On 11 May 2007 22:25:03 GMT, Scott Seidman
wrote:

I know plenty of guides, and held the price sheet from Simms in my own hot
little hands about two years ago. I'm not sure if it was 40% or 50%, but
it was one of those. So far as I know, just about every major manufacturer
in the industry, rods, reels, waders, etc., offers substantial discounts to
guides, as each guide is essentially a walking advertisement.

In fact, the guy who showed me the price list was trying to talk me into
getting a NY guiding license, and pulled out a stack of price lists to make
his argument more compelling.

That may be true for NY, Scott, but as Joe has said, it doesn't really
matter. It is WHAT you get that counts. If Simms does it, I'm
betting that Patagonia, Dan Baily, LLBean, et al do it, and I know
Orvis does it, yet most of the guides I see are using G3s, including
the guides at Orvis lodges. Why? Because the things are so damn
good. Pay 400 bucks for more than 400 days of use. Such a deal.