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Originally Posted by FishermanTim
I'm all for tipping the mate, particularly when he/she works their butts off, but what if you happen to hook into a real "money" tuna?
Some charters (maybe most, maybe all-I don't know) state that the fish belongs to the boat and the angler will gets a free trip.
If you, as an angler, spend a day basically fishing for nothing, would you feel compelled to tip?
I mean, if the trip cost you $100.00, and the fish you landed "for the boat" could be worth $1,000.00's, would you feel like tipping?
Keep in mind that I do appreciate the hard work the mates do, and would want to show my appreciation, but if the captain just made a killing because of my fish, why should I have to give to the mate when the captain can? And yes, I know the captain has bills to pay, but that's what the initial charter cost is for, isn't it?
(I think this may be the reason there are more recreational tuna fishermen, since they probably didn't want to do the work with out the reward.)
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First of all there aren't many times when a charter will catch a saleable tuna. Secondly you should check with the boat
BEFORE you book it. Many boats have a policy of whatever you catch is yours (that's also my policy) but some don't. So know before you go.
As far as tips go, minimum tip for the mate should be 20% if you don't think he performed well enough to deserve the 20% talk to the Captain, don't just stiff him. In many cases if the mate has a good sense of humor, keeps you entertained and teaches you. In short works his tail off, you should consider tipping him more than to "standard" 20%
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