Thank you for the many responses. From what I can gather, learning my local waters well will serve me the best. I agree. It will not stop me from seeking some guide service though or, maybe, get out on some waters that are out of the way.

I did want to note that all of you take your fishing very seriously!!!! No one took the opportunity to have some fun with this post even after I invited it - just looking for some of your creativity.

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All of you have juvenile humor and my caveat of asking to not include it just shut all of you down.

In any case... I really appreciate the advice. You will be hearing more from me in the future, hopefully posts like some of you that can not only brag about what you caught but include some fine pics. For those of you that offered to show me the way on some local rivers...Thank you, I will take you up on it and have replied. May God bless you abundantly!!!!