Thread: Why do people use a guide?

I've been fishing a long time and don't enjoy charter trips. Half the challenge is finding fish and working out what gear to use. If a skipper drives you to the fish and tells you what to do, it isn't a challenge and it's really a matter of luck which rod the fish jump on. I feel the same about guided hunting despite being a novice. Having said that, I live in Northland, and neither have hunting buddies further south, or know any particular block well. With a full time job and young family, the logistics of doing the hard yards are not realistic, so understand why others use a guide.

Incidentally, I have been on a guided hunt on DOC land. It was a birthday present from the wife. Wasn't a great experience. Guide didn't seem like he wanted to be there. Fair enough, we all have shit going on, but work is work and part of being a professional is sometimes putting on a smiley face.