-2010, 02:26 PM

Sorry to hear about that Cook. Sucks when you look forward to something and it does not pan out. Thumbs up to the local and the owner of the Inn for stepping up. IT WILL GET BETTER!!

**DMW1960** · 04-02-2010, 03:22 PM

Cook I am sorry that something like that happened to you. I know how much you were looking forward to the trip. I would also send a note to the Warsaw area Chamber of Commerce telling them about what happened.

**got crappie** · 04-02-2010, 04:18 PM

Sorry about Cook,guess you'll have to catch a bunch of cats and crappie to cope.

**Buckwheat 1** · 04-02-2010, 06:02 PM

Hate to hear it. Nice of that ol boy to save the day though!

**Speck** · 04-02-2010, 06:32 PM

Hate to hear about bad experiences with guides. Most are hard working, honest folks but there are a few that give everyone a bad name.

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