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The successful guide gets a cash payment (which means the tip is already there, and then some), the so-so guide gets a check, which includes sales tax. If your guide is female with great big honky tonks, maybe talk to your wife about pulling some money out of your 401K.
I can speak to this as a former fly fishing guide and charter captain. Full day trips should tip out at $100 at least, with a generous day being in the $150-200 range. You guys should each be able to chip in $40 to show your appreciation.I would argue against what Noon is saying - guides normally have pro-deals which afford them 50-70% off of their gear. When you tip them a $100 rod (which I'm sure he has plenty of the same rods and doesn't like having just one "good" rod that everyone wants to grab and fight over) for him or her, that's a $30 tip at best. Tipping at the beginning of a trip was always super awkward, and as a guide I feel like I couldn't help but be unmotivated by it. As a guide you have nothing to gain at that point (aside from all the good feels, etc... that everyone thinks that guides experience day in and day out )I would say to start out at $100, and the more s/he works at getting you fish, making good conversation, and generally being supportive and informative, the more you should tip beyond that. As a fly fishing guide, my average day was in the $125-150 range, with isolated great days being $250-300. Anything less than $100 was a disappointment.I realize this may come off as arrogant or whatever, but it's the absolute truth, and I know most guides would agree.
Aren't they self employed?? Isn't their salary directly linked to their performance? Aren't they who sets their own pricing??I always get a laugh out of the "should" we tip debate......still waiting for the day someone shows at my place of employment with a tip. Funny how the tipping culture only works in certain industries.I get that restaurant employees are underpaid due to some idiotic minimum wage rules, but just for about everyone else I'd go by the level of service received and the willingness to throw your money around...I don't think there is some unwritten % rule.....
I can speak to this as a former fly fishing guide and charter captain. Full day trips should tip out at $100 at least, with a generous day being in the $150-200 range. You guys should each be able to chip in $40 to show your appreciation.I would say to start out at $100, and the more s/he works at getting you fish, making good conversation, and generally being supportive and informative, the more you should tip beyond that. As a fly fishing guide, my average day was in the $125-150 range, with isolated great days being $250-300. Anything less than $100 was a disappointment.I realize this may come off as arrogant or whatever, but it's the absolute truth, and I know most guides would agree.
I can speak to this as a former fly fishing guide and charter captain. Full day trips should tip out at $100 at least, with a generous day being in the $150-200 range. You guys should each be able to chip in $40 to show your appreciation.I would argue against what Noon is saying - guides normally have pro-deals which afford them 50-70% off of their gear. When you tip them a $100 rod (which I'm sure he has plenty of the same rods and doesn't like having just one "good" rod that everyone wants to grab and fight over) for him or her, that's a $30 tip at best. Tipping at the beginning of a trip was always super awkward, and as a guide I feel like I couldn't help but be unmotivated by it. As a guide you have nothing to gain at that point (aside from all the good feels, etc... that everyone thinks that guides experience day in and day out )
"I realize this may come off as arrogant or whatever, but it's the absolute truth, and I know most guides would agree."I agree - most guides are arrogant.
My thoughts on tipping guides is to either wait till they doze off or when they are bending over a hole trying to scoop the fish of a lifetime that bit your buddies line instead of yours. Both make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Be advised if you practice either of these tipping recommendations you better be willing to give a very large amount of extra cash to the guide at the end of the trip to make up for your tipping him earlier...
Whether intentional or unintentional this sounds like Mr pink from Reservoir Dogs. And I agree
Not all guides work the same way. Some are self proprietors, some work for a Captain as a Mate. I am a one man show and set my price accordingly and decided to refuse all tips. If I want more money, I'll charge more. The best tip you can give me...rebook another trip in the future or give a good recommendation to friends, family, or business associates.