this is just my opinion but I'm sending you a great big kudos for giving your helpful reports. in my opinion, you have helped more people catch fish on their own from your detailed reports. if I were in the market for a charter in the area where you fish you would be my first choice, you go above and beyond to help your clients have a good trip.

I started drift fishing when we followed some friends up and our knowledge was what they had told us. we went out of cooly canal and started drifting between the water intake and West Sister Island. we caught our limit most days by noon on many trips. the water cleared and the drift fishing slowed down after a few years so we started trolling with the same spinning gear we used for drift fishing. but a few years later a friend invited me to go out with him on a charter in Geneve Ohio and we caught huge fish and started fishing there. we did take 2 trips out on that charter to learn something about using dipsies. we didn't know anything about them. we were doing all the rigging on the second day. he put the lines out and turned it over to us. after two great days going to school, we were on our own running 3 dipsies per side and 1 downrigger per side. but after 20+ years on the central basin, I'm still learning. but that charter taught us more than we could have learned in 10 years on our own.

I do recommend taking a charter out at least once that fishes the way you want to fish. and be sure the captain knows you're going to school.

keep up the good work!