Let someone buy a spot on your boat?

[GorillaBass]

Guy I know let his friend of sometime buy an annual marina pass.

Basically, he 'bought a spot on the boat'

Meaning? Whenever he takes his boat out, his friend who bought the annual launch pass has first dibs to go with him.

 

Would you do that? I like having a say on who I'm bringing out, ect.. Not feeling that my friend 'bought his place' on my boat.

What if I want to take someone else? Is he entitled? I don't care- I have my own boat, just thought it was ... 'different' to have someone do that.

 

Just throwing it out there, thoughts? opinions?

[BrianinMD]

Would never let someone buy my annual pass for me, definitely not doing anything to make me have to take a specific person out whenever I fish.

[GorillaBass]

Respect. I felt the same.

 

I mean, to each his own, just seems like if you want to take someone else or a friend and he has time to go that day then your like, obligated..

 

I guess the part I found interesting was, the way he said it.. "Well he bought my pass, he has a spot on the boat!", like it's not that expensive to a point that I'd consider it him doing a favor for you and himself to fish ? idk .. you know what I mean

[J Francho]

I wonder if they usually fish together anyway.  That would be the only way it would make sense.

[GorillaBass]

Yeah they do, good friends, great guys too.

 

Its just having a friend own a spot because they bought a ~100$ annual pass..

 

I'd buy the pass myself and choose who comes week to week or whatever

[Bankbeater]

Nope. Not only do I not want to be put on the spot like that, but sometimes I just like fishing by myself.

[WRB]

There is more to that story then being told. It's possible buying the permit was the only way his partner could share some cost towards using the boat together.

Tom

[NHBull]

When I used to be a tournament  waterskeri, 5 of us purchased a new boat ever year and split all cost evenly.  There were even provisions in the agreement that after the purchase, monthly maintenance was divided by hours used by the members.

since the boat was purchased through a pro deal, it was sold every winter and profits went into a down payment on the next.  Honorable men can do these things fairly easily

[RPreeb]

1 hour ago, WRB said:

There is more to that story then being told. It's possible buying the permit was the only way his partner could share some cost towards using the boat together.

Tom

It may be that because of work or whatever, the friend only has limited opportunities to go fishing, so the two of them made an agreement that he would have the choice on those days when he can go.  The boat owner may still have full choice of fishing companions most days.

[IndianaOutdoors]

I doubt it's as literal as it sounds.  My best friend and fishing buddy chips in allot for cost of the boat and fishing trips.  I could hear myself saying something like " he's bought his place on the boat".  Wouldn't mean much.  I take who I want when I want even though he's almost always to of the list.  Just a way of saying he's payed his way so to speak.

[GorillaBass]

16 hours ago, IndianaOutdoors said:

I doubt it's as literal as it sounds.  My best friend and fishing buddy chips in allot for cost of the boat and fishing trips.  I could hear myself saying something like " he's bought his place on the boat".  Wouldn't mean much.  I take who I want when I want even though he's almost always to of the list.  Just a way of saying he's payed his way so to speak.

so - I wish it wasn't as 'literal' but I mean it literally, he doesn't chip in or anything, he literally bought the 100$ or so annual pass and he literally goes with him EVERY Sunday so long as he's able to, and he is able to go more often than not until recently. So I went a few times with him and had plans to go Sunday and hes like, "oh im going with him cause the kids stuff got cancelled" .. if he can go, he gets dibs automatically..

 

i'd never create such a situation.. id never let anyone buy a pass and assume a position as co-angler cause of a 100$ purchase? almost made my friend sound cheap? like he cant ever go fishing but since his buddy bought the pass he now unlocked the fishing gates and can go and owes him or something?

 

it's silly...

 

anyway, i just put an offer on a house right next to the reservoir i fish and its on a private road and access to private docks.....good fishing on the horizon once were past winter!

[Spankey]

That would never work for me. I fish alone for the most part. My immediate family can go along anytime they want to. Wish they would come more often.

 

Ive had people who had no idea about a bass or have not done much in the way of fishing ask me if I would take them out. 

 

They are are my favorite people to take out. I don't even fish for the most part on those days. I don't even want them to bring anything. Just themselves. Use my stuff. It's cool to help someone catch their first Smallies. I love it. They love it. Most of these people over the years were more curious as to what the heck it is that I like so much about it. I don't take money for a single thing. It's on me. That the way I want to keep it. 

[Spankey]

On October 25, 2017 at 4:12 PM, GorillaBass said:

Yeah they do, good friends, great guys too.

 

Its just having a friend own a spot because they bought a ~100$ annual pass..

 

I'd buy the pass myself and choose who comes week to week or whatever

What's $100 today. Wear and tear, gas, trailer tire, transducer damage. Anything can happen. I see it differently .

 

But if those two guys are tight buds and they get along great that $100 is priceless and the time they spend together is priceless. $100 a year is very little money for a lifetime friendship. 

[GorillaBass]

58 minutes ago, Spankey said:

What's $100 today. Wear and tear, gas, trailer tire, transducer damage. Anything can happen. I see it differently .

 

But if those two guys are tight buds and they get along great that $100 is priceless and the time they spend together is priceless. $100 a year is very little money for a lifetime friendship. 

 

I agree with your previous comment- I really enjoy taking people who don't fish or just haven't ever caught a bass, I am their first mate and show them a good time.

 

They are tight buds, but the point of it isn't necessarily they shouldn't be that close or anything, it's just having even your best bud having dibs on a boat, so if anyone else were to want to go 'they can't' because he's going or if he wants to take someone else he feels guilt because hes using a boat ramp pass someone else bought.. this is the point.

 

but its just forum talk, their great guys and having someone you enjoy fishing with always able to come out with you is just awesome, I personally enjoy being alone w/ my music or my gf-

[ClackerBuzz]

some people are just easier to get along with

[Gundog]

37 minutes ago, ClackerBuzz said:

some people are just easier to get along with

Yea. I ain't one of those people. I doubt anybody would by a $100 pass to fish with me. Unless they expected $99 bucks back.

[Ratherbfishing]

Sounds kind of like the concept of "You fly, I'll buy."  This works great if you LIKE to fish with this person (regularly) and they don't attempt a guilt trip if they want to go out but you don't - OR if you want to go with someone else but can't because....  I think I'd try one season and see how it worked out.