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Originally Posted by AJFISH13
1/4 to 1/3 of the pool is customary but 20 is fine. Trust me when fishing is slow this business is tough.
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The pool money is not owed to the mates, none of it, zip, Nada.
I worked on a boat for years and I never counted on pool money just the services I gave for my tips.
When I worked deck the pay was $50 a day and this was 15 years ago, so I will assume that the rate of pay is around $50-$80 a day depending if you are first, second or greenhorn. I am talking about party boats here, not charter.
I made 150-200 a day on average and summer weekends we would rack up we had $400 days.
Now I tip 30% ($20) and the pool I give what I feel I want to. I fish a lot so pool money gets used for me to go fishing again, and that means with that extra fare a mate can work deck some times and that boat stays in business.
You think you are entitled to anything and you will be sadly mistaken... Good Luck
