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Originally Posted by Minnow
Are you guys serious about the tips?
Most people will tips at least 10-15% at restaurant for meals and service they enjoy for 1 hour or less.
But why TIPS $3-4 for 50 hours fishing trip?
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Yep. I have collected tips for the crew before on the Dolphin 40hr I do every August (they ask a fisherman to do it on the Dolphin). MOST of the knuckleheads fumble around and eventually dig a few dollars out of their pocket and say "that's all I have" or "I need some money to have my fish cleaned." BS, and it pisses me off. On the Big E and Capt. John, the deckhands walk with the tip jar to collect and thank folks. I tip minimum of 15%; on the Capt John 36hr trips I always tip $50 or more, and last Big E 52hr trip in November Josh and Cody worked their asses off so much I tipped $100 (It was well deserved and I am a CHEAP penny pinching SOB). That same trip, I saw several guys who pitched a couple of one dollar bills in the bucket with a shrug. Go look at the pics of that trip; it was epic. I think 10% is the absolute minimum you should give these guys. Sorry for the rant; but this is a big pet peeve of mine as well.