Water Clarity: Clear – 3-5 ft.
My clients have enjoyed catching quality bass on jigs, crankbaits, spinnerbaits, plastics and the spoon is now producing as it did in May and June last year.
My preferred bait and method the past week has been Flipping the 1oz. LiL Hustler jig in 6-8 feet along the outside grass lines. Fish are also easy pickings on the isnide grass line but the size is down a little. The inside grass line bite has been best with plastics.
The shad spawn and abundance has the bass actively in schools and aggressively feeding on them. Doubles have been caught numerous times and we did have a triple hookup with my two clients and myself all hooking up at the same time. Three differrent baits. (Crankbait – Fluke – Spoon) The biggest one at 5 1/2 came on the spoon.
Last year in May and June we had excellent trips with high numbers. I predict this year will be just as good.
I have days open, call me me and lets get your day booked on the Big “G”. March and April were very busy months. May and June are going to be also. Lets get your day on the water booked Now before it gets to late and someone books ahead of you.
Curt 256-990-0376 – GuntersvilleBass@gmail.com
www.GuntersvilleBass.com – www.CurtStaley.com
On Friday we one pile where they were really stacked and had around 28 pounds in a half hour. The shad spawn is going on and early morning is key for this. We hit a school of hybrids the other day and probably caught 50 in 30 min. They were so fired up that we caught them 2 at a time on a crankbaits. They were all around 2 lbs or so.
Fishing Report 4/2/2012 Guntersville Lake Alabama Fishing Guide
Plastics continue to be a solid producer. Here are some Pics from March trips. The only day I have open for April is the 24th. Booking for May has started. May is always a very good month.
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Fishing Report 3/28/2012 Guntersville Lake, Alabama
The last few weeks have been pretty hectic. I have been out everyday with no end in site. Fishing has been pretty good. We are catching fish on plastics, traps, and swimbaits with a few on spinnerbaits. About a week and a half ago there was a big wave of fish that pulled up and you could see them everywhere. Now , most of those big females have left and are in the post spawn blues. It won’t be long and the shad spawn and ledge bite will be kicking in.
Days I have open for April for full days are the 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 8th, 24th. I am available for evening trips everyday if anyone wants to go then.
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Good luck
Curt Staley’s Pro Guide Service
Lake Guntersville, Al
www.guntersvillebass.com
www.curtstaley.com
Email – guntersvillebass@gmail.com
Cell # is 256-990-0376
Fishing Report 03/05/2012 Guntersville Lake, Alabama
Big fish are still biting. Over the last week or so this warm weather has had the fish on the move. Big fish are in 8 to 12 feet. But on them warm afternoons you can catch fish shallow on traps. Numbers have been decent with a few 40 to 50 fish days. Some days around 20.
Yesterday was a tough day but the ones we caught were big. Had one right at 10 lbs. A rigs are still the bait you see everyone throwing. On Wednesday we had fish schooling pretty good shallow. Most of them were 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 pounds with a few around 5. Saw some 63 to 64 degree water this week with seeing and hearing reports of some fish cruising. If this keeps up the spawn will be here before we know it.
Good luck and I have some days open if anyone is interested.
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Lake Guntersville,Al
www.guntersvillebass.com
www.curtstaley.com
Email is guntersvillebass@gmail.com
Cell # – 256_990_0376
Fishing Report 02/23/2012 Guntersville Lake, Alabama
This Warm weather has got the fish on the move….Several of the places we have fishing are like barren wastelands, no fish present. Some places are still holding fishBut not near the quantity or quality. Most of the fish have moved shallow….just like a few weeks ago.
Traps are working well, Jigs and A-Rigs still producing also. On the bright Blue-Bird sky days, a JerkBait has been a solid producer. With all the focus many fisherman are putting on the A-Rig of late, many of the baits that have been our mainstay for years in the past are working very well.
Still fishing the mid lake areas.
Hookem – Lipem – Boatem – Release-em..Have a day day out there.
