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If i have enough money to gas the boat to get to the rigs, what else is there ? Bigger boat i guess.

 

Well, if tuna fishing is your hobby passion, you may desire to own a better boat with better performance or maybe not. A fishing enthusiasts may own 25 rods for certain reasons I would not understand (because I don’t fish)
I own many, many pieces of audio gear, many are old; but I love it. My wife will ask me where am I going to put those newly acquired speakers to which I say I’m not sure.
Point is, some people acquire more than what may seem reasonable in their hobby/passion. I certainly do. But, I have no desire to have the most or best of anything. I’m always looking for deals and inexpensive items I’d like.

 

I think that's the difference between rich and wealthy. The rich are typically driven by the financial reward and image. The wealthy are driven by their passion and usually their wealth is a byproduct of that. I saw it first hand when I practiced in DC. I had some pretty significant wealth sit in my chairs and I also had a lot of rich sit in my chairs as well. The rich let you know they had money and they would talk about it a lot, the wealthy didn't, they talked about projects, family, philanthropy. The rich were also the biggest pain in the asses to work with.

 

My step dad gave up the management role he’d been in for 30+ years about a decade ago. I don’t really think he cares about a legacy or prestige. He is competitive and likes to win, but he could scratch that itch outside of work, and does. His life is not bland. They travel whenever and wherever they want. I don’t get it either, but being on the move and making money any way he can is what makes him happy. Mom handles most of the clerical stuff for the farm and real estate, but she has a lot of downtime. Stuff has to get done, but she does it on her schedule for the most part. Tax season is rough on her but the rest of the year is pretty gravy.

Me, I quasi-retired at 40, lol. And I like it. I will have more and more work as I age, but no more regular jobs for me. Hope to have my wife on my schedule inside of 10 years. She won’t have any qualms about walking aways from her job either, lol.

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Very well stated and enlightening. I always admired folks with wealth but you never knew by talking to them. I read a while back two friends were in a plane and were seated next to a man; they had wonderful conversation and the man was kind and gracious and very bright. They all got off the plane and they learned this man was Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

 

I would likely have a fleet of boats for different things. You wouldn't run charters? I like taking new people out, so I would likely run charters. I couldn't do charters if I had to do it to pay the bills, but I could do it for fun and to offset some costs.

 

One of the good guys

 

It’s a TON of work

 

We only fish with a select crew of friends. Split expenese but no tourists bs trips. My buddy does charter his boat and i will deck for him if hes in a bind but that shit is work.

 

chartering will make you hate fishing.

 

I dig your interests and can relate. If i wS offered to be the president, id slap the taste out of whoever's mouth uttered that nonsense. That i cant wrap my head around. Do you happen to have a 2270 you want to gift me for xmas. Ive been a good boy.

 

When you do it to pay the bills, it sucks. When you do it just to recoup some expenses, it can still be fun. If you don't need the money, it's pretty stress free. You can comp a bad trip without worrying about missing a mortgage payment. I know a few guys who had the money and just like to go out, they enjoy it. They lose money doing it, but it makes their expenses a lot less. If you had a big enough group of friends with the same amount of free time, cost sharing would work kind of the same way as what I'm talking about.

 

Most of the work you'd be doing for yourself anyway if that's what you liked to do. I'm not talking about trying to make a bunch of money, just offsetting some costs. I take new (or at least unexperienced) people all the time. I have to do all the work. Get the boat ready, find the spots, drive, launch the boat myself, clean the boat and fish after, etc, etc. I might as well be running charters, but i don't need licenses and insurance and don't feel bad if we don't catch a ton of fish. My partners usually cover gas and bait, but if they're strapped, I've covered that part too. I just like to go.

 

My buddy charters his boat a bit to pay for slip and such. We just use it to fish with friends. Ill deck if need be. It usually pays about $500 so its not too terrible.

 

We split it all and you better be able to put fish on the deck and vlean the boat or youll never go again. Most of all, be good company.

 

I believe you. I’ve hired many charters including Gulfstream, keys flats, and Boca Grande pass for tarpon. The charter captain - if he’s not out buying bait or catching it himself, he’s working on the boat, cleaning up before, cleaning up after, servicing his boat, rods & reels, electronics, cleaning the day’s catch for his customers to take home, researching new spots …. the work never ends. I’m amazed how hard the work is.

Over years the sun and salt take their toll too

 

A twelve hour charter is a 16 hour day, usually baby sitting idiots that cant fish for shit. Its a contest of how many times the dipshits can get in the prop or tangle every line in one knot.

 

Good company is all I require. Most stuff is easier for me to do myself than explain how I want it done. If I do it myself I don't have to check how they did it or redo it if they didn't do it the way I like. Usually if we go several times, by the third or fourth time, they'll be figuring out my system and doing as much as they can to help. It's nice to have someone who can back down a trailer, but doesn't happen for me very often. The deckhand stuff once we're out on the water, I really don't mind. I bait hooks, retie lines, take fish off, cast, whatever. If you know how to do all that stuff and I get to just fish, I'm happy with that too. I enjoy watching someone who has no idea what they're doing catch a bunch of fish and have a great time almost as much as me catching a bunch of fish though. If you're drama free and willing to learn, you'll probably get invited again.

 

Oooh that’s bad. Most of the groups of customers I took fishing were pretty competent. Although more than once we had somebody chumming over the side.

And no pooping in the head

 

My boat is one thing but the one we go far offshore in we need experienced people. Cap cant come off the wheel to deal with the deck and he can be a grumpy bastard.. Everyone knows whats up. Its all for fun but i have to be careful as to who i envite. Three on tge deck fishing and no deckhand. Fend for yourself.