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Originally Posted by NoLimit
Boy - things have changed over the years.
In the 60's when I started, I dont recall any tipping. Then in the 70's, there were actually fishermen who wanted the mate to clean their fish so thats when tipping started based on how many fish. I seem to recall it went from $1 to $2/fish by the 90's.
Now you have to tip even if no fish caught? And cough up half the pool money?
I know times are tough for the PB owners and it would be a shame if any more went under but I am not sure that passing on the costs of the mate to the customer in the form of sketchy tips is the best way to solve the problem.
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No limit, you don't have to tip or give up any of the pool . Also I don't think that the PB owners pass any of their costs to the Deckhands . The pay has always been low to Ok depending on the boat . The pool is run by the deckhands and the tips all belong to the deckhands . The Captain rarely gets involved . Nobody is forcing anyone to do anything . A lot of us love to work deck and that is why we stick around . We used to charge to fillet but found that we made more from the tips for our efforts in the long run .