Curt 256-337-0376
Fishing Report 2/15/2012 Guntersville
Fish were caught on the a-rig, and once again on deep break lines close to spawning areas.
Big Fish are being caught from 14 to 18 feet deep. Jigs are also working well.
The Pictures with 2 fish each are both doubles we had. A lot of places we fish are just timing. Fishing the area once may not produce a bite. Going back a little later in the day produces 20 pounds in 30 minute! Not a bad bag of 5.
Call or email to set up your day on the Big-G. I have a-rigs in the boat for use by all using my service.
Chook-em – Lip-em – Boat-em – Pic-em – Turn em Loose,
Curt Staley’s Pro Guide Service, Lake Guntersville, Alabama
www.GuntersvilleBass.com www.CurtStaley.com
256-990-0376
Curt
Fishing Report 2/14/2012 Guntersville
The last few days have been cold but when the fish are biting like they are it just isn’t as bad. Fish we are catching are 6 to 18 feet of water.
They are biting jigs, traps, a-rigs and crank baits. Some fish are on deep hydrilla lines and others are on deep rock. The jig bite is really picking up.
The water temp has dropped to around 48 on the river and low 50′s in the pockets. Most mornings we have had snow cone makers going with all the ice flying off from the reels.
These patterns should hold through mid march. On some of the warmer days you may find them a little shallower. The water has really cleared up which is a very good thing. The quality of bite for size of fish is really awesome right now.
I had a three day scheduled trip with a client from Texas. We fished Thursday and Friday. We cancelled Saturday do to the weather, was it cold and windy or what! My Sunday (2-12-12) client called and moved to Monday. Good choice. Lots of bites and big fish quality.
We concentrated efforts in the mid lake area.
Call to set up your day now….
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Curt
Fishing Report 2/06/2012 Guntersville
Had a good day today. We got started around 10:30 and was loaded up by 4. My buddy and I were out hunting new places for my upcoming trips.
We got bit everywhere we stopped. Had one place that we boated 10 in about 30 minutes. We saw several chasing bait today also. The warmest water we seen today was 60. All fish came on traps in 4 feet or less.
Call or email to set your day up.
Curt staley’s Pro Guide Service
Lake Guntersville, Al
www.guntersvillebass.com
www.curtstaley.com
Email - guntersvillebass@gmail.com
Cell # is 256_990_0376
Fishing Report 2/05/2012 Guntersville
Got out today around 10:00 wanting to spend time hunting some more places for trips coming up this week. After hitting the first 3 places I thought the day was going to be a bust. I had a few short strikes and had a couple jump and come off.
I Made a move farther up river and found some active fish. Ended up catching 17 fish. They came on traps and crankbaits and two on a jig. I Called it a day around 3:30. I never caught any size but had fun. Best was around 3 1/2 pounds.
Fish came out of grass in 4 to 8 feet. Boat was sitting in 15 to 18 feet.
The water has really cleaned up over the past week and the temp is holding around 51 on the river and 53 to 54 in a few bays.
Good luck and be safe out there.
Curt Staley’s Pro Guide Service
Lake Guntersville, Al
www.guntersvillebass.com
www.curtstaley.com
Email - guntersvillebass@gmail.com
Cell # is 256_990_0376
Fishing Report 2/2/2012
The last few weeks have been hit or miss for me. One day we hit’em good and the next day we don’t. We were doing a lot better before the water muddied up. Jigs and traps are working best. The a-rig was working for us before the water got dirty also. We have been catching our fish in 6 to 12 feet out of grass and it is better when there is rock mixed in.
Below is an email from some clients I fished with. We had a tough day when we went. I took the time to show solid areas and how to position and fish them for there following days of fishing. They went back and smashed them. Here is the email and some pic’s of their day.
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From: paul
Date: Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 9:05 PM
Subject: thanks
To: “guntersvillebass@gmail.com” <guntersvillebass@gmail.com>
hi curt, this is paul d, just wanted to thank you for the trip, we did not catch many but the information and tips you gave us was great, me and catfish will try out that info next week if we get some good weather.
