silver creek
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I found a gem of an article on Midcurrent by Nick DelVecchio. Nick is a guide and he has a list of comments by clients, with his replies followed by his actual thoughts about the client's comments. I found it entertaining. If this link to a article is prohibited, please remove this post.
With credit to Nick, here is one of his example of "Guidespeak"
Client: One time we used grasshoppers to catch some fish, so why aren't we using those flies?
Me: Grasshoppers can absolutely be effective at certain times of the year. It just so happens that right now it's a little too cold for them to be active and the fish are keying in on other things, like the egg imitation you have on the end of your line.
What I'm Actually Thinking: We aren't using grasshoppers because it's March and all of the grasshoppers here in Pennsylvania have been dead for 6 months.
"Guidespeak" | MidCurrent
With credit to Nick, here is one of his example of "Guidespeak"
Client: One time we used grasshoppers to catch some fish, so why aren't we using those flies?
Me: Grasshoppers can absolutely be effective at certain times of the year. It just so happens that right now it's a little too cold for them to be active and the fish are keying in on other things, like the egg imitation you have on the end of your line.
What I'm Actually Thinking: We aren't using grasshoppers because it's March and all of the grasshoppers here in Pennsylvania have been dead for 6 months.
"Guidespeak" | MidCurrent