01-17-2004, 08:22 PM
You know how we gut hung up on catching fish, and take it pretty seriously?
Some people dont understand that. Not only some women, but some men.
For me, the biggest problem is relaxing. The wife thinks fishing is about fun, and a boat ride.
But for most anglers fishing is about serious focus. Watching the line for the slightest movement so as to dectect an unfeelable bite. Precision movements of the rod tip to present the bait in the strike zone of a hungry smallmouth bass.
When the wife goes along, that doesnt sound like fun. That sounds like work.
I do the exact same things with my wife as I do with the kids.
I take the family on trolling trips where the fishing is fast, and all the circumstances are easy. Heres a hint, dont make your wife drive the boat. They dont understand boat control. Its much more pleasurable and easy to just do the work yourself, and let the kids and wife enjoy the catching and the boat ride.
Of course my kids are very young still. But this type fishing has made the beginnings of the transition to casting much easier. My three year old cant quite handle the big rods and the bigger fish yet, so I still have to help out, but its lots easier for them all to enjoy the various types of fishing now due to the time spent trolling and getting acustomed to fishing.
I would treat your wife like a kid if you want her to truly get into it. Loads of fish, size not mattering, on quick trips. Skills required for serious walleye or bass angling will come later, but to instill the love of fishing, and prepare people for the long hard days of intense fishing on a lake, a good trout trolling session in the late morning works to break people into the sport.
I dont even reel in a single fish when I take the family. I just operate the equipment and try to make sure everyone else has a good time. My day to have fun will be another day.
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Some people dont understand that. Not only some women, but some men.
For me, the biggest problem is relaxing. The wife thinks fishing is about fun, and a boat ride.
But for most anglers fishing is about serious focus. Watching the line for the slightest movement so as to dectect an unfeelable bite. Precision movements of the rod tip to present the bait in the strike zone of a hungry smallmouth bass.
When the wife goes along, that doesnt sound like fun. That sounds like work.
I do the exact same things with my wife as I do with the kids.
I take the family on trolling trips where the fishing is fast, and all the circumstances are easy. Heres a hint, dont make your wife drive the boat. They dont understand boat control. Its much more pleasurable and easy to just do the work yourself, and let the kids and wife enjoy the catching and the boat ride.
Of course my kids are very young still. But this type fishing has made the beginnings of the transition to casting much easier. My three year old cant quite handle the big rods and the bigger fish yet, so I still have to help out, but its lots easier for them all to enjoy the various types of fishing now due to the time spent trolling and getting acustomed to fishing.
I would treat your wife like a kid if you want her to truly get into it. Loads of fish, size not mattering, on quick trips. Skills required for serious walleye or bass angling will come later, but to instill the love of fishing, and prepare people for the long hard days of intense fishing on a lake, a good trout trolling session in the late morning works to break people into the sport.
I dont even reel in a single fish when I take the family. I just operate the equipment and try to make sure everyone else has a good time. My day to have fun will be another day.
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