From: paul
Date: Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 8:32 PM
Subject: guntersville bass
To: “Curt Staley” <guntersvillebass@gmail.com>
Hi curt, this is paul D, just wanted to let you know me and catfish went back to guntersville today and fished where you took us , we had our best day ever, we caught 13 best 5 would go close to 25 pounds, i smoked catfish i caught 10 to his 3. thanks again for the info. , if i can talk catfish into it maybe we can book a trip to learn flipping a jig in the grass, and ledge fishing this summer.
From: Curt Staley <guntersvillebass@gmail.com>
To: paul
Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: guntersville bass
Glad to here that, were they jig fish or trap. Do you mind if I use that email on my testimonial page. I’ll remove your last name.
Thanks
Curt
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From: paul
Date: Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 1:20 PM
Subject: Re: guntersville bass
To: Curt Staley <guntersvillebass@gmail.com>
all on trap, go ahead and use it, will send pics if you want
Call or email to set your day up.
Curt Staley’s Pro Guide Service
Lake Guntersville, Al
www.guntersvillebass.com
www.curtstaley.com
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01/05/2012
Bass Fishing Guide Trip on Lake Guntersville, Alabama.
Curt Staley’s Pro Guide Service will begin his 13th year of guided fishing trips on the Big “G” in April. Bass Fishing enthusiasts have used Curts Professional service for tournament preparation as well as beginning fisher persons wanting to learn the basics.
Curt has provided his service to visitors from Australia, England, South Africa, Mexico, Scottland, Germany, France, Canada and Brazil.
Bass Fishing is Big on Guntersville. As one of the top Bass producing lakes in the USA anglers from every state travel to explore the waters of Guntersville Lake Alabama.
Curt is filling his calendar now for the 2012 season. Things really start getting business toward the later part of January.
The lodge at Guntersville State Park had a huge remodel done in 2010 and 2011. It is a fantastic place for a few days to enjoy the area. Curt can also provide information on hotel recommendations.
Check us out, Call or email for information and to book your fishing trip with Curt.
Hookem, Lipem, boatem, Releaseem,
Curt
256-990-0376
www.GuntersvilleBass.com www.CurtStaley.com
This report is for the last 2 days.
On Friday I fished I fished with two great guys just out spending some time together. His father was up from south Texas visiting and does alot of saltwater fishing and the son wanted to show him what the big “G” was all about. We started the day with a swimbait, chugbug, and a spinnerbait and about 10 minutes into the day I caught the first fish that went around 5 lbs or so and caught a couple of smaller ones and by this time we had all switched to the swimbait and that was pretty much the bait for the day.
Today I had the day off and went out scouting. I found some crankbait fish in the 8 to 10 feet range and found some new swimbait areas. Most areas that I fished I would leave after catching 4 or 5 fish in a short time but was wanting to find as much as I could and stayed on the trolling motor. The way things are looking the shad spawn looks like it is going to kick in anytime. Some of the places it is unreal at how many bait fish will swim in with your bait. When it really gets going the spinnerbait will be hot. I did catch a few fish on a sammy today but still haven’t seen the fish blowing up on the shad like I was prior to this last cold front.
I have a few days open at the end of this week if anyone wants to get out but starting next weekend I have 10 in a row. On the 19th and 20th I have 1/2 days open if anyone wants them.
Good Luck out there and hope this helps when you get to go.
Curt
Water Clarity: 2-3 feet
Come fish North Alabama’s Beautiful Lake
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Water Temperature: 84
Water Clarity: 2-3 feet
The last few weeks have been pretty hectic. I have been running full days and have had 9 days where I added a half day in the evenings after already fishing a full day. So That’s why you haven’t seen any reports from me.
The best bite going right now is the deep bite. There are some pretty big schools running around out there. Big worms,spoons, crankbaits, jigs and rigs,fish head spinners. Whatever it takes to get them going. When they are going good it is nothing to see 10 3 lbers chase your bait in or come swimming in with the fish you are catching. Current is key right now. With out it, it’s just a grind. When they are pulling you will see big pods of bait working the surface and fish schooling on top and when they aren’t it is like the dead sea out there. If you have the patience you can sit there and work the areas and catch a good bag.
