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[Flysmallie]

9 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

The boys around here are making 400-600 a day, plus tips. 

That’s really not that much when you pull all the expenses out of it. I’d rather stick with what I’m doing. 

[Gavin]

You would have to do 200 trips a year @ $500 a trip to gross $100K.  Maybe net $80K in cash pretax. Depreciation on the boat & truck will shelter some from tax, but there are easier ways to make $65K a year. 

[Mitch f]

1 hour ago, Gavin said:

You would have to do 200 trips a year @ $500 a trip to gross $100K.  Maybe net $80K in cash pretax. Depreciation on the boat & truck will shelter some from tax, but there are easier ways to make $65K a year. 

Cash is king…screw the IRs

[MOPanfisher]

To me guiding would be a tough way to make a living.  Take something I enjoy doing for fun and make a job of it.  Would completely ruin fishing for me, same as the only tournament I ever fished.  But nobody ever considered me to be normal.  There will be more days for me.to take a catfishing trip, right now if things work out I might get to fulfill a bucket list item and catch something in salt water, will see if that pans out or not.

[fishinwrench]

4 hours ago, Flysmallie said:

That’s really not that much when you pull all the expenses out of it. I’d rather stick with what I’m doing. 

I wasn't trying to talk you into it.   I was merely pointing out that there are ways to make money on your own.  Independent of any present employer.  

[Flysmallie]

9 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

I wasn't trying to talk you into it.   I was merely pointing out that there are ways to make money on your own.  Independent of any present employer.  

Well point out better ways because that isn't a very good one. I know it's so horrible working for someone else, I guess that's why so few people do it. Most of my people would rather work for me than do something like that. I don't think working harder and taking a pay cut is a good reason for working for yourself. 

 

 

[Mitch f]

12 minutes ago, Flysmallie said:

Well point out better ways because that isn't a very good one. I know it's so horrible working for someone else, I guess that's why so few people do it. Most of my people would rather work for me than do something like that. I don't think working harder and taking a pay cut is a good reason for working for yourself. 

 

 

The Benefits included in a good job working for a large company is typically pretty good,  but it costs the employer about $1.31 for every dollar paid out. But you have to put up with a bunch of DEI meetings. 
 

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6 hours ago, Quillback said:

Used to do a couple of jet boat trips a year for winter steelhead in Washington.  It was a lot cheaper then, $200 per day.  Certainly beat having a jet in the garage that I would only use a dozen times a year.  Guides would supply all the tackle and bait too.  You'd just have to show up at the launch with your rain gear and lunch.

Once I get freed up where I can travel for fishing trips I plan on going places and hiring guides.  Gulf, Great Lakes, Fork, Rayburn to name a few places I'd like to fish.  

I always book trips on vacation 

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22 minutes ago, Mitch f said:

t. But you have to put up with a bunch of DEI meetings. 

Not everywhere 😁

[Quillback]

8 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I always book trips on vacation 

Know any tarpon guides?  That's another thing I want to do, catch a big tarpon or two.