Posts Tagged Credentials
Finding A Good Fishing Guide – 7 Tips To Remember While Picking One
Posted by admin in Carson Tips on February 8, 2010
If you’re going fishing in a new spot, you’ll want to find the best guide available. Sure, you can use a brochure, but a good fishing guide will know where the fish you want to catch bite. He’ll also know the best times to go and the best ways to get there. Here are a few tips to help you locate the best guide for your money.
1. Start with Good Communications. You should give your potential guide enough information so that they can plan the most enjoyable fishing trip for you. It’s important that you are honest about how experienced you are. If you try to sound like a more seasoned fisherman than you really are, your guide won’t be able to provide the level of advice you need to make the most of your fishing experience.
2. Ask Around. Make it a point to ask your friends and family with fishing experience. They may be able to refer you to fishing guides they’ve had good experiences with or steer you away from bad ones. Get the details – ask them about their experiences and what they learned about selecting a good fishing guide. They’ll be able to fill you in on your potential fishing guide’s level of knowledge and skill at providing advice and guidance in the field.
3. Cash in on the Internet. There are many websites on the Internet with information about fishing locations, structured fishing trips, and professional fishing guides. Check out blogs and fishing sites for evidence of good fishing guides. A few hours online will save you a lot of time in the long run.
4. Check your Fishing Guide’s Credentials. Does your prospective fishing guide have the proper licenses for his or her state? Have they been certified by a professional fishing association? Are they insured in case of accidents or other mishaps? Don’t waste your time on a potential guide who’s not willing to give you information about his experience and credentials. There are plenty of well-respected, experienced fishing guides out there. Don’t risk your safety by selecting an uncredentialed fishing guide.
5. Get a Detailed Cost Estimate. Know exactly what you’re paying for when you sign up with a fishing guide. Be sure the estimate includes the time period covered, what supplies will be provided for you, the price of lodgings and transportation, and any additional fees that might be added later. Your prospective fishing guide should be able to give you details about his costs and his profits before you sign on the dotted line.
6. Get Acquainted with Your Fishing Guide. You’ll need to take some time to be sure you’re comfortable with your prospective fishing guide. If you don’t get along well, your trip will be a waste of time and money. Chat over a cup of coffee, have a long phone conversation, or find another way to get a feel for who this person is. Will you enjoy their company? Do you trust them instinctively? Will your prospective fishing guide be good company out in the wild?
7. Learn About your Prospective Fishing Guide’s Experience. How long has your prospective guide been in the business? Where have they worked before? What type of fishing trips has he been in charge of before? What is his fishing expertise? What do other people say about his skill and knowledge? Has he worked with people with the same level of experience as you? The more you know about your fishing guide’s experience, the better a decision you’ll be able to make when you sign the contract.
There’s nothing as relaxing and rewarding as a good fishing trip. Coming home with those great fish tales and several pounds of fresh caught fish will garner you a warm welcome home.
One more tip, wherever you’re planning to go, find out if there are any fish consumption advisories on those waters. In the U.S. today, fish in many water bodies may be overly contaminated with harmful pollutants. While you’d have to eat a whole lot of contaminated fish over a very long period to be harmed, you may be more comfortable if you know about the health status of the fish where you’re planning your trip. For more information, contact the state’s fish and wildlife department for details on fish advisories in the area. You can also visit the U.S. EPA web site at http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/fish/ to learn more about this important issue.
Free Horse Racing Tips, Is There Any Such Thing?
Posted by admin in Carson Tips on January 24, 2010
If, like thousands of other people each week, you’re looking to win some money at the races this weekend, you may want to read the following article as it poses a rather controversial question, as highlighted in the title.
Many people who want to enjoy the instant success of a large win on the horses, often turn online to find what they believe to be effective, quality free horse racing tips. You will have no doubt seen the many countless sites offering free horse racing tips, but are they any good?
Now whilst I’m not here to bash those services that provide free horse racing tips, and whilst to the laymen this may seem like a good idea because you are getting something for free, you need to step back and think for just a minute.
There is an old adage you know, the one that goes “you get what you pay for”. Well in this case it may just be true as from hours of research I have found that free horse racing tips can be as effective as putting a pin in the racing page of your daily newspaper.
Whilst I am sure that this is not always the case, and it would be both foolish and wrong of me to state this, it has happened to some of my members in the past. Maybe at times you will win from these tips, but ultimately what you are doing is gambling and you must take it seriously. I talk at great length to a lot of people about treating betting on the horses like a business, and you really do need to do it this way if you want to be successful.
So this begs the question then of how can you tell if the free horse racing tips that you find can be trusted or not? Well, there are several of ways that you can do this, some of which I will now cover.
The first way is to try and judge the authority of the website by looking at the tipster’s credentials, previous results and their claims. If you see claims of 90 plus percent strike rates, the alarm bells should start ringing.
You can always contact the website and ask them some questions. You may want to know where they get their tips from and how often they pick a winner. Most should be happy to reply to your questions. Those that don’t, alarm bells again.
Finally, you can always trial the service to see if it is suitable for you. There are some very good and reliable services out there like mine, that offer free horse racing tips for a limited period, allowing you to test drive the service. Once the free trial has finished you then pay a small subscription to receive future racing tips.
the beauty of the free trial is that if you do not find the racing tips or the service to your liking, then you can walk away without losing any money, particularly if you do the follwing.
Paper trading is a good way to evaluate a service without any risk to your betting bank. You simply watch the races without betting any money and evaluate the racing tips that you’ve been given, to see how often the predictions produce a winner.
So in summary, obtaining quality horse racing tips is all about the credentials, the reliability and of course the success of the tipster or service. I highly recommend doing a little research beforehand, as this could save you money in the longrun.