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| So I'm tying the knot on Saturday so today will be my last Muskie venture of be a single man. What are some things you guys to that your wives allow you to chase these stupid fish? |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | She don't tell me what to do cause she don't exist! |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | my fishing time improved when we divorced ... |
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| my wife fishes harder then i do...  |
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| Don't listen to those guys. I've been married twenty-three years and she can't wait for me to leave and go fishing. |
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| Compromise! Life's not all about fishing - hopefully you are married because you like to spend time with her. Family comes first and now that will include her family as well. I fish plenty, but it always with my wife's blessing, Good luck |
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Location: Manitowish Waters WI | Prepair a comparable spending account for your wife, mine loves shopping. Hide cash anytime you can for your spending, but still show some on your accounts so she has some to spend. |
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Location: Smith Creek | Wise words from Justin. Try to find balance in your life and hobbies. Try new things together. Muskies ain't goin nowhere and you might just find something you both can be passionate about.
Having said that, you need to warn her now that she's marrying a fisherman and that's who you are and she'll need to deal with it from time to time. |
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Location: Okoboji | doesnt sound like your too thrilled with the marriage idea |
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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished | esox1980 - 5/23/2012 8:12 AM
Prepair a comparable spending account for your wife, mine loves shopping. Hide cash anytime you can for your spending, but still show some on your accounts so she has some to spend.
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Good advice, This is exactly what my wife and I do and it works out perfectly. She gets new shoes and clothes and I get new musky gear... 
who am I kidding she spends more on her fishing gear than I do...
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| Don't get me wrong I am excited about it. She's letting me go 4 days before the wedding while she does wedding junk. She goes fishing with me. She doesn't care what we do, as long as we are together. We live together and have a child so not much is gonna change. |
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| My girlfriend likes to fish, so that helps. I do fish more as a single man, but she has her own muskie rod and actually enjoys just being quiet and going fishing all day.
I had an engagement fall apart a few years ago and two weeks later I was on the water fishing in sadness and liberation at 2:30 AM and caught my PB, so that worked out for me in the end. Had I been married, I'd have been at home in bed after an evening watching DVR'd Desperate Housewives or Dancing with the Stars with my "beloved" wife. Thank you God. |
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| First thing you might want to do is change your signature line.
You live together and have a kid so nothing should change....but women are weird. They get married and boom, things could change for her now that you are hitched. Not all do this but it could happen and you could find yourself in a total WTH type of conversation/disagreement. Remember, women are like forests. They are dark and mysterious and wolves hide in them.
Don't let fishing become something that throws your life balance out of whack. Family comes first, not a hobby. If she enjoys sharing that with you, great...if not, great as well. Couples need to have things they do together but also things that make each person an individual. Support her interests and hobbies as much if not more than she supports yours. Do that and you'll be fine. |
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| What's funny is that song that's on my signature is part of the song we are dancing to for our first dance. I'm sure I know the real her by now anyways. So I think it will work out just fine. |
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Location: Detroit River | Before you leave to go fishing just remember to leave her your credit card.
You're lucky that she fishes with you. In 22 years of marriage & dating my wife has fished with me twice.
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Location: MN | ulbian - 5/23/2012 9:29 AM Remember, women are like forests. They are dark and mysterious and wolves hide in them. True indeed :)) |
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| My wife reads all day at the back of the boat and once in a while she snaps a pic of me holding a musky .The marriage part is managable you will get to fish, when the little ones come that's a different story |
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| I'm not saying she's a die hard Muskie fishermen but she came out at 4am with pouring rain and winds and did not complain. We have a 4 year old and she comes on the boat and plays with lures that I give her with no hooks. |
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| If she doesn't fish and doesn't know the full extent of your addiction, you've got a problem. It is not rational to spend a lot of money chasing fish; and then put them back in the water when you catch one. Of course I'm not arguing against catch and release. To a certain extent I favor it. But it is hard for a non-muskie enthusiast to see the sense in fishing just for amusement. I would explain everything up front. And then she'll have to be given things to forgive the wildness. If money is an issue in the household, she is almost sure to object. So work hard. Just remember that good wives are worth more than any fish. |
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Location: oswego, il | Toothy, I have seen previous reports of you and your fiance fishing. It looks like she supports and participates. Compromise when necessary but i dont think you will skip a beat. |
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| she's seen me catch some and she has raised a few and she can't wait to catch one, and money is NOT an issue in our household.
Todd I am Luke Armitage from frvmuskie the new member. Yeah and the compromise that she considers is me taking her on a ride on the motorcycle. So its bot really compromising. Haha |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | toothycritter88 - 5/23/2012 8:19 AM
She's letting me go
ouch ... |
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Location: Smith Creek | The trick is to make her believe she has a choice in the matter. |
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| Do what I did.
