Saltwater Angler& Sportsman Magazine....August 2024

Only in recent years did a totally new concept in offshore and inshore fishing arrive. It’s the “fishing instructor”. It’s an individual with a high level of fishing skills combined with substantial communication talent and most of all patience. It’s a concept that has already proven to have a lot of interest, especially for those who have recently moved to the Southern coast from other geographic areas such as the Northeast. These “fishing instructors” create a program that targets the student’s needs and level of fishing knowledge. It’s shown to be popular to both the younger, but especially popular to anglers who may be retired or have just moved to the area and want to quickly and effectively gain the knowledge of fishing the Carolina Coast. It's hands-on and covers all aspects of Southeast coastal fishing including knowledge of having the right fishing gear and lures, understanding the best fishing conditions and tactics, casting and retrieving, only to name a few. With all those changes comes yet another change. It comes in the form of becoming a better fisherman. Today’s world is somewhat more impatient than it was years ago. In the past anglers would depend on a friend or family member to teach them the art of fishing. Now this was a great idea if your friend, father, or grandfather was an experienced, or more importantly, a good teacher. Believe me, a fisherman can be a great fisherman but lack the communication skills to be a good teacher. So "want-to-be" anglers would use the fishing guides as their source of education. However, this could be costly, and again not all fishing guides are patient instructors.

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