Worst Mate Ever!! Captain ?

[bulletbob]

I dunno, never been a fan of mates fishing , especially on a charter,but hey, I could be wrong. they love to fish I realize that. Just doesn't look right sometimes, when a mate is fishing and the fares are tangled up, or waiting for help with writhing pout hanging off their hooks unattended.... bob

[Adrenalinerush]

That sounds like a terrible trip. You must have a lot of patience because I would have blown my stack as soon as the mate didn't attend to customers and not waited to the end to complain. The mate and captain would have known about it and I would have explained if they didn't do what they were supposed to I wouldn't pay them. You have rights as a consumer. Any good charter takes a small deposit then settles up with you at the end of the day. Did you pay in full ahead or at the end of the day? I'm also hoping you didn't tip the mate.

[Chrisper4694]

There are a few boats like this out there...they just don't give a crap...they have enough returning customers that they don't need to make 'you' happy...pretty sad if you ask me.

These guys need to know that word is spreading of their unprofessional behavior and I'm glad you posted this, I'll be sending you a pm to get the name so I can spread the word to anyone that talks about going on a charter boat to me.

There are plenty of stand up captains and mates that could use our business so we need to start holding these 'other guys' accountable.

[june181901]

I am curious also as to whether the mate had his hand out looking for a tip?

[BigRock44]

WOW... mate AND captain fishing. so they get a great day out fishing/catching/keeping and YOU are paying for it. that's shameful. i own a service business myself, and when you get hired by a customer, you SERVE their needs - not your own.

3 possible scenarios on a chartered trip, IMO...

#1- great service - let people know who it was!
#2- mediocre service - write it off and consider someone else next time.
#3- horrible service - let people know who it was!

i understand the conflict of interest in that the charter business a site sponsor, so perhaps the best responses to this post were by jerseyhunter and nolimit!

[Harpoon]

Options here:

1. Name the sponsor boat = thread gets deleted ASAP
2. Don't name the boat = people guessing which boat and possibly wrong boat being blamed (especially since it's clearly not a 6 pack)

If there was any a case for a moderator to delete a thread I think we have one here. Nothing good can come out of this.

[tautog]

As the true worst mate ever, I am offended.

[SaltLife1980]

I used to fish a little when i mated. But as soon as there was an issue i put down my rod and took care of it. And any fish i got went to the customers unless they were at their limit.

[Tpkc2]

If this were my charter, plain and simple, I would have addressed the Captain and the mate would have got zero! Never heard of a mate fishing on a charter perhaps on a party boat! Might be 2 sides of this story but no mate will ever get a dime from me or my buddies when he fishes and has the gall to keep the fish he catches on my dime! Again, not sure of all the details!