Take her out on the #*#*tiest windy cold rainy day. After that? well, she'll either want to go with you every time you go (good and bad) or she'll only want to fish on nice days, and when the weather is bad she'll look at you and say "no thanks honey. You go ahead, have fun!"
I do sometimes wish I could go fishing with the guys or on my own, but any woman who will be out there casting in 35MPH winds battling rain and 4 footers DESERVES to go fishing. |
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Location: Minnesota | I do one of two things:
1. I try to act as annoying as possible all week. By the time the weekend comes, she's happy to have me out of the house for the day.
2. I do something really special for her or work really hard at something around the house.
Both methods work equally well at different times. The key is knowing when to use which one. Of course, that was before we had a kid. Things are going to be different now. |
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| Esoxaddict: she's already been out there when it was 50 degrees pouring rain and 30mph and she casted her ass off. So when I go and age wants to go, of course hop in the truck. Weather she actually likes it or doesn't she humors me which is just perfect in my book. Because I humor her when I pretence to care about what so and so said to so and so at work today. She doesn't have a choice if I want to go ill go, but its if she's mad or upset is what I mainly care about because I don't want to walk into a war zone when I get home after not catching a fish. |
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Location: Racine, Wi | All ya have to do is say, "Hey babay, what ya feel like doing tonight?" in your best, yeah lets get it on voice. That usually has her saying, shouldn't you be fishing? It's a new moon. |
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Location: Apple Valley | Hunter4 - 5/23/2012 7:58 AM
Don't listen to those guys. I've been married twenty-three years and she can't wait for me to leave and go fishing.
Lol! So true. Ive been married for 17 years and my wife always wants me to go fishing to get me out of the house!
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| Fishing time (and equipment) should be documented in the prenup. 
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| tuffy1 - 5/23/2012 11:36 AM
All ya have to do is say, "Hey babay, what ya feel like doing tonight?" in your best, yeah lets get it on voice. That usually has her saying, shouldn't you be fishing? It's a new moon. ;)
Man I actually laughed out loud when I read this!! Too bad she still like to get it on! For now at least, but ill keep that in my back pocket for a new moon phase.
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Location: Smith Creek | "For now at least"
That's funny!
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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | Fishing time really works out well for me. My wife is a school teacher so she gets her school work done when I am on the lake and then we spend the rest of the weekend together (usually). Me going fishing gets me out of the house so she can concentrate on grading or projects or planning. |
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Location: South-Central VA | Treat her like she deserves to be treated and she will let you fish. Take care of your responsibilities around the house, help with chores, and she'll be more inclined to say yes to a fishing trip. I'm far from a perfect husband but I spend time with my wife and kids and I help out around the house. My wife has actually never said no to me when I ask her if I can get away to fish or hunt. She's very understanding of my need to get away and spend some time outdoors. Remember, it's a two-way street.
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| The amount of time you were able to spend out fishing when you were single, was one thing.
The amount of time you'll potentially see yourself out on the water fishing once you get married could be something different.
The amount of time you'll have to go fishing once you're married and start having kids.....well....that's a game changer.....that changes everything. That's most likely when and where you'll see your time on the water decrease drastically.
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Location: Maplewood, MN | Let her be your eye candy tanning on the bow while you troll. Its a win win. |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | MuskieFever - 5/23/2012 3:51 PM
Let her be your eye candy tanning on the bow while you troll. Its a win win.
Dude, Have you seen any of the wives of the guys that visit this site ?? Eye Candy,............... Ahhhhhh,..... Just can't explain it.
God Bless you guys that are young and dumb. |
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| Top H2O - 5/23/2012 4:05 PM
MuskieFever - 5/23/2012 3:51 PM
Let her be your eye candy tanning on the bow while you troll. Its a win win.
Dude, Have you seen any of the wives of the guys that visit this site ?? Eye Candy,............... Ahhhhhh,..... Just can't explain it.
God Bless you guys that are young and dumb.
LMAO!!
You're talking about a bunch of Fat, bald, hairy guys who belch, fart, swear, drink too much beer, who have enough invested in their truck, boat, and gear to buy a house. To top it off they like to spend their time in the woods shooting at things or out on the water chasing a big ugly green fish with teeth that you can't even EAT. Put that on your Match.com profile and you'll be lucky to even get a date!
