Marc Thorpe

Marty,Tony and ED,thank you all for the wonderfull time and laughs

I hope Captain Ed coached you boys all week,Reel My Friend Reel

anyone interested in cattering service or a place to hold your occasions and eat the best smoked pork,beef or chicken west of Montreal would be interested in inquiring in a cattering service

Westover General store / cafe has some of the best smoked meats around

Chuck(My part time ,full time friend) and his wife Mary prepare the most scrumptious foods availble

The store is 131 years old and looking at chuck,you would gather my part time full time friend is that old w00t.gif

All kidding aside,take a look and its something to consider next time you are cattering or in need of a catterer

They can prepare foods for you to pick up for your event or you can have your even held at Westover General store

www.westover.ca

http://www.mdswireless.com/%7Ewestover/Chuckwagon.htm

http://www.mdswireless.com/%7Ewestover/PrivateParties.htm

email [email protected]

Hey not sure this is the place to give a plug but anyone interested in cattering service or a place to hold your occasions and eat the best smoked pork,beef or chicken west of Montreal would be interested in inquiring in a cattering service

Westover General store / cafe has some of the best smoked meats around

Chuck(My part time ,full time friend) and his wife Mary prepare the most scrumptious foods availble

The store is 131 years old and looking at chuck,you would gather my part time full time friend is that old

All kidding aside,take a look and its something to consider next time you are cattering or in need of a catterer

They can prepare foods for you to pick up for your event or you can have your even held at Westover General store

www.westover.ca

http://www.mdswireless.com/%7Ewestover/Chuckwagon.htm

http://www.mdswireless.com/%7Ewestover/PrivateParties.htm

email [email protected]

Hey HH, I have helped set up few folks in the business whether writing or guiding or TV, although earning a living on the water has been the way the bills get paid, networking and business networking has been a behind the scenes affair for me. From setting up sponsorships for TV shows or getting tv shows across North America in with the various provincial Tourism offices acrross Canada to immigrations issues and work permits for various shows and Provincial Tourism offices from all provinces has somewhat led to my success I suppose and some of what you see today around as far as banner advertising and visbility on various sites

Banner adds, definitely OFC is the highest vise you will get on the net today

it may take some time for folks to acclimate themselves to him but over time and following and support will build

Niagara board might be good also, Walleye central to name a few as Rick has

as many mentioned some reports from him or his guest goes along way

Tourist site listing also a good place to be located, most salmon or charter sites are very good also

Articles in magazines 6 times or more with pics keep your image out there with consistency

be sure to invite outdoor writers

As far as advertising in mags, my success is none, as misfish mentioned most don’t pay attention to the adds in mags, somewhat like news paper adds or jobs advertising, unless your are in tourist or destinational magazine his add will only get lost in the shuffle

Today’s travelling angler uses the net and tv the 2 most powerful media vehicles around

Word of mouth, the most power tool one possesses, learn it and master it, although years of this will build a steady and stable clientele

Belonging to any club or organisation, well to be honest, its not needed although some use it as it launching platform or leverage to their credibility, its nonsense and really does not put food on the table, no need to belong to any association, just because you belong to a charter or guide association does not make one credible or hard working, Transport Canada follows up and inspects all boats that are commercially used and you don’t need to be part of any association to be on the up and up, they simply call you when your in the business because you must comply to federal laws its not a leverage to credibility ,its a standard all guides and charters must follow for you and you guests safety

TV, the most powerful media tool today, I suggest he gets film crews in throughout the season, some bring in clients, and some build credibility. Using both for what they bring is a plus, a major launching pad in my observation and experience, I grew up in TV as my father worked for CTV/CFCF for 46 years, I also worked a few years for the station, once you understand TV and differentiate the shows for booking and shows for credibility, you use em accordingly

I think I wrote up something in the past in reference to guiding also

Please feel free to call me or email me and I can point your friend in the right direction as far as media is concerned

Try to set up several day packages,instead of single days,less clients more several days and conistent trips

Understanding the difference between the canadian market and U.S.A market is a must

Best advice I can give to lead to many years of success is everyday when your days is done,most cant wait to go to bed,your attitude must be I cant wait to get up

everyday is the experience of a lifetime within the excitement of the moment

I dont consider myself an marketting know all but I have been surrounded by the best in the business in which I leanrt much from them and inturn have helped others

Keeps this in mind,the preacher preaches to his parishioners from beneath his steeples and the parishioners spread the good word

The church has been using this for centuries as a marketting tool,it works

be well and good luck

marc

And as far as more money ...if it's too expensive then maybe the weekend warriors will not be able to afford it and will take their rightful spot on a golf course instead of the water.

