ÜberFly Posted June 9, 2012 Author Posted June 9, 2012 Should I find it interesting that I haven't received any negative PMs (or that I've only heard from 2 guides and one shop, for that matter)? Maybe not. Quote
adamjones Posted December 7, 2024 Posted December 7, 2024 On 6/8/2012 at 10:05 PM, Jayhad said: If I was hiring a guide I wouldn't be that concerned, if the guide is professional then they'll have their bases covered. Peter say you hire guide A, he has everything you listed, and I hire guide B, he is a hack. Let's say both of us are pretty weak casters and new to being in boats. We both leave our gear scattered around the knee brace and both happen to slip on a misplaced fly box, go over and we crack our heads on a rock and die. At this time from our points of view does it really matter if guide B is unprotected? Would those documents prevented you from falling in? Perhaps guide A would have pulled your body out sooner. Regardless, the reason for a guide to have said requires is to protect themselves, not the user if this situation should ever happen. Ill say this, you would be crazy to leverage all you own now and in the future to some yank that fell out of your boat because he went a little to hard the night before. For me, I’ve learned the hard way that doing some extra digging upfront can save a lot of hassle. Resources like ICOholder, for example, have been game-changers for getting reliable info on people or companies. It’s not about guarantees but about stacking the odds in your favor, you know? Honestly, the whole guide debate is a tricky one. Quote
adamjones Posted 22 hours ago Posted 22 hours ago On 6/8/2012 at 9:24 PM, ÜberFly said: Seriously, I'm not trying to start anything with this post, I'm just curious... *The caveat being I know there is no legislation/regulation in Alberta related to the fishing guide industry, so technically none are required... How many guides on here (independant, working through a shop [FFC sponsors or otherwise], etc.) have a business license and/or insurance, 1st aid training, swift water rescue, any or all?! Or would you even be willing to answer?! Other then asking, how does one find out?! Or is asking the only way (if so how does one confirm that they actually do)? P I ran into something similar managing tech support remotely. At first, I just assumed it’d be impossible to find someone reliable without micromanaging. What helped a ton was working with a team through Help Desk Outsourcing Services it took the pressure off hiring and training myself. They handled everything from ticketing to first-response troubleshooting, which let me focus on the bigger picture. It’s wild how much smoother things go when the support side is actually handled by people who know what they’re doing. P.S. It will be interesting to see if I actually get any responses from any guides (other then quite possibly a few strongly worded PMs)... That’s actually a really fair question—there’s a lot of grey area when it comes to vetting professionals in loosely regulated industries Quote
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