So what do you expect from a woman who would be willing to marry one of us? 28 year old supermodels with a law degree? We're lucky anyone with tits would even HAVE us |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | don't be grouping everyone together there jerome and jeff ... sounds like a personal problem to me.
there are beautiful, smart women who love time on the water ... key is if you love the water that much ... you'd best find someone who shares the passion. |
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| jonnysled - 5/23/2012 5:24 PM
there are beautiful, smart women who love time on the water ... key is if you love the water that much ... you'd best find someone who shares the passion.
Yeah, what's your point? There are plenty of smart, well educated, good looking guys who love craft shows and scrapbooking but if they admitted it they would have their mancard revoked. |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | jonnysled - 5/23/2012 4:24 PM
don't be grouping everyone together there jerome and jeff ... sounds like a personal problem to me.
there are beautiful, smart women who love time on the water ... key is if you love the water that much ... you'd best find someone who shares the passion.
WHAT! Where did that b.s. come from....... Oh,.... I get it......SHE's looking over your shoulder , isn't She !!
Sled,Sled,Sled,....... I see how you roll...... |
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LMAO!!
You're talking about a bunch of Fat, bald, hairy guys who belch, fart, swear, drink too much beer, who have enough invested in their truck, boat, and gear to buy a house. To top it off they like to spend their time in the woods shooting at things or out on the water chasing a big ugly green fish with teeth that you can't even EAT. Put that on your Match.com profile and you'll be lucky to even get a date!
So what do you expect from a woman who would be willing to marry one of us? 28 year old supermodels with a law degree? We're lucky anyone with tits would even HAVE us ;)
*speak for yourself, chubs. |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | ulbian - 5/23/2012 4:30 PM
jonnysled - 5/23/2012 5:24 PM
there are beautiful, smart women who love time on the water ... key is if you love the water that much ... you'd best find someone who shares the passion.
Yeah, what's your point?
life is good ... :0) |
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| Slamr - 5/23/2012 4:39 PM
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*speak for yourself, chubs.
Okay, so you lost a bunch of weight and you still have your hair. Did you look around the musky shows last season? |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | esoxaddict - 5/23/2012 5:01 PM
Did you look around the musky shows last season? ;)
you're assuming people who attend musky shows fish? |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | esoxaddict - 5/23/2012 5:01 PM
Slamr - 5/23/2012 4:39 PM
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*speak for yourself, chubs.
Okay, so you lost a bunch of weight and you still have your hair. Did you look around the musky shows last season? ;)
Yes. If any attractive females thought muskie fishing was hot...I would clean up at the shows. Not wearing camo tucked into over and around the ginormous gut would be the first winning combo I would be sporting. |
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| jonnysled - 5/23/2012 5:10 PM
esoxaddict - 5/23/2012 5:01 PM
Did you look around the musky shows last season? ;)
you're assuming people who attend musky shows fish?
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| When I first read the tittle of the thread, I thought you were looking for ideas on the "last single mans trip". I was going to suggest Vermillion for a month
best of luck
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| Set the alarm for 5 AM and when it goes off ask her this question? Sex or fishing? and you will be fishing every time...
Best of luck in your future with the misses
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| pmv - 5/23/2012 6:57 PM
When I first read the tittle of the thread,
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Location: Chisholm, MN | What I can't figure out is why married guys need to get permission to go fishing? I ain't married so I can't relate but if I wanna fish I fish!!! Maybe my lack of understanding is why I am still single? Maybe man is just born to lose |
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Location: West Bend, WI | Don't mean to get too serious, but...
Put God first your wife second muskies third- life will be awesome and you'll fish plenty. |
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| mrmatt - 5/23/2012 11:31 PM
Don't mean to get too serious, but...
Put God first your wife second muskies third- life will be awesome and you'll fish plenty.
Boy, the joke is on you if he's Wiccan. |
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Location: Maplewood, MN | I forgot I'm still a young buck. |
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Location: Lake Country, Wisconsin | asking permission to fish from women....just a funny concept to me
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Location: Racine, Wi | I've personally become quite fond of night fishing. On trips up to the inlaws (yep, picked one with parents that have a resort up nort), luckilly I have a built in baby sitter. However, I still pretty much fish for a couple of hours in the morning, then after dinner into the night. Keeps the days open for family time.
At home though, put the kids to bed, hook up the boat, ask the wife if it's cool to hit the water for a "few" hours, and she just shakes her head and says, why do you even ask? It's a formality I guess. Good thing she likes to fish too though, so that helps.... unless I'm trying to get away from her by fishing. Not that I would ever be guilty of doing that. |
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Location: New Berlin,Wisconsin,53151 | Your so whipped Joel. I've found that after 30 years of marriage the wife tends to get the boat ready for you now even if you were not planning on fishing that day.
