Wife fishing meter

[Bottomfeeder]

Being an experienced angler that has both fished and been married for 28 years, I have discovered what I call the "been fishing too much meter" that is monitored by the master meter reader, my wife. The left side of the meter is green, the center is yellow and the right side is red. The more I fish (and hunt) the more to the red side the meter goes. Things are usually OK until about May when we start bumping the red line (starts earlier when we go to Erie for a week in April). If I enter too many tournaments, the meter stays close to red all the way through June. I can usually get it solidly into the yellow until September when the Salmon come in. When October hits and we start duck, goose and grouse hunting the meter goes into red. Then we start walleye fishing Bay de Noc in late October and November, and it gets redder. Deer hunting comes along and we hit the sleep in the truck portion of the meter. I have even taken a few day trips to Bay de Noc after deer hunting, but I realize I am taking my life in my hands. After my last fishing trip I start trying to get back to green. The last few years we have gone somewhere warm for Christmas. Solid green after that.

This year I am trying to go to Cabo San Lucas for Christmas. I heard it is great fishing. Think the meter (and me) will survive???

Does anyone else live by the meter???


Bottomfeeder

[FireTiger]

Oh yes, After twenty years, My wife just figured out that the phrase the the "early goose season lasts only 15 days",thats until duck(60 days) archery deer 6 weeks,till gun season 2weeks, back to bows, w/trout and salmon till the late goose season and maybe a Snow Goose hunt then the ice thicken's up then its
Ice fishing, winter steelies,some rabits and yotes then she gets a brief visit from me while the ice flows are coming down, Then
walleye all spring and summer(unless I get a turkey permit)Mmmmmmm Cabo sounds good, Moose and 7# brookies sounds better,LOL

[Starfish]

Definitely. We have year-round productive fishing here (Washington), so I ALWAYS have to pay attention to the meter. This year has been especially challenging, with a record run of spring chinook...:-)

[hot-tot]

god i love this site being only 31 years old i unfortantly have lost a marriage and it probably had to do with the fact that from march till sept I AM A MAN POSSESED WITH FISHING !!!!!!!!!!!

[Stotch]

BEEN THERE, DONE THAT, AIN'T DOING THAT AGAIN.

For 17 years my weekends, income, and even the occasional outdoor activites - hunting, fishing (wasn't allowed to own a boat unless it met with all of her wants), weekends at camp, etc. were RULED by the proverbal "WIFE METER". H@*l that needle never got out of the RED zone, even with HER arranging OUR vacations at HER choice expensive locations she managed to BOIL HER METER until it BURST.

Now the infamous "wife meter" is monitoring ( CONTROLLING ) someone elses activities - NOT MINE - and she is still NOT satisfied.

If fighting comes to mind, just go fishing, catch a fish, slap it across the face, and let it go. Then you don't have to argue or even put up with the "Me First Attitude, Addicitions, Numerous Mood Swingings, Resentfull, Jealous, Vengefull, Frigid, Controlling Behavior, I've Got a Headache Excuses.

My choice to live alone and YES I'm satisfied with current BACHELOR lifestyle. My time is my time and ZERO concerns about the infamous stupid "WIFE METER". It's always in the GREEN and so is my wallet.


Stotch

[CRN]

Had a wife like that once.....traded her for a black lab. Best move I ever made in upgrading intelligence. The lady friends in my life now are great and my dog is always happy to see me.......

[jimbo2]

A little bitter Stotch?
Sounds like you got a raw deal , no doubt.
I'm a fortunate one, if it weren't for the little woman I wouldn't be where I am, or have what I have. I would have settled for one or two steps down from where I am, job wise and boat wise. She always backed me up, told me "you can do it, no problem." Shes the hardest working person I know, and in my opinion the kindest wife and mother you could ever meet. She puts up with my 90 lb. labrador when he jumps on the couch, she even gets him a blanket!! She gets up at 4 AM to make breakfast for us during deer season, and has dinner ready when we get home.
So Stotch, I agree, you got a bad one, but I know there must be another one out there like the one I've got, and I hope you find her.

