Tips - Find a Fishing Instructor Over the years we have heard time and time again from people that have had bad fishing experiences with guides or fishing instructors. We have had enough of these businesses ruining it for the rest of us, so we have decided to give you some tips and hints. Don't trust a flashy website with lot of people holding fish! If your guide or instructor is worth their salt they will be member of the Professional Fishing Instructors & Guides Association where they must prove their experience and professionalism. Please note, below is a few questions you might like to ask a guide or instructor before you decide to take up their services over another business. This is not to suggest that all guides out there are bad and we are the best, it is purely some tips that might assist you in choosing one operation over another based on the complaints we have heard over the years. Please note, aside from the safety issues, we are not suggesting that guides that do not satisfy all questions positively are BAD guides. If you do not catch fish, this is also not an indication the instructor or guide is not good at what they do. Unfortunately, the fish gods don't come through sometimes and that is just the way it is. There are not any current accreditations currently in Australia for skills relevant to fishing expertise and there are many wonderful guides in Australia that aren't necessarily published or in the public eye as such. So please make sure you use this questionnaire as a guide only and if someone gets cranky about us setting a standard and you asking these questions well that's saying something in itself.
**This might mean certain years of experience or they might even have references available.
**This again might help you decide if they have the experience you are looking for. It's certainly not a deal breaker though. You will find there are plenty of guides that want to keep all the good info for themselves and their clients.
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