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If you keep moaning Don, nobody will want to take you fishing.

Oh thanks for the encouragement.

Sounds like the expenses we're split three ways. Evidently, the son was not asked to kick in a share. Always ask up front - "How do you want to split this??" or if you are feeling generous " Do you want me to cover this to help out??" Still, if you got out for under a hundred busks, that was a cheap offshore trip. Did ya'll fish one day or two??

Just the one day, Monday.

I agree that a two way split is wrong, but IMHO the proper split is 3 ways. The owner of the boat kicked in his share by furnishing the boat.

However, from your post, if I felt that way, the boat owner would have known before I left that further invites would not be accepted

I understand your pain. We can usually fish out of Suwannee for two days splitting expenses four ways - usually for about $60-80 bucks per person - depending on how far we run or which boat we use. The Trophy gets one mile per gallon. A trip to the White City Bridge uses 50-60 gallolns of gas depending on sea and number of stops.

Even if we use my boat, I always take a share of the expenses. I would be going regardless, so every bit contributed just lightens the hit on my wallet. The guys I fish with are the same way. Regardless of whose boat we take, we always split expenses evenly by the number of people fishing.

I'm the same way. I always chip in my part weather I'm furnishing the boat, or the ride down. I feel like I would be paying by myself if no one went with me so I should at least be willing to put in what it would cost me by myself. I do make darn sure I don't make any money on a trip with other people.

Everyone I've fished with has always offered me money and can usually attest to the fact that I tend to refuse it.

I always try to iron out the details before a trip. I am like Tom. I don't ever make any money on a trip. I think the people that have fished with me would agree. As a boat owner you have to expect to pay a little more.