Party Boat pool "irregularity"?

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Originally Posted by Flukenstein

There was a discussion on this site a few years back about tipping the mates on party boats. It included thoughts on how much is appropriate and how much is appropriate for a pool winner. It went on for page after page and much of it was "Bullett Bob" making excuses for why HE DOES NOT TIP MATES! Perhaps the mates on this boat knew Bob would stiff them, after all he did say he fished on this boat a few times a year. Karma Bob, karma.

wrong.. I said I feel no OBLIGATION to tip the mate in that thread.. Big difference... To be sure, I DO often tip mates, for good service, always when cleaning fish of course, always give them a nice cut of any pools i win.
however, i have never felt the need to hand a mate a $20 bill just because I am fishing on the boat he works on.. Some mates i have seen over the years are a lot more interested in market fishing, and drinking beer with the regulars than they are in providing fine service. I know that many on this board feel they MUST tip a mate always, good service or not... i don't have that mind set ,sorry.

If i step on a boat, get my own bait all day, untangle my own line, unpin my own fish, free up my own bottom hangs. and a mate never even says good morning, or lends a hand to help make my day of fishing better, I feel NO need to hand him a tip. Tips are earned by good service, not for showing up in grundigs.
However, thats a different topic. In this specific case, I had never seen this particular mate working on the boat in question.. he was most interested in darting into open spots at the rail casting bucktails or Deadly dicks,, most likely for pelagics that were showing on the screen in the wheelhouse.. I was hung up constantly that particular day, probably lost 10 rigs, and never did he come over to help.. For that level of service, should I tip??.. Not in my DNA, sorry.. This thread will now devolve into a" OP is a cheapskate" rant of course... bob