5 pages of lively debate, and I still haven't read the ultimate theses on whether it's really "better" to do it with, or without a guide.
But I think that's cool - maybe everyone should make a decision for themselves?
And all of us should, regardless of what our preferred learning path was, stop trying to influence other folks - and respect their decision?
I think it's the time we close this thread - nuff' said.
We're fortunate to have pretty good number of quality local kayak fishing guides, and a wonderful local kayak fishery.
This is plenty enough of a pitch for the guides.
They don't pay the BWE bills.
Fortunately, just like other hundreds of thousands of threads, this one will also be available for all future generations to search and find the information, hear local fishing guides names, and figure out how harmonious of a view our lil' community has on this particular subject.