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<blockquote data-quote="26Reload" data-source="post: 2942437" data-attributes="member: 99519"><p>I guided winter steelhead trips for 18 years on southern Oregon rivers.....</p><p>not that all guides did as I did....but I didn't care how they were making their money.....</p><p>If the people(2) river driftboat fishing) with me had a good day on the water..regardless if they caught a few fish or a lot of fish..if they weren't returning multiple times a season I accepted tips..if they returned multiple times each season I never accepted tips...I told them to keep it and book another day......I'd rather be on the water fishing than sitting at the house or working another job for the day......</p><p>On a 2 boat trip..two days of fishing on the south umpqua..the four guys landed 52 steelhead..between my boat and the other boat we caught 2 fish less than they did..but each day the other boat ran ahead and got the first biter(s) in the really good holes......phenomenal fishing for four guys that had never caught steelhead before.......the other guide got a $500 tip......they didn't tip me...the guys I had the second day just bitched because I wouldn't 'hole run'......but they always wanted me to be an extra boat on the next trips when they fished.....even had a 5 boat trip with the same guys....every boat limited(2 steelhead over 20" per person)...</p><p>2 days of fishing the 5 boat landed 100 steelhead....one guy caught a 20# hatchery buck(about 40" long)....and the same guys bitched and whined....I never fished them again....</p><p></p><p>Tipping.....definitely getting stupid expensive....any tip received from anyone is extra....if they want to bitch about it not being enough.....don't give any....simple</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="26Reload, post: 2942437, member: 99519"] I guided winter steelhead trips for 18 years on southern Oregon rivers..... not that all guides did as I did....but I didn't care how they were making their money..... If the people(2) river driftboat fishing) with me had a good day on the water..regardless if they caught a few fish or a lot of fish..if they weren't returning multiple times a season I accepted tips..if they returned multiple times each season I never accepted tips...I told them to keep it and book another day......I'd rather be on the water fishing than sitting at the house or working another job for the day...... On a 2 boat trip..two days of fishing on the south umpqua..the four guys landed 52 steelhead..between my boat and the other boat we caught 2 fish less than they did..but each day the other boat ran ahead and got the first biter(s) in the really good holes......phenomenal fishing for four guys that had never caught steelhead before.......the other guide got a $500 tip......they didn't tip me...the guys I had the second day just bitched because I wouldn't 'hole run'......but they always wanted me to be an extra boat on the next trips when they fished.....even had a 5 boat trip with the same guys....every boat limited(2 steelhead over 20" per person)... 2 days of fishing the 5 boat landed 100 steelhead....one guy caught a 20# hatchery buck(about 40" long)....and the same guys bitched and whined....I never fished them again.... Tipping.....definitely getting stupid expensive....any tip received from anyone is extra....if they want to bitch about it not being enough.....don't give any....simple [/QUOTE]
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