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 Proper Amount to Tip a Guide?
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02/29/12 07:57 PM
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hoodat92
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What is the proper amount to tip a guide, say on a $400 trip? I know it's subjective, kind of wanted to see what the consensus is from you guys.
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Re: Proper Amount to Tip a Guide?
[Re: hoodat92]
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02/29/12 08:04 PM
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wormman
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Id say 50-100 or more if it was an exceptional day. But like you said it depends on circumstances. It could be a tough day for bites but if the guide is workin his tail off to find fish you should still tip him.
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Re: Proper Amount to Tip a Guide?
[Re: hoodat92]
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02/29/12 08:05 PM
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Bill Waldschmidt
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10% and up, same as any other service.
10% for a ho-hum trip, 20% for a good trip, more if you feel the trip warranted it.
I'd say if you caught fish and the guy wasn't an arse, tip 20%,
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Re: Proper Amount to Tip a Guide?
[Re: hoodat92]
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02/29/12 08:30 PM
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JIM SR.
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$25 a pound, for every pound over for DD's for example;
12 pound fish $50 tip, 13 pound fish $75, etc...
and/or $5 for every slot fish after 20,
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Re: Proper Amount to Tip a Guide?
[Re: hoodat92]
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02/29/12 08:36 PM
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fouzman
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20% is the minimum I tip guides.
Coincidence is His way of remaining anonymous.
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Re: Proper Amount to Tip a Guide?
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02/29/12 08:39 PM
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McKinney Machine
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I tip $50 a day regardless
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Re: Proper Amount to Tip a Guide?
[Re: hoodat92]
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02/29/12 08:59 PM
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junbengreat
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Do you still tip 20% if you buy the guide breakfast and/or lunch on a 2-4 day trip? Also do you tip 20% each day you fished? That could get expensive real quick.
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Re: Proper Amount to Tip a Guide?
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02/29/12 09:10 PM
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Do you still tip 20% if you buy the guide breakfast and/or lunch on a 2-4 day trip? Also do you tip 20% each day you fished? That could get expensive real quick. depends on how many jigs, crankbaits, tungstens i lose. I tell you get gets expensive real quick GAS that cant be easy on the hard working guides
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Re: Proper Amount to Tip a Guide?
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02/29/12 09:14 PM
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Brech
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Re: Proper Amount to Tip a Guide?
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02/29/12 09:26 PM
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Bill Waldschmidt
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Do you still tip 20% if you buy the guide breakfast and/or lunch on a 2-4 day trip? Also do you tip 20% each day you fished? That could get expensive real quick. It's kind of like a meal at a nice restaurant. If you can't afford to tip the waiter 20%, you can't afford to eat there.
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Re: Proper Amount to Tip a Guide?
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02/29/12 09:28 PM
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fouzman
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Do you still tip 20% if you buy the guide breakfast and/or lunch on a 2-4 day trip? Also do you tip 20% each day you fished? That could get expensive real quick. Yes. Fill up their boat for them sometime, too.
Coincidence is His way of remaining anonymous.
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Re: Proper Amount to Tip a Guide?
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02/29/12 09:32 PM
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J.P. Greeson
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Do you still tip 20% if you buy the guide breakfast and/or lunch on a 2-4 day trip? Also do you tip 20% each day you fished? That could get expensive real quick. Yes. Fill up their boat for them sometime, too. Fouz is the exception. Only person I know who tips more than him is Tony Gergely. $50 plus lunch is a pretty good tip in my opinion. $100 if it's an amazing trip.
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Re: Proper Amount to Tip a Guide?
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02/29/12 09:35 PM
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Dubee
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A waiter makes 3 dollars an hour. A guide sets his own price, not the same thing.
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Re: Proper Amount to Tip a Guide?
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02/29/12 09:40 PM
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Chad711
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Tip the same way you do in the service industry.
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Re: Proper Amount to Tip a Guide?
[Re: hoodat92]
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02/29/12 09:46 PM
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Lowly Net Boy
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If its someone for the first time or been with a few times, I would go 100.00, if it is one of my buddies that I have know for years, I do more
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