cwen Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 I have a small room in my basement that is solely dedicated to fishing tackle- and I need a whole room. My wife would kill me if she ever went down there. To hide all this, I always make sure the first few feet of the basement are a little messy. Now, she never goes in the basement. How do all of you keep the gear hidden? Quote
Super User Catt Posted March 5, 2011 Super User Posted March 5, 2011 I don't hide anything from my wife Quote
CSimon2 Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 My wife has no clue what I have and don't have. She knows I go to Bass Pro and buys things, but she doesn't know about all of my trips to Bass Pro. She doesn't ask and I don't tell. I also have about 20 rods, so if I slip a new one in there, she doesn't notice. Quote
Super User Grey Wolf Posted March 5, 2011 Super User Posted March 5, 2011 Hide fishing equipment from the wife , that's juvenile.Why are you afaird of her ? Quote
Red Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 I don't hide anything from my wife, in fact, she handles ALL the finances in this household so if I want some new gear or baits or whatever, I just ask her if I can have $50 bucks or whatever. If the money is available then I buy whatever I want, if it is not available then she lets me know when it is. She also doesn't mind when I go fishing everynight after work (summetrime) plus everyday during the weekend. ;D Cliff Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted March 5, 2011 Super User Posted March 5, 2011 I don't hide anything from my wife, in fact, she handles ALL the finances in this household so if I want some new gear or baits or whatever, I just ask her if I can have $50 bucks or whatever. If the money is available then I buy whatever I want, if it is not available then she lets me know when it is. She also doesn't mind when I go fishing everynight after work (summetrime) plus everyday during the weekend. ;D Cliff x2 That's the way we work it as well. Accordingly - we fish Together Every Chance we get. It's the best. You want to hide something - try hiding a puppy ! A-Jay Quote
JigMe Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 Never had to hide anything from my wife, she doesn't like the idea I spent hundreds on tackles. Quote
MFBAB Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 I don't go snooping around in her closet and she doesn't go in my tackle box Quote
TXBasshunter Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 We have separate accounts and we buy what we want. Quote
Uncle Leo Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 I use to think I had to. Than I realized that she could no longer hide the amount of purses and shoes she had. Life is good! : Quote
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted March 5, 2011 BassResource.com Administrator Posted March 5, 2011 Pffft! No need to hide anything. We fish together ALL the time, and often share tackle. She spends more on tackle than me! ;D Quote
brushhoggin Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 You really shouldn't have to hide these things. ideally a wife would just be a hot best friend right? you tell your best friends everything right? I simply wouldn't marry anyone i felt was controlling in the slightest Quote
WanderLust Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 Divorce LOL - have to agree here. Hiding stuff and not having full disclosure is a recipe for bad stuff. Quote
Luke at Gouldsboro Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 I'm single. If you go through all that trouble for fishing gear, where do you keep porn? In a secret bunker somewhere? Lol ;D Quote
Super User slonezp Posted March 5, 2011 Super User Posted March 5, 2011 It's your duty as a loyal soldier of the baitmonkey, to stand up to, and defeat the enemy. If you fail at this, it's cement shoes for you buddy. ;D Quote
airborne_angler Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 My wife hates it sometimes,I have tackle just about everywhere in my house that I frequent.I even had some crankbaits on the backsplash shelf behind the wash machine that I put there after listing them on Ebay. Somehow they got knocked into the wash machine when she did a load of laundry. Can you imagine the evil eyes and sore words I got from that experience. It was such an unbelievable experience,she got it on camera. She shakes her head at me sometimes when it comes to this obsess...Err...Hobby. I see it as not really too much a big deal. She knew when she married me,This is who I am,this is what I like to do.She put up with it for 5 years while we were dating,why would she suddenly NOT put up with it after getting married? Its my character,if things suddently changed,and I didnt spend a dime on tackle anymore and sold off everything fishing related,she'd probably think I was ill. Quote
airborne_angler Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 I have a small room in my basement that is solely dedicated to fishing tackle- and I need a whole room. My wife would kill me if she ever went down there. To hide all this, I always make sure the first few feet of the basement are a little messy. Now, she never goes in the basement. How do all of you keep the gear hidden? If you give in to the wife EVER over some fishing tackle,well have to revoke your MAN card!! Quote
Ima Bass Ninja Posted March 5, 2011 Posted March 5, 2011 We have separate accounts and we buy what we want. same here.....We dedicate a certain percentage of our checks to the joint account for household needs and the rest goes into separate accounts for us to use as we please. Most times however we end up spending our own money on each other for presents birthdays,holidays, etc. Quote
Super User BASSclary Posted March 6, 2011 Super User Posted March 6, 2011 My dad just upgraded to the new blue Stalker tackle bag (awesome btw) from the old red 370 Qualifier. When my mom noticed a different color and him wearing it has a backpack she questioned him. My dad's response was "No, I've always had this one!" Me and Dad keep our tackle obsession between each other ;D Quote
Mr SwimJig Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 Sometimes I hide stuff sometimes I don't, at least she lets me think I am getting away with it when I try and hide stuff.lol SJ Quote
flippin and pitchin Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 I've been married for almost 38 years. There has to be a level of trust. I have a policy that has served me well, no overtime-no stuff. I was able to justify my current boat because of a promotion and only 30% of that wage increase went to the boat. We live in a single income home and she earns everything I make and then some. Quote
SDoolittle Posted March 6, 2011 Posted March 6, 2011 If you don't want your wife to find it, don't bring it home. Duh! Keep it at your girlfriend's house. Quote
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