Mine wouldn't enjoy bassfishing if I were to put her on a 12lber every trip.....just the way she's wired. GL!

My wife never goes out with me . She just does not like it , I do not go to malls , just don't like it .

Awesome thread.

Your wife is awesome!

My husband fished with friends for about 20 years. In 2002 I told him I would like to start fishing with him. Friends told us about their couples bass fishing club. We joined and have had a blast. Have made so many friendships in the club. They have monthly meetings and month tournaments. It's fun and competitive in a friendly way.

I was a real rookie when I started and I still make some knucklehead mistakes but I love to laugh about it.

We retired last year and moved about three hours away. We still fish with them occasionally.

Now my husband and I mainly fish just for fun. We enjoy reading about new baits and shopping for them. We attended the BassMasters Classic in Houston and just returned from a two day spring tournament with the club on Sam Rayburn. We are partners in life and in fishing. We really enjoy fishing together even when we have little "heated discussions" (i.e. fights)!!!

Just a perspective from a wife!

My wife used to complain a lot about how much a fished and how much i spent on quality gear. I took her with me on her first trip using a bait caster and she broke off a fish in the 12-13lb class on literally her 5th cast. She probably landed 10 quality fish that day and broke off a few more. She knew what it was all about after that and doesn't complain on a $25 spool of good line. To this day she cringes when we pass berkeley vanish on the shelves.

get her a tacklebox full of scrap booking materials

And I cant leave to fish with out mine. I get in troulbe if I go to bass pro with out her. lol I guess Im a lucky man

My wife NEVER fishes. My girls will fish, but my wife won't. I am good with that, and she is good with that.

A guy's out fishing by himself and seeing another guy fishing with his wife, yells out to him "hey, how do you get your wife to go fishing with you?" The other guy yells back, "how do you get yours to stay at home?"

Why doesn't my wife look like these women??????????????

Wife will come fishing if she knows its going to be a short day or a 4-5 hour night fishing trip. She doesn't do the "start at 4am/get home at 7pm" gig. I'm good with that.

My wife went out on my boat one time.......I hit the largest waves, as fast as I dared.....she has NEVER gone out again.......

upside is if the fishing is slow you can find a secluded place, and well you know

Nothing ruins a fishing trip quite like pulling up to your first spot and having the person in the back of the boat ask, "How long are you planning to stay today?"