Party Boat pool "irregularity"?

[Meat Hunter]

I don't get in any pools anymore. At all. Had a mate skim the pool I won last year. The boat was FULL!!!!!! Got me for around 85 to 100 dollars. Never again.


Meat hunter......

[june181901]

Meat Hunter and others: Perhaps all of the sponsor boat captains who see this can make a decision that once fares are collected they can announce the amount of money in the pool. That would stop 'skimming' aka stealing!

[porgylber]

Originally Posted by june181901

Meat Hunter and others: Perhaps all of the sponsor boat captains who see this can make a decision that once fares are collected they can announce the amount of money in the pool. That would stop 'skimming' aka stealing!

I’d absolutely be in favor of this! While most are honest, the temptation is apparently too great for others.

[Gobigblue]

The only reason a pool is run, is to benefit the mates. Bob's question is did the Mate in question look at Bob and say " This Guy is going to stiff me"

[Krablips]

Stop bashing the NJ Party boat industry on your multiple assumptions. Support your right to fish and especially those folks who service us fishermen. Where would NJ fishermen be without the party boat?

[PeteyHD]

Originally Posted by Krablips

Stop bashing the NJ Party boat industry on your multiple assumptions. Support your right to fish and especially those folks who service us fishermen. Where would NJ fishermen be without the party boat?

Where would the party boat or any business be without its customers? More importantly confident satisfied customers who will return and continue to support them?

[bulletbob]

Originally Posted by Krablips

Stop bashing the NJ Party boat industry on your multiple assumptions. Support your right to fish and especially those folks who service us fishermen. Where would NJ fishermen be without the party boat?

I respect the captains and mates.. probably too much. Thats the main reason I didn't open my mouth at the time. It looked bogus even at first glance, but I kept my place.
Respect goes both ways.. I had a lot of respect for the captain, thats why I fished with him each year.. his mates?.. not so much.. Also I did not write assumptions, I wrote observations.... bob

[Gobigblue]

The Mates on that boat always have a "Daunting" Task when measuring pool fish

[TomKaye]

""That's why I like to discuss these issues on this forum from time to time, to learn and get ideas and opinions.. This forum section is NOT a 100% "reports' forum as many think.. Its a salt water fishing discussion forum and that encompasses many topics... bob""

Excellent point. Well said Bob.

[Capt. Debbie]

You did one of the two choices.

1- make a stink of it with the mate and captain when it happened. This is not the forum. I'm sure it bothered you then. But not enough to complain to anyone that mattered.

2- bite the bullet and just go elsewhere to fish. Which you did.

The discussion here is just that- discussion. Walked away from it.

There's not going to be many (if any) telling you NOT to talk to the people on the boat when it happened. That is if you wanted to get it remedied.

That's the difference between fishing something and just bitching about it.

It cant be fixed here. Simply put... you blew your chance to fix it when you left that boat.

Next time SPEAK UP. It also embarrasses him in front of the people who REALLY REALLY matter- HIS FARES. That's the payback or cure and stuff like that about a boat from his fares spreads like a cancer if true... reputations in the toilet.