Tip for flounder guide?

[justletmein]

What's customary tip range for a flounder gigging guide for an average night of work? Obviously +/- depending on variables.

Wife is getting the family (3 of us) a one evening run for my birthday but I'm in charge of the tip. I haven't been on a guide boat in 30+ years or so and I was about 10 years old then so have no idea.

[justindfw]

15 to 20 percent is what I usually pay

[panhandlehunter]

$75-100.

[Louis]

Depends on whether or not he puts you on fish or not.

[El General]

I usually plan on $100 and go up or down from there depending on effort.

[Johnny Dangerr]

I bring 5 $20's and the tip mirrors the outing.....

[justletmein]

**** yall some high rollers. Lol ok thx I'll have to raid the piggy bank.

[CabezaBlanca]

10%

[easeup]

I bring 5 $20's and the tip mirrors the outing.....

this is smart work...you can hand them out according to the way of the day.

and if you guys that consider $100 is too much, then what if you were spending a whole day with clowns you dont know and your just trying to make enough to pay the bills too

[stickman]

We typically do about $75-100, but I have tipped $100+.

[Mossback]

Depends if he’s the business owner or a guide that works for a business along with work ethic and how hard he works even if the fishing sucks

[blackfoot1]

What do you tip your waitress? Most people tip 15-20%... you see her 3-4 times during your meal.... this guide is going to spend all of his time with your group for 4+ straight hours. You are paying for the experience. Fishing is fishing, just like hunting is hunting. Some days ya get them some days ya don’t.

[ACbob]

It's all about the effort and attitude, not the catch.

[Bayouboy]

$150 for a group that size.

[justletmein]

What do you tip your waitress? Most people tip 15-20%... you see her 3-4 times during your meal.... this guide is going to spend all of his time with your group for 4+ straight hours. You are paying for the experience. Fishing is fishing, just like hunting is hunting. Some days ya get them some days ya don’t.

I'm not arguing but the waitress makes $2/hr and this guide will have a fresh $600 in his pocket so that's a pretty apples to oranges comparison.

Also in no way will the tip be tied to fish in my mind, we can get 1 fish or 15. I'm pretty sure tip based on effort and experience is where it's at. I just needed to know what's the customary range as I don't want to offend the guide out of my ignorance and walk away thinking I gave him a great tip. Lol