re: Charter trip

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Question is tip based on trip plus fuel or some other calculation

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When in doubt, tip 1.5x what your buddies do.

I would think $500 tip for a $2300 trip would be acceptable and generous, unless the guy puts you on the motherload of 200lb YFT. Then tip however much you can afford. In general, the guys working overnight trips work really hard to put you on fish.

Sorry for the delay, this is a quick rundown. My problem with the trip was there was no effort on the captains part. We paid for a boat ride, that’s about it. We didn’t drink so its not like he had to worry about that. I was told the price before hand and I was fine with it, but then I looked the guys website up when we got back and he charged us more then what he advertised. We had fun and that’s all that matters. We did tip. My biggest thing was the effort or lack thereof on the guides part.

Ok.....we really need some more explanation before even getting close to dissecting this. What kind of trip was this? Inshore/Offshore?

If there is a price discrepancy I would go back to the guy and inquire why you were charged more than what was stated on the website. What was said when the trip was booked?

He didn’t seemed interested, didn’t really seem like he had a plan, like I said we took a boat ride. Was inshore, we brought in 6 reds 1 spec between the 4 of us.

Also we didnt mind the lack of fish. Thats life it happens.

Bayou Dularge

I had the same experience out of Dularge with a certain famous guides brother.

Did yall just sit in the same spot the whole time, or jump to a few different places when you werent getting hits?

Most guides I have been with are on the phone quite a bit, getting and receiving information from others about the bite in the area.

What was he actually doing while you were fishing? Any interaction, bullshitting, or just sitting with his arms crossed watching the clock?

We moved around alot, we spent more time riding in the boat then we had our lines in the water. Im not looking for sympathy either. There was just what seemed like a lack of effort or interest on his part. Im not saying you have to act like we are best friends with us but atleast make it enjoyable. He could of been having a bad day, who knows lol ..

Need full details.

I fish here/there/yon 5-6 times a year, and only one time have I had a truly bad trip. I told the folks too. It was with a crew I'd fished w/10+ times over the years. I told them the guy they had us w/did NOT know what he was doing, that I never hit a reef shell all day long, fished on muddy bottoms all day, and the whole deal sucked. We caught one trout. Everyone else at Spicer's had boxes of fish. Ray Christy (Fishy Business) had about 75 trout AND 15 reds.

They told me "the next one's on them". This was with Cedar Edge Lodge (the Constance Brothers). They used to/probably still do fish out of Spicer's. Great dudes. The only reason I never took them up on it / fish with them anymore is because I moved to Texas shortly thereafter, started doing a little better off financially, and when I did get back to La, started fishing w/the Poe's / Eric Rue if I go to Big Lake. Now that I'm in Monroe, I go more to SELA than to Big Lake. Point is, they stood up. So, all that said, a bad trip from a reputable service is generally discounted/next one's discounted/that kind of thing.

Went w/Dane Bennett (takes overflow from some of the bigger names out of Wyclosky (sp)) several times last year. First trip we had was poor, and he KNEW it was going to be. Couldn't get to Breton Sound because of the wind. He offered to discount it/we felt like he did his job, paid him full price + a nice tip, went back a month or so later, and he insisted on discounting us 200.

So, I feel like I've got good experience in judging whether y'all got ripped off. Full details please.