Tipping a fishing guide

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You've never priced out a trip with all the operating expenses while trying to stay competative for a luxury service have you.

Especially when competitors can almost give trips away for whatever reason or another, and, they aren't guiding 7 days a week for 48 weeks out of the year either...

Free market economy

 

[JoshOR]

$600 a day is typical on my local river. $30 for the shuttle, $35 for gas, $30-$40 for lunch stuff, some # of flies etc…. So $500 ish give or take a few. Meet at 8am- off the water at 4. 1 hour drive each way, clean up, re-boot etc.. 10 + hours so $50 an hour to out a number on it. And that’s if it’s my own trip. Take $50- $100 off the total if I’m working for one of the shops in town. Tip on top of it. I love the work and the people (mostly). It takes time to build a base of quality, returning clients. Thank god my wife has a great job!