1. No boat payments
2. No fuel bill
3. No boat maintenance
4. No boat insurance
5. No boat registrations
6. No boating equipment to buy and maintain
7. No boating gear to buy and maintain
8. No boat tags
9. No boat permits or licenses
10. No tackle to buy and maintain
11. No bait to buy
12. No need for storage facilities for your boat
13. No worrying about safety equipment,
14. No worrying about breakdowns from your boat being parked to long.
15. No worrying about navigating dangerous or unfamiliar waters
16. No worrying about sea conditions, weather etc
18. No psychological problems caused by $250 a month or more payments for a boat you see parked for 3, 6 or 9 months.
17. No convulsions or dry heaves from writing insurance payments for a boat you see parked for 3, 6 or 9 months.
18. spending your time fishing or sleeping rather than prepping boats
19. not having to put gas into your boat
20. not having to put extra gas into your truck/suv/car to tow your boat
21. not having to round up bait; ever had to go to several places to find bait?
22. not having to do the dreaded clean up of your boat after your fishing trip.
23. You can sleep in while your guide does the dirty work.
24. A local guide is the way to go to quickly learn about the local fishing and water conditions. It can take several weeks, months, or years if you you do it your self.
and number 25 ........
1. they want someone else to do the work.
2. they are fishing new or unfamiliar waters.
3. fishing techniques change with geographical areas and they like to learn these new techniques.
4. they get real-time info on what is biting, when and what its biting, and how its biting.