When is your Tee time Matt

Dude,you are now the Grazer of all Grazer's

Try the Alfred Special Poutine's,they love em on the O

Huge Carpasoraus

Great shots of the kids

Now those are precious moments

Thanks for sharing

Beauty shots

TKS Sam

I can explain the who, what and when, but the why? No idea!

(I'd hazzard a guess that Mr. Thorpe could offer an opinion on this)

Opinion or observation,I concur nothing cooler than observing weather

Grant this year,stability is key during the day given the un-stable weather trends

Example yesterday,the bite was good at 8 am then 4 pm,The barometer bottomed out in the morning then pettered off till 4 when the barometer rose and stabilsed a bit

http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/forecast/tr...?yul&unit=m

sometimes what looks good is not so good,its the sublte things that make the difference,observation is key

Before the storm or after,Ive seen both

Somedays it only takes 10 minutes,then you might as well put the boat on the trailer and go home

Never really observed sun dogs

Atmospheric changes most times trigger fish,but on days where atmospheric pressure varies throughout the day,stable atmospheric periods during the day seem to make the fish go but these periods seem to occur when weather change are occuring every day,for some reasons fish tend to bite under these stable atmospheric periods

Under stable weather which would in turn create stable atmospheric periods,then atmospheric changes created by lunar phase or atmopsheric tides will trigger fish

nice pics Joey

thanks for sharing

Marc.... I thought I taught you last year how to catch the BIG ones... I can't believe you charge people for those minnows... geeezzzz.. how embarrassing...

Dude I am soryy,really I mean it

Glen,I agree

The Legend Fish's The African Naughty Minnow

Spent some wonderful time and lots of laugh again so far this year,just some moments that were special shared.

Ed is Marty's Dad,who is just the most hilarious fellow I have ever come across

I only wish I could be on Nip with them just to see Captain Ed Yell " Reel My Friend Reel "

There's something wrong with your slogan, Marc. They're all still smiling. Great fish!

I know,some never listen "why do I even do this to myself" How humiliating

Those that can get the Gillespie show,it will be airing this coming weekend and episode #2,the following weekend.Some real good fishing and crazy footage

Old Twitty lost a monster the last day but we got her 2 days ago

We are trying to get the Gillesp on WFN,in hopes this coming winter you will see the Gillesp on a channel near you!

"Hey Pierre ca sent les Jonhsonville"

Here's a few from last 8 days or so

Beauty fish Lew,boat side is always cool

Ah Roy,a wonderfull evening with you and J,we tied the game up with the beast,but I suppose they got win some too.

Tks for spending a few hours Saturday and Sunday with me,glad we got J her first muskie

Anyone one who's ever had supper at Roy's knows what kind of spread Roy and J put out,kinna nice seing two good people receive after so much giving

Now there's an act of Kindness and generosity and thoughtfullness

Sure beats some that ask and take

some OFC'ers are real stand up people,a prime example others should take

Real happy for you Beans,hope the rig catches you a big Grazer

be well

marc

Hey BCD ,thats a very nice muskie and the release shot is great,congrats on the Queen

Now thats a monster,congrats on the Queen

Hey Roy,once again,thanks for the wonderful supper you and J made for us

We were all in good spirits,I happened to be speaking with J at the time of the pic

Gotta admit the overwhelming heat we have had took its toll on me,actually around 3 pm I kinna overheated and had to get off the water

One day we hit 101 degrees and the next 104,the fishing was spectacular in which we produced 2 shows and a DVD which wil be air on the Gillespie show the next 2 weeks in the U.S and the DVD will be out in a few months

Tolal for 2 1/2 days was 18 fish with the smallest 41 or 43 inches and 3 fifty inchers and 10 fish hovering in and around 30 pounds,most prob the show ith the most big fish ever filmed in 20 hours of fishing ,Our average was 26 to 27 pound fish

Good news is we are gonna try and get Gillespie show to air on WFN

Once again Roy,tks again for your hospitality and overwhelming kindness

CH ,you've been Grazing this year,nice fish

Hey Roy

tks for the feast,incredible meal you and J put together,what a spread of food

We will let the spawn of Ed tell the story

Reel M... F.... Reel

nice,just getting tenderized before serving

happy birthday

many happy returns