Now she looks forward to me going and can't wait till I leave!!!

Be careful in those waters, steely...here be monsters...

Obviously, as an unmarried guy, I dont deal with anything like that, but I've noticed that different girlfriends have responded in different ways.

One complained about it for a few hours then learned to live with the idea.

Another got ****y from the time I mentioned it until the trip was over...at which point it seemed like she totally forgot about it.

The current one is kind of fish psychic. Last season, she was spending a few weeks in LA and I asked via text if she had any plans for the weekend she got home (mentioned nothing about fishing, let along a steelhead trip). Her reply?

"Had a few ideas, but if you want to go to Erie u should def go."

Hell my wife kicked me out of the house demanding I go fishing  LOL    I get a bit   Grumpy when I need to feel the tug.....

ORIGINAL: McFishin

ORIGINAL: Skip16503

I get a bit   Grumpy when I need to feel the tug.....

That's what she said....

i had to man...

I had it coming  LOL

heh..
 
i suggest you take her fishing..
 

Don't take fair skinned women fishing...Unless you don't want them to fish with you anymore  LOL

ORIGINAL: Cold

Now she looks forward to me going and can't wait till I leave!!!

Be careful in those waters, steely...here be monsters...

Obviously, as an unmarried guy, I dont deal with anything like that, but I've noticed that different girlfriends have responded in different ways.

One complained about it for a few hours then learned to live with the idea.

Another got ****y from the time I mentioned it until the trip was over...at which point it seemed like she totally forgot about it.

The current one is kind of fish psychic. Last season, she was spending a few weeks in LA and I asked via text if she had any plans for the weekend she got home (mentioned nothing about fishing, let along a steelhead trip). Her reply?

"Had a few ideas, but if you want to go to Erie u should def go."

sounds like she's got something on the side going on lol jk

ORIGINAL: pxatim
sounds like she's got something on the side going on lol jk

That's what I told her!

We keep things pretty light, though...if she really wanted to have something going, she'd probably just say so lol.

Maybe next time, I'll just say "hey im going to erie, so give that other guy a call"

ORIGINAL: jiggerman41

another steelhead season is upon us and i have a question.everytime i tell my wife that i am going to erie to go fishing she gets an attitude and says that i am choosing steelhead over her.its to the point now that i get the silent treatment when she thinks that i am going to erie.does anyone else have this problem?if so what do you do to get out?

 
I can guarantee you that this will work, it works all the time with my wife and anyone else I need to negotiate with.

Start by telling her that you are going to go fishing for a riddiculous amount of time, like friday afternoon to sunday night.  She will freak out and tell you that is out of the question.  THEN, you act like you are making a sacrifice and offer to "only go for a day".  They feel like they have won, but you got exactly what you wanted in the first place. 

Try the technique, it applies to anything.  Ask for the moon, then offer to settle for what you really wanted. 

If that doesn't work, explain to her that it is something you need to do, for your personal well being and that you can be a better husband to her when you are a complete person.  Sometimes reasoning does work, when trickery doesn't. lol

What if I really want to stay from fri to sun???? do I say I want a week????

my gf thinks when I am fishing that I am fooling around on her she doesn't understand the fishing addiction so i just tell her see you when i get home, maybe one day she won't be their but the fish always are.

my little lady doesnt seem to mind when i say i need to go fishing.she realizes the 40 -70 hr work weeks i put in and lets me know when its time for me to recharge my batteries.lol.i was planning on coming up today and she got a little upset when i told her i couldnt go.something came up at work and i couldnt take the day off.    it wasnt that way at 1st.she had a hard time with me going fishing for a couple days and tried everything to either cut it short or not let me go at all.even got to the point to where she said she was calling her b/f as soon as i left.finally i told her to go ahead and call him,just make sure he replaces the beer he drinks b4 he leaves.

ORIGINAL: Mountian Man

Thank god I'm single  LOL

 
 
+1

Go fishing and then take her out somewhere.
She,ll let ya go everytime.
 
 

When i married my wife it was for better or worst
I guess when it comes to steelhead season it is the worst..........
I don't smoke or drink but I do enjoy my fishing I guess it is the only good habit I do have..
She used to fish with me but that interest didn't last long
So don't feel like your alone there is alot of use in the same sinking boat with you

Good luck and tight lines

My mother-in-law badgered her husband about fishing any chance she got. Now he didn't fish much, usually just the first few days and weekends of trout season and maybe a day or two thru the rest of the year. She finally threw enough of a fit about it one year that he didn't buy a license and didn't go on our annual 1st day of trout outing...... he died in June of that year from a massive heart attack. I'm sure there's a lesson in there somewhere!