When it comes to rods, reels and tackle need is never the cause. We just like'em, lol.

My wife does not collect a lot of shoes and clothes she doesn't wear. She is very practical. She dresses very nice don't get me wrong, just doesn't have the habits of some who do a lot of shopping.

I have way more fishing rods than she has shoes. I've probably got 30 or 40. Dozen or so in the boat and pile of them against the wall all wadded up.

As soon as my wife wakes up, I am going to let her know from now one going forward........she is known as the wife unit!!! I'll let ya know how this works out.

My wife fishes with me most of the time. We have 9 rods and do okay. She has more shoes than I care to count, but she wears them. We've been married for over 30 years and I never called here "the wife unit." Although, she is "the wife" in my phone as the phone can't recognize her name. She thinks it's funny.

Haven't bought a new rod or reel in over a decade cause I had about 40 or so. Then last year i went on a little spending spree and within a few months time frame I may have bought 10 or 12 or was it 13 new rods and reels, who's counting. And just to prove I'm not a hoarder I sold all the old ones.

Man I am screwed. I have more shoes and rods&reels than my wife. I keep my tackle with the boat so I can hide that stuff to the most part but she knows it's a lot.

I have some catching up to do! I've only got 6! Although, since my wife fishes with me sometimes, I've started buying her some rod and reel setups.... they just so happen to be the set up I want at the time. I use "her setup" way more than she does.... and it's justified!

25 plus... wife has more pairs of shoes no doubt about it!

never counted...

I have 3 16 rod racks full plus I have no idea how many leaning against the wall in the fishing room, and I have reels for almost all of them. No wife so no one to compete with

Maybe it is an addiction.

Maybe we should start a Tackle Anonymous group,

Hi I'm texasbass1 and I'm an addict. But I ain't getting rid of any of them.

Is "wife Unit" yankee slang? ... never heard of it before.

I have 10 rods, she has 2.

I have one rod, she has none

My wife doesn't say anything about my fishing habit, therefore she gets to travel and see her friends and buy all the stuff she wants for our granddaughter without any questions.

Sometimes you just have to agree to not ask...

I only have 20-23 in the boat at one time, got a few spare rods and other fishing poles in the garage.