Re: Why do we tip the mates?
People are really missing some of the key points here.. Single passengers is not the real problem now a days and especially in the summer..
I worked deck in barnegat light, railed from front the back bluefishing in 100 degree heat with 90 people on the boat, 4 mates, and have walked off with 100 bucks.. that is 400 dollars between 90 people. thats is an average of 4.44 per person.. The singles are not the ISSUE, i will repeat it over and over again, IT IS THE GROUPS!!
I have waited hand and foot on a family of 6, and they give you 20 bucks, that is the real problem. if you have 40 people on a party boat, 15 singles and 25 are all groups of 5, you are looking to have a crappy day, it is just the way it is.
Vacationing families, and groupsof people today need to realize that each person is handled as an individual and not as a group, and if you have a party of 5 sitting there fishing, you are fishing with 5 separate fares, even though one dad might be paying, still need to throw these guys a 100 bucks atleast for that..
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