There is a flipping bite going on also. Big jigs,craws,and beaver type baits are working the best but it is hard to go and do this all day when you know the chance of hitting that big school is out there.
During the past 3 weeks I have launched at Waterfront, Seibold, and Alreds.
I am selling fathers day certificates for those who are interested.
Good luck and make sure to drink plenty of fluids when you are out.
Curt Staley’s Pro Guide Service Lake Guntersville,AL www.guntersvillebass.com email – guntersvillebass@gmail.com cell # is 256-990-0376
Come fish North Alabama’s Beautiful Lake Guntersville.
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Structure Scan for Lowrance – Box for Structure scan – Up to 3 units can run off the control box.
Transducer / Ethernet cable / pigtail to hook to acc. switch. Only used a few times before I got my new boat. New unit with scan is $1799 plus tax. Buy this one for $1400.
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6/14/2011 Fishing Report
Water Temperature: 85
Water Clarity: 2-3 feet
The last week has been really hot. Numbers are high and the big fish are on the prowl. Crankbaits,spoons,swimbaits, are the main deal for me and the clients. Yesterday I have to say was one of the funnest days I have had. I fished with a 10 and 12 year old who just wanted to catch fish. We probably caught a 100 little stripe and 40 bass by 12:30. The best bass was about 7 lbs. One of the boys caught about 20 lbs himself and both set a new record for their biggest fish. You should have seen the look on their faces when a school of them came up that was about 50 yards around and stayed up for an hour or so. Most of the schooling fish were bass. You could see them come up and it looked like slow motion as they chased the shad around by the boat. It looked like the were nipping at the tail and then they would inhale the shad.
The big schools are in 15 to 22 feet of water and wind or current is a big factor. Without it things can come to a halt and you wouldn’t think there was a fish around. There is also a good worm bite going on in the grass. Most days we stay chasing the schools though.
Things are on and if you have some kids now is the time to get them out. Lots of action for them.
I have some days open so book your date now.
Hookum – Lipum – Releaseum
Seya on the water…..
Curt
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6/19/2011 Fishing Report
Water Temperature: 85
Water Clarity: 2-3 feet
The big fish are on THE PROWL. The clients and myself have seen several fish in the 7 to 8 lb range. We have been catching fish on crankbaits,swimbaits,football jigs,and spoons the best. Everyday is different though and you just need to find out want they want for that day. One day the crankbait is best and the next the spoon ,but we still catch fish on all of them during the day. Just one will be better than the other. Fish are really deep right now. We are catching them from 16 to 22 feet and some days even deeper. The days they are deeper they are usually suspended off the ledges in the channel. On Friday we got blown off with the storms in the morning and on Saturday we found things a little tougher with the deep bite. I think with all the clouds,wind and rain and the water staining up a little bit the fish moved a little shallower. We didn’t mark all the big schools like earlier in the week.
I will be off a few days this week to move but will be back at it towards the end of the week. I have days available if anyone wants to go. There is alot of action right now and there is some of the best fishing I have seen all year.
Good luck and hope this helps.
Curt
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6/26/2011 Fishing Report
Friday we launched at Seibold.
It sure was good to get back out on the water after taking Tuesday-Wednesday and Thursday to move again. That is the one thing I hate more than when the fish aren’t biting. Back to within 15 minutes of the lake Rosberry or Waterfront. That is awesome. Sure makes the job of fishing Guntersville a lot easier in servicing the needs of clients.
The deep bite is still really good but it seems that with all the clouds the fish have scattered out a little. A couple places are still stacked and a few places that had some big schools are empty right now. The ones that have left moved shallower to the grass but they will be back now that the sun has come back out. Just need to give them a few days. The jig bite has really been picking up and crankbaits, spoons, swimbaits are still working well. If you go shallow the flippin bite is good right now along with topwater and big worms.