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Location: Ontario | Remember birthdays,anniversaries and keep telling her shes getting more beautiful everyday....then fly out the door |
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Location: Minnesota | Kirby Budrow - 5/23/2012 9:29 PM
What I can't figure out is why married guys need to get permission to go fishing? I ain't married so I can't relate but if I wanna fish I fish!!! Maybe my lack of understanding is why I am still single? Maybe man is just born to lose
Happy wife, happy life. Have you ever seen the Incredible Hulk? Anyone who's married has seen that transformation happen before their eyes. If it's not that, it's the cold shoulder which is sometimes even worse.
"Asking permission" may be just a formality, but doing so prevents you coming home and having the Hulk waiting for you or getting the cold shoulder for the next day or two. |
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Location: Racine, Wi | Amen to that. A happy wife = a happy house. lol
Bruce, I'm not whipped, just a quick learner as to how to keep peace at home (most of the time). She's even told me, "Oh that's right, you're the best dad ever, and everything you say is perfect". How can you argue with that? lol (of course, that statement is usually followed by me grabbing a beer and getting ready to sleep on the couch hahaha) |
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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished | There was a quote I heard from Ralphie May (comedian). he said "you can either be right, or you can be happy". You can't have both. I have found that to be very true over the last few years. I am newly married (3 YRS), so as my wife would put it.... I still test the waters from time to time. Our schedule works out perfectly. During the week, she does her school work, while I fish. On the weekend, She is up at 3am with me getting everything ready rain or shine, so we can spend the day on the boat fishing together.
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| Kirby Budrow - 5/23/2012 9:29 PM
What I can't figure out is why married guys need to get permission to go fishing? I ain't married so I can't relate but if I wanna fish I fish!!! Maybe my lack of understanding is why I am still single? Maybe man is just born to lose
I wouldn't say I ask as much as I tell but I do seek approval most of the time. If you want to have a successful relationship you can't just do whatever you want ALL the time. Some degree of respect involved. |
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| You can either be right or happy, can't have both. That is awesome. Yeah my hulk can get pretty bad. shes a 4'10 barrel of gas that you don't wanna ignite. Yeah its just being respectful because if she said hey can I go shopping with whoever i wouldn't care at all ever, but its nice that she respects you enough to ask, and that's why we respect them and ask. Because I know I sure don't want her telling me she's doing something without talking to me about it. Just make both parties happy. |
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| I selected a wife who makes good coin and doesn't care when I fish. Got lucky!
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Location: brooklyn park mn | I was married for 9 years and as long the wife isn't being passive aggressive about you going on the trips then you should be fine. I had the house cleaned out after I came home from a week trip to eagle lake with a note saying this isn't gonna work. Didn't even leave me utensils lol.. now divorced and found girl who loves fishing and understands that I want a woman to share my life with her and not control it. I set the bar for every girl after my ex that I try to go on one trip a year because its who I am and they need to accept me for who I am. A lot of give and take. Now I don't have to ask or beg cause she going with me. I don't bring her with I'm in trouble lol.. sounds like you will be fine cause she seems like a good fit. The sex or fishing question at 5am is great option as posted earlier lmfao. Congrats on the wedding. |
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Location: New Berlin,Wisconsin,53151 | That's what I'm talking about Cowboy, but the guy that marry's the right woman making big coin now that's a find! There's a few out there and think of it as catching the 58" fish! God Bless America. |
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| MuskieFever - 5/23/2012 3:51 PM
Let her be your eye candy tanning on the bow while you troll. Its a win win.
Tried this a few times while casting....lures stayed pretty dry |
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| Needless to say the wedding went good, food was good, beer was cold, and she even said I could go out fishing this week sometime which was cool. |
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| We wrote our own vows and I'm serious when I say this, this was in her vows: "I promise to be there for you, no matter what happens, even when you come home upset from standing in the boat for 10 hours and not catch a Muskie" what an awesome woman. |
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Location: Muskegon Michigan | Well , I just guided my wife to five 50 plus inch muskies. In all truth I have been married three times. This one is for keeps. Neither of the others fished or hunted and that was a problem. I would go fishing and they went to the bar. You know how that went. My wife Michelle is accomplished as a musky fisher and to some extent has bested me in the sport. She has two titles in Muskies inc. 2006 women's division champion and 2010 women's masters division. Her 103 muskies over 30 inches in 2006 has never been beaten. I taught her how to cast, twitch, troll and use live bait. I also put her on fish near every time we go out. If your gal will fish with you? then do it. Teach her and give her the best angles and such. It will get you tons of time on the water. There is nothing like having your wife in the boat as a partner. Mike |
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HELP!!! My last outing as a single man.. :(