i always let everyone know up front what to expect in the way of fuel costs and would take anyone offshore that volunteered to pay an equal share of the expense........... i also included myself in the sharing of fuel expense
however, being the captain/owner, we fished the way i wanted to fish and for what species i wanted to target
for a day trip i had everyone bring their own food and drinks and told'em if they wanted to keep any fish they needed to bring at least 200 lbs of ice
however, if anyone or group of "peeps" were to volunteer to pick up the entire fuel bill for a trip, i'd consider letting them have a say as to what the targeted species might be
go with
me kicking-in-on-the-fuel and you're going be trolling for big game (marlin, tuna, sails, wahoo, and dorado)............
pick up the entire fuel expense and i might letchoo drop for AJ, snappers, grouper, or whuddever else floats yer boat
lost lures i could deal with....... it happens........ even if they're $100+
drop a rig overboard,.............. i expect it to be replaced
i would also point out replacement values of my expensive rigs beforehand thinking that that might give'em an incentive to hang onto'em pretty tight and be careful with'em
i clean and care for the boat and equipment........... guests clean fish
if i could afford to swing it, i'd love to take folk out and watch'em catch whatever fish they might like for me to put'em on but i never could justify it to myself condidering what a sportfishing yacht cost along whith all they expenses it includes.............. as-much-as i like big-game fishing, i figger if i could afford to take everyone for free, i could afford to hire someone to run the boat, deckhand, and let
me fish and drink beer all day
but our hobbie is very expensive, if you want to play you have to pay! people need to understand that, just be cool and "mention" the hassle of gasing up, bait, tackle and "hint" 9 out of 10 people will offer to pitch inn. GOOD LUCK!
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