The water has stained up a little with all the wind and rain. Friday afternoon it got a little hairy out there. The wind was howling and it got a little bumpy. Then it seemed like all we did is hide from the storms. The first one we took shelter on someone’s dock and when we finally got back at it here came another one and that is when we decided to call it and headed for the ramp. On our way back I thought I seen a tree floating in the channel but as we got closer it was actually people that had swam out in the middle of the channel in the storms. No boat around or anything so watch out for the crazy swimmers when running.
I have days open if anyone wants to get out. The big ones are biting.
Hookem – Lipem – Release-em
Curt
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Fishing Report 7/4/2011 – Guntersville Lake, Guntersville, Alabama
There has been a big change in the fishing. Alot of the deep fish have moved shallow. The bait fish have moved also and with the recent mayfly hatches most of the food is shallow. There are still fish on the ledges and when you find them you find a wad of them…
The grass beds are full of life. The bass yearlings and this years shad hatch where strong and thriving big time. The bream are there to.
Best baits are topwaters, swimbaits,big worms and flippin jigs or creature baits. If you go deep throw crankbaits, jigs, spoons or a c-rig. Some guys are doing well fishing a drop shot rig.
I am still in the middle of my move now unpacking and don’t have internet hooked up at the house yet. I’m posting this report with my mobile phone and don’t have the ability to use a photo editor so I can only post one pic at time. I am sure enjoying being with 15 minutes of the lake. Sure makes doing business a lot easier.
Good luck out there. Catch-em, lip-em, pic-em, release-em……
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7/16/2011 Fishing Report – Guntersville Lake, Guntersville, Alabama
Over the past week or so the grass has been the deal for me. The deep bite has been a real grind. With the full moon in here I have definitely seen that the morning bite and evening bite have been the best.
Yesterday morning we caught 30 to 40 fish and after 10:00 or so it was a grind. We never caught any real big fish but had a ball. Had fish up to around 3 & 3/4 pounds. We had a number of doubles and a few triples. Every fish that we caught came on a worm. It was the only thing that we could get them to touch.
We threw swimbaits, flipped jigs and creature baits with no results. Which was odd because we had been catching some good fish on them.
The water is up right now. On Thursday they had the current wide open and yesterday I never seen it move.
I have a few days open next week and the week after if anyone wants to go.
Good luck out there.
Curt
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7/31/2011 Fishing Report – Guntersville Lake – Guntersville, Alabama
The mornings are the time to be out. We are killing them up to about 10:30 to 11. The fish are schooling but when the sun gets high they disappear. We can still catch them but I have got to change tactics. If they pull some current it will position them and they will turn back on in the afternoon.
In the mornings they want cranks, swimbaits, jigs and spoons. During the afternoon a worm works best but the size goes down. If they are pulling water they will go back to the morning baits.
We have been catching good numbers, 40-60 fish per trip. We are catching some quality fish in the 5-6 and 7 pound range also. Most of these schooling fish we are catching are in the 1.5 – 3.5 pound range.
Good luck out there.
I have days available if anyone wants to go.
Curt
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8/2/2011 Fishing Report Guntersville Lake – Guntersville, Alabama
Water Temperature: 88
Water Clarity: 4 feet or greater
The mornings are still the time to be out for me. We caught a ton of fish up to about about 10:00, then it died. We caught
a straggler here and there over the next 3 hours. A little after 1:00 we hit a triple with a 5 pounder in the mix. Over the
next hour and a half we caught 17.
The fish are still in large schools. When the sun gets high they disappear. When they pull some current it will position
them and they will turn back on. Its like shutting the door and then opening the door for traffic!
In the mornings they want cranks, swimbaits, jigs and spoons. The best bite today was on the spoon. Second best was
on the 10 inch worm. During the afternoon the worm was the ticket. Monday the worm bite produced a better size
quality than it did last week. If they are pulling water they will go back to the morning baits.
We were pushing 60 fish for the day (lost count). We are catching some quality fish in the 5-6 and 7 pound range also.
