From a guide: Normally it is customary to tip a guide 10-15%. Here is how I look at it from a guide's point of view:

If you can afford the tip you should do so...no we are not waitresses but it has been a custom to tip hunting and fishing guides since there were such folks. Most of us guides depend on the tips to pay some of our expenses so we can keep our costs down for the clients. Now, I am a firm believer that if the guide has not earned the tip, they should not be tipped....earning is not based on how many fish or how big are the fish you catch...guides are not gods...we can't control the weather, the fish or your ability. We can however, work hard to put you on fish and try to teach you as much as we can in the short time we are on the water together. So if you feel the guide has worked hard to get you on fish and/or taught you something about the type fishing you are doing so you can later do it on your own...you should tip them.

Do I think someone is cheap if they do not tip?...actually I figure it is one of the following:

1. They are not satisfied with the services they received.
2. They are ignorant of the fact they are expected by custom to tip a guide.
3. They cannot afford to tip.
4. They are cheap. (Yes, I tip my barber)