The ups & downs of chartering

[Raider Ronnie]

Despite this economy we are having a very good year with charters.
Yesterday was a bit of an aggravating day though.
Got this guy who's sort of a family friend (kids play sports together)
wants to book a tuna trip. Asks me weeks ago what the rates are through an email and I reply with the link to my rates page.
Yesterday he sends me emails saying only 4 guys and can we negotiate the cost. I tell him if there is only 4 guys I will give the mate the day off and he can save that cost and that they don't negotiate the price of fuel at the dock, slip cost, gear, ect....
Still not good enough, wants a better deal and that he goes striper fishing with his buddies down the cape every year.
I told he "Please go book with that boat again" I had to bite my tongue from telling him to go f^^^ himself.
Today I get home, was outside for a while as I had a repair guy working on my ice machine (spending more $ )
Come inside my house and my wife had a package on the table for me that came in today. (pic attached)
It was from a repeat client from way upstate N.Y..
A few weeks back we had a great day bass fishing inside the harbor, even though they paid me for a full day offshore trip and tipped the mate very well and they booked another trip coming back for the fall run.
As I'm with the guy working on the ice machine I take a call from a guy from Worcester and book the day the "family friend" wanted the tuna trip !