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Mucho Dinero [message #116]

Fri, 02 March 2007 00:25

tugboat
Messages: 2
Registered: March 2007

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Mucho Dinero

Upon arrival in Isla Mujeres Mexico this past Jan 07, I was surprised how much the local mates were now charging for their services. The wages were just shy or equal to that of a mate you could bring from the states. What are they thinking?? They are pricing themselves out of work. Let me just say up front I like these guys. They are fun to be around and are hard workers. I would not like to see them unemployed. However, the average daily wage in Mexico is less that $10.00 USD for office work and skilled labor. See Sector “C” Quintano Roo
http://www.mexicanlaws.com/STPS/MINWAGES2006.htm Remember the figures shown on the website are in Pesos (10 peso=1 dollar). How can it be that we are paying these guys $80.00 - $150.00 USD a day to work on our boats? The worst part of all, they think they are hot shots and deserve it. It has got way out of hand! To fix the problem I suggest each of us next season bring our own mate from home and hire a local kid for $5.00 to push a chamois around at the end of the day. The advantages are three fold. First your mate will speak English. Second, he or she will be on call 24/7. Not just show up in the morning and leave at dark. And third, you will be educating the next generation of sportfish captains. The other way to fix the problem would be to just simply all refuse to pay! Step it back down to the $30.00 - $50.00 a day we paid just a few years ago. That amount will still be way on the generous side based on the link above. I welcome any ideas and hope to hear from the rest of the fleet regarding this matter.

Meanwhile tight lines

[Updated on: Sat, 03 March 2007 16:25]

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Re: Mucho Dinero [message #366 is a reply to message #116 ]

Tue, 24 June 2008 14:18

rohogrande
Messages: 2
Registered: June 2008

Junior Member

I was just there and it's worse then I've ever seen. I didn't have a mate so the ones who fished knew you were in a pinch. He wanted $700 a week and Didn't wash the boat. I washed the boat for two weeks while he sat on the dock drinking our beer and watching. Even the mates with no experience wanted no less then $500 a week and din't want to wash the boats either. The wash down guys on the dock wanted $80 a day to wash the boat.

Take your American mate and let him wash the boat. They do it at home anyway.

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Re: Mucho Dinero [message #371 is a reply to message #116 ]

Mon, 30 June 2008 19:08

ReelCandy
Messages: 50
Registered: November 2006

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Going down in January. Is there bait there, or should we take bait? How much bait do you normally take? Anything else we should know?

Thanks
Tight Lines

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Re: Mucho Dinero [message #414 is a reply to message #366 ]

Mon, 13 October 2008 14:20

sailstalker
Messages: 1
Registered: October 2008

Junior Member

For any one who is interested in going to Isla in 09. I am an experienced mate who has/ can/ and will do any thing you could pay a mexican mate to do but better. Coming from a charter background with a good reputation I would typically ask for $250 a day to do all this as a single mate but given the state of our economy and my love for Isla I would be more than happy to go for $150 a day and take care of any and all your needs with out the help or expense of a second mate. For more information please call 772-631-5508 and ask for Erik Fawcett. I also have posted a resume here on In The Bite if you would like to know more about me.

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Re: Mucho Dinero [message #718 is a reply to message #116 ]

Wed, 17 June 2009 13:59

aitkenkingfish
Messages: 4
Registered: June 2009

Junior Member

Im in id like to learn the ropes to be the next generation captain.

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