Ranger09, Mark McGuire is as good as it gets based on my limited guide adventure experience. He is not a clock watcher in that the objective is to learn, catch crappie, have a good time without constantly looking at a watch to insure that the full day guide service( one of mine was a whopping 5 hours long, but NOT with Mark McGuire) wraps up sooner than later. If you go with Mark once, it will be a memory movie you can replay over and over in your mind and smile. My 2 cents, however the memory movie is priceless!