[smiley]

First off let me say that I am a wife that loves to fish and hunt and loves the great outdoors all together.
My husband and I met, fell in love, got married and are now a "team". We are good at it. We respect each other and think of each other first.
I have never felt second place to his summer fishing, winter fishing, bow hunting and slug hunting because these are things that I do too. I have been doing them long before I met him.
Now however, I am recovering from major back surgery. I am not "allowed" to do ANY of the things I enjoy doing. I used to go fishing as much as possible and I can't go at all now. I have to sit back and watch him go out in the boat every day while I sit on shore. I guess this is what it feels like to be a wife who doesn't fish. It isn't fun to be alone all the time. I didn't want to make him feel bad because I can't join him in fishing but it is tough. After only 3 months I could feel my "wife meter" start to go up. I had to do something. I decided to be happy for him. I just told him that he needed to remember that I was home, waiting, going through withdrawl. He needed to not forget about me. So he goes fishing everyday. From the time he gets off work until after dark. The way he keeps his "wife meter" down is when he gets home, he listens to me and hears about my pathetic, non-fishing, boring, I hate recovery, day.
Just for listening, he gets a happy wife to come home to.
Simple, easy.
Enjoy your fishing season. I will enjoy reading your posts. Somedays it's the only thing getting me by.
Have a great day.

Lisa

[Dutchman]

I have hunted and fished my entire life. Living in South Dakota is was a way of life. I was married twice and both former spouses felt that I hunted and fished way to much. Of course it was fine before we married, and I tried to get them involved before we married, but after we where married they decided getting up at 4am and going outside to lay in a ditch when it's freezing was not their thing. When the axe fell and I had to choose between the two I chose to live my life as I wanted. I did miss them after they left, but not as much as I would have missed hunting and fishing. There's and old saying "MY wife say's she's gonna leave if I don't quit fishing, God I'm gonna miss her"

[EAGLE EYES]

She gets up at 4:00am to cook breakfast for ya??
Jimbo2, I don't think there are anymore out there like that. :-)
Heck, I can't even get my wife grab me a coke out of the frig at noon. But, I still love her!!
Oh, by the way, the too much fishing meter, is in the red right now!! }>

[water_wolf]

Jimbo,
Sounds like you and I are married to the same woman. My wife encourages me to fish & hunt as much as I wish. And when we bought our camp 2 years ago at Silver Lake....she said that little 14' Lund has got to go!!! Now I have a Fisherman 1700 for the whole family to enjoy. She does decide to join me once in a while, which I love. When we met & started dating I notified her of the 2 passions I have, hunting & fishing, and she was fine with that. I knew then that I was not gonna release that keeper.

Rich Ferguson

[EAGLE EYES]

Oh Lisa, That's soooo sad, I feel a tear coming on! :'(

[jimbo2]

What a coincidence, my wife said the same thing. We spent a week on Winnie a few years back, the wife and I with our 2 sons, in a 14' boat. By september we bought the Tyee. She didn't like the front spot on the 14 footer I guess (he he he) I'll tell you what, last spring she bought me a bow mount electric for my b-day, this year it was a nicer graph!!! I think I'll keep her.
Where do you live?
Maybe they're twin daughters of different mothers!!!!

[Bottomfeeder]

I just want you all to know that my goal in life isn't to catch every fish in the lake, but to enjoy fishing and have a happy home. The problem isn't that I fish & hunt too much (if that is possible), but that my wife and I don't have the same interests. I have to say that she is very tolerant of me spending lots of money and time on an activity in which she has no interest. I believe that the desire to hunt and fish is a disease you are born with, and I have a tendancy to want to do it all of the time. By using the meter, I have learned when I am pushing things too far. Maybe this discussion will help someone else with this disease keep