I'm sitting here at 5:00 AM reading this post and the question that keeps coming to mind is why are these people going fishing all the time when they have no jobs and no money
Hang up the fishing poles boys and go find a job and start earning money to support your selves.
If I didn't have a job or the money to live properly, the last thing I'd be thinking about would be fishing.
As for taking money for gas, over the last 10 years I've had about 65 DIFFERENT guys & gals from this board in my boat for a day of fishing and I would NEVER accept money from any of them.
Different story if we go away for a few days and there's hotel & restaurant bills to pay, but just for a day, the gas is on me. But it's the same when I fish outta their boat, I don't offer them money for gas either.
As for the guys fishing pole, give it back to him, but that's just me.