Will pay for Striped Bass!

[Natekh]

I've been thinking about giving Striper fishing a try, but I'm not really sure where to start. I was wondering if anyone in the Oklahoma/Arkansas area would be willing to give me a few pointers and rent out their equipment to me. I don't have a boat, so I'd like to fish from the bank. I would be willing to pay $40 for 1 hour of your time and 2 additional hours with the gear (willing to negotiate). 

Let me know if you're interested.

Thanks,

Nathan 

 

[Darren.]

Welcome aboard!

 

Interesting first post... I'm sure some enterprising folk will chime in...perhaps.

[Log Catcher]

Hello and welcome to the forum.

[ohboyitsrobby]

Welcome to the forums. Wish you luck on your search. 

[Bluebasser86]

Tons of good guides on Beaver Lake or Texoma if you're willing to go that far. 

[Natekh]

Thank you all for the welcoming replies. Bluebasser86, a guide would be great, but I'm looking more to learn the way I would be fishing later. I imagine a lot of guides would be using a boat. Also, a guide will cost a lot more. Do you guys think fishermen would be interested in doing this type of "guiding"? Make some extra money renting out their gear and teaching people how to fish their local area? The most fun I have had fishing was in Biloxi Mississippi and Kanazawa Japan. In Japan, a local friend took me to a river to catch these tiny fish that tasted like watermelon (I think they're called Ayu). He showed me what to do and then left me with the gear to keep fishing. I would have payed money to have that experience. In Biloxi, I was there for training with the Air Force. I fished every week on the local piers. I had a lot of fun, but definitely would have payed a local to help me get better or to help me target specific fish (I wanted to catch more flounder). When I travel places, I often want to fish. but I don't want to pay quite as much as guides are charging. I would definitely pay a local to show me what to do and to use their gear for a while at a reasonable price. 

 

Would any of you guys do this type of guiding? I feel like charging for your guided time and the rental time separately would allow you as the guide to keep making money without having to actually be there and for the customer to get a semi guided experience at a much lower cost. Plus you would be making money fishing!

 

Do you guys think I'm the only one that is wanting this type of service?

[Bluebasser86]

I'm sure you could find someone but the issue will probably be the quality of the person and gear you end up with, especially if you're looking for a shore fishing striper spot. Most striper fishing in the Midwest is done from a boat because they're offshore, roaming fish that are difficult to reach from shore. Shore spots where they can be caught are likely closely guarded and kept secret. I know guys on Beaver are more likely to give you their credit card pin number than their striper fishing spots. 

 

I know there's lots of places to catch the smaller cousins of stripers from shore, white bass and wipers, usually in tail races of dams below reservoirs. Fishing tends to be much more consistent because the water has a higher oxygen content and is cooler which keeps the bait and fish more active, provided there's some generation going on.