I fish with guides on occasion. Usually this is with and for clients. The pluses are: I get to go fishing, I don't have to tow a boat, I don't have to clean up, and my company pays for the trip. These clients really want to catch a fish and the guides do a good job and if the guide hooks up, there is a client that is more than happy to take the rod. I believe they rarely remembers who actually had the hookup a few days later.
But what I keep thinkin' about is my father in his late '70's who comes into town and I need to get him a fish and I get a guide for a day. I seen them work for 9 hours straight to get him a fish and finally succeed on a 25 lb chinook.
When I call him to say hi he tells me he was just lookin' at the 8x10 on the wall dreaming about the fight. He probably doesn't even remember the guide passin' the rod.
It's worth it!