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Originally Posted by bulletbob
Understood, and thanks for responding captain..
One reason I did not I guess is that while this went on the capt was in the wheelhouse piloting the vessel . I suppose I could have said something at the dock, but did not.
I hope you can give us another reply that would really interest many of us on this thread considering your position.
You have mates that you employ on your boat, and of course you trust they will do the right thing by you, your business ,and your customers, both regulars and first timers.
You know your guys well i am certain.. If someone makes an accusation against a mate you know well and trust, I would imagine your first inclination would be to assess the situation, but at some point you would have to come to their defense if things got heated.. I imagine it would not be a pleasant situation having to settle an argument between a trusted employee and a good customer.. your input as a charter captain would be a great addition to this topic... bob
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Thanks Bob.
To be honest, when a pool is run on my boat, I leave it to the customers to actually run it, and it's usually the leader of the charter or the most experienced angler on an open trip. The mates and myself always stay out of it and the only way we have ever gotten involved was in making a call on whose fish was bigger (usually done by a digital scale so that was never really an issue either).
I think on headboats it's a much more subjective situation and the old fashioned balance scales are always deciding a pool. I know for a fact, with boats that I have been on IF a question of the pool came up the captain had the final say, no matter what.
