I've known several guys who's wife or girlfriend didn't care for fishing. This made it hard for them to enjoy the sport. My wife of 36yrs likes to fish, although she's not fanatical about it like I am. Bass fishing is not really her thing, but she likes to fish for crappie. Her only rod/reel is a Falcon 6ft light action spinning rod, and her reel a Shimano. She fishes all sorts of small light jigs, and small spinnerbaits. In 35 yrs, she's never taken a scientific approach to fishing. She chooses her baits based on color and style. If we go shopping for fishing stuff, she simply says" this one looks good", I think I'll try it. She also likes to catch stocked trout, and can use many of the same lures that she uses to catch panfish. I rarely have to help her when we fish together, and over the years there's been many times she's caught more fish than I have. Her outlook on fishing is " well, it's a good, healthy, thing to do." Being outdoors, catching fish, and enjoying the scenery is good for the body, and good for the mind". So Im lucky to have married a woman who likes to fish too. Does your better half enjoy fishing? Does she go fishing with you?