Most of these schooling fish we are catching are in the 2-3.5 pound range. Big fish for the day was a little over 7 with a 5
and 6. One was a real football.
Good luck out there.Take Plenty of Water.
I have days available if anyone wants to go.
Curt
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Fishing Report 10/1/11
Frog fishing the mats in the months of October and November is one of the most enjoyable seasons of the year to fish. It gets exciting.
Looks like the fish are finally starting to make the move in the mats like I have been waiting for. The frog fish are really starting to turn on in a few areas. When you catch one you might catch 5 or 6 out of the same 10 foot circle.
For the month of October starting the first day of the month I have 24 trips booked out of 31 days. I have several days booked into Novmber. I will try to post a few lines every day to make comments about the mat / frog fishing activity. Check back here daily.
Curt
Email – guntersvillebass@gmail.com
Cell # is 256-990-0376 www.CurtStaley.com
Fishing Report 4/8/2012 Lake Guntersville, Alabama “Fishing Guide”
The last few weeks have been fantastic fishing. I have fished with some really interesting people. Bama, Texas, Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky and British Columbia.
A father and son from Alberta, B.C. or UPPER B.C. as they referred to it. They loved every minute of our outing. The father came up to me at the end of the day shook my hand and told me that this trip was the best Bass Fishing trip EVER! He would definitely be back to do it again. I had a ball also.
Fish are holding in the 4 to 8 ft. depth range the best. That is where the fish that spawned a month ago are hanging out plus the fish that just moved up with this last Full MOON.
Best baits are fish head spinners with skinny dippers, swim-baits and crank-baits.
The key as always is grass….There are a few groups of fish deep but the big move is still to come.
Good luck out there…
I have a half day in the afternoon open on 4/21. On 4/24 I am open all day for a full day trip or a half day can be booked morning or afternoon. I am also booking some evening trips for a 4 hour trip from 3:30 to dark after my other full day or half day trips. Call for availability. I have done several evening trips lately.
Now is the time to book for May and I have also started booking trips into June. Looking forward to fishing with you.
Curt Staley’s Pro Guide Service
Lake Guntersville, AL
On Friday we one pile where they were really stacked and had around 28 pounds in a half hour. The shad spawn is going on and early morning is key for this.
We hit a school of hybrids the other day and probably caught 50 in 30 min. They were so fired up that we caught them 2 at a time on a crankbaits. They were all around 2 lbs or so.
Good times on the ledges are just around the corner. Last year May and June were two of the best months of the year for catching large numbers. With the shad spawn being so awesome this year I expect the next two months to be fantastic
There is good Flipping bite going on right now. The ledge bite has also improved greatly. Target the outside of the grasslines in 6-8 feet of water for flipping and concentrate on 14-25 feet for the ledges.
Curt
256-990-0376 call me…..lets get your day on the water booked.
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256-990-0376 call me…..lets get your day on the water booked.
Catching has sure picked up since that cold front moved through last week. The water temp has climbed 9- degress. A wide range of baits, well, just about any thing can catch a bass right now.
My clients have enjoyed catching quality bass on jigs, crankbaits, spinnerbaits, plastics and the spoon is now producing as it did in May and June last year.
My preferred bait and method the past week has been Flipping the 1oz. LiL Hustler jig in 6-8 feet along the outside grass lines. Fish are also easy pickings on the isnide grass line but the size is down a little. The inside grass line bite has been best with plastics.
The shad spawn and abundance has the bass actively in schools and aggressively feeding on them. Doubles have been caught numerous times and we did have a triple hookup with my two clients and myself all hooking up at the same time. Three differrent baits. (Crankbait – Fluke – Spoon) The biggest one at 5 1/2 came on the spoon.
Last year in May and June we had excellent trips with high numbers. I predict this year will be just as good.
I have days open, call me me and lets get your day booked on the Big “G”. March and April were very busy months. May and June are going to be also. Lets get your day on the water booked Now before it gets to late and someone books ahead of you.
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