Hey guys! Tell me how you view women fishing with you?

[laus]

I post in "women and fishing " but nobody answers. Don't know why, so I'm going to the horse's mouth. Please be honest and direct. No political correctness here please. Why isn't the women's forum working?

[00 mod]

Just a guess, but there arent many fishing women that come on this board and therefor the lack of people entering that part of the forum??  Just a guess though!

Jeff

[Grey Wolf]

Apathy , it's just that simple. I don't care how they spin it.

[Uncle Leo]

I guess there are two questions to be answered.

1) I have no problem with anyone fishing with me. I wish my wife had an interest, at least she lets me go fishing!

2) As far as the Women's Section, maybe there are just not enough women on board. The forum is 30,000 members. If women are a small percentage which I would assume it could not work as well due to pure participation.

[Raul]

For mine and my compadre 's family fishing is a men 's only club; I, my compadre ( SIL 's husband ), my nephew and my son fish, the women ? ---> they don 't, they are not interested, they and the girls ( nieces and daughter ) come with us but don 't care about getting involved, for them going fishing is like going to a pic nic. You invite them to join once, invite them to join twice ---> no response, you invite no more. If that 's what they like ( picnicking ) it 's up to them.

[farmpond1]

Hey Laus,

I just now wrote something on your thread in the women's section.  I hope your questions/comments/concerns weren't directed to women only.  Ironically, it seems that men are more likely to write in the women's thread than women-hence, I think, your consternation.

I can't speak for women and I sometimes feel like I hardly represent men either but I'm fine with women fishing-so long as the emphasis remains on fishing and not something else.  As I wrote in the other thread, perhaps men need a man cave which bass clubs may be an extension of.  This may be an overgeneralization but some men, at least, have their home lives dominated by their significant other.  The honeydo lists, the home decor, the social calendar. Maybe men want something they can call their own.  I like it when my girlfriend goes fishing with me but I wouldn't like it if all her friends came along and began dictating terms, etc.  See where I'm going with this?  Maybe I'm wrong but these are just some thoughts.

[MFCoopHKD]

My GF goes with me all the time, she fishes everything and even holds the fish.  We always CnR so she does not have to worry about blood.  I had to go with an alluminum pro team 190 so that we could use it for camping and can stand the waves and rocks all night.  Having her come with allows me to go more often, plus there is someone else there to hold the camera for me.  It works out pretty good. 

[Shane Procell]

Quote:Hey guys! Tell me how you view women fishing with you?

I get alot of female anglers in my boat. I have found that they usually catch better fish than their husband or boyfriends. Probably because women are more patient and usually more open to learning a new or unfamiliar technique or style of fishing.

[Lund Explorer]

I'm not sure about the rest of these guys, but my wife fishes with me all the time.  She is even coming along on the roadtrip.

We have fished in tournaments together, a Ma & Pa league that she held up her end of the catch almost every day.  Granted she will most likely complain to anyone that she can corner about how I "stole" her thunder one day by catching a bigger bass than her..... With only five minutes left!   :'(

But we go camping and fishing together quite often.  I've got a daughter and several grand-daughters that enjoy fishing too.

Now as far as why the women's section is concerned, I would agree with what others are saying.  Just not enough ladies on here to keep the post count up.  My wife gets onto her computer every so often, but I guess it just isn't her thing.

[BASSclary]

During the warmer months, the girlfriend tans while I fish.

[roadwarrior]

I don't have any issues with women on the boat,

someone needs to cook & clean!

Oops!   

Okay, seriously...I have fished with Keri & Glenn,

Deb & Greg and almost Mary, Gary's wife. Mary is the

only gal that didn't catch more fish than me!

Two summers ago a friend of mine brought his wife,

who is a great fisherwoman, and two girlfriends.

The women I didn't know didn't know how to fish,

so I worked with them. On day two, one of the

ladies boated a 6 1/2 lb smallie! Of course...I'm

taking credit for that... :

Anyhow, I welcome women to the sport and wish they

would participate more on the forum.

-Kent

8-)

[WanderLust]

I used to take my girl with me all the time... She has ADD when it comes to this kind of thing though.

last year she bought a kayak and she would go for a paddle while I fished.

[00 mod]

Oh yea!  I forgot to mention that I only take my fiance fishing with me about half a dozen times a year because she ALWAYS out fishes me and it takes her that long to get her ego back in check before we can go again!

Jeff

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

I post in "women and fishing " but nobody answers. Don't know why, so I'm going to the horse's mouth. Please be honest and direct. No political correctness here please. Why isn't the women's forum working?

You asking why no women are posting or anybody posting to your threads in -womens fishing-

For me thats a womens place so dont go there like the womens restroom. I went in there once just to see what it looks like.

My wife doent show much interest in fishing. The times we do go, with the kids, she worries too much about them getting hurt, falling in 6" of water or germs yeah she is one of the germyphobe moms

[senile1]

My wife is quite often my partner on a lot of fishing trips.  I don't fish with any other women except for my daughters and my granddaughter but they aren't into it that much.  I've asked my wife if I could fish with other women but she doesn't seem to like that idea.    :

As for the women's forum, I think that most of the subjects are covered in the other forums and it doesn't leave much for that forum to discuss, unfortunately.  And the number of women members would also explain some of the lack of activity as well.

[ww2farmer]

My wife can fish with me anytime she wants. She doesn't like the seriousness of it though. She knows I don't go out there and drown bait for 8 hours while chugging beer, or floating around getting a tan, so she doesn't go with me too much.

[K_Mac]

My wife fishes with me most of the time. There are times when I go with others and I make a couple of guys only primitive camping trips each year, but she is my main fishing partner. She does not like to operate the boat but will in a pinch. She throws a baitcaster well, and is self-sufficient when it comes to rigging, bait selection, and handling fish.

Many guys use fishing as a way to get away from wives and other social commitments to spend time with the boys. I think that is legitimate. I also think some women do not get that two people can spend hours in a boat together without saying much, and still enjoy the companionship. My brother and I used to fish together all the time before he was killed in an accident. His wife resented the time he spent with me fishing. She did not want to fish, just spend time with my brother while he fished. She always wanted to know what we talked about. She could not understand that much of the time we did not TALK. It made no sense to her. My wife gets it. We can have a great time fishing without once talking about the other problems of life; just enjoying being on the water spending time fishing, enjoying God's creation.

As to why women do not take advantage of the Women's section, I do not have a clue.

[shimmy]

I absolutely love having my wife fish with me. I can be serious, and if i miss a big fish, she can make be calm down. Which, then helps me remain focused fishing the rest of the time. She loves it. But, like many other girls, has her limits. Considering i am a die hard fisherman, she handles it well. As long as she has a book and a bathing suit, she loves it. She loves catching though.

One thing to probably remember though; guys on this site are extreme in the sense that we talk on a fishing forum in addition to fishing. Fishing is on the brain here. Getting that time of fanaticism on this site from women is much harder.

[aceman387]

Last time my wife came with me she brought her cell phone along and talked to half her family members while out in the boat ,unfortunately that daythe fishing was slow and she became bored and started doing pilates poses on the seat of my fishing boat .I had to tell her to stop, she was embarrassing me out there.

[MFBAB]

My wife fishes w/ me a lot, in fact we're camping at Sardis to crappie fish this w/end.  She isn't into bass fishing w/ artificials too much but she likes live bait fishing a lot, probably because it gets the bites.  Also, she is pretty bad about waiting until I know there's a good bite going on somewhere before she comes, she likes "catching" more than "fishing".   

[scbassin]

I don't quite understand why there is a Women's section. Fishing is fishing no matter gender your are, it's the same. I am sure they have different ideas & would make some of the other sections better. I understand why they don't like that from my discussion with Deb in the women's section. As for me 99.9% of the time I fish by myself but it would not bother me which gender was in the back of the boat as long as we respected each other.

[Sam]

No thank you.

Guys, only. 

[J Francho]

My ex-girlfriend caught the largest smallie I ever netted - a 6-4 from Lake Ontario, from more than 16 years ago. Ladies can fish with me anytime.

[Fishing Cowgirl]

As for the women's forum, I think that most of the subjects are covered in the other forums and it doesn't leave much for that forum to discuss, unfortunately. And the number of women members would also explain some of the lack of activity as well.

X2 I post in there sometimes, but mostly in the other forums. I can't get online very often on the work computer and at home we have but one internet connection (Hughes Net) and if the step-son is logged on, well  I know it'll be awhile before I can get on line. Plus with Hughes Net, evenings are high traffic and the forums download very slowly.

Other than that, I'm out Fishing, or been kidnapped by the Bait Monkey. ;D

[Daniel My Brother]

Fishing is fishing no matter gender your are.

This about sums it up for me. My daughters enjoy fishing, and if they came to this forum for advice I would be surprised if they gravitated to the women's forum. That said, I can sympathize with women who love fishing and are looking for that feeling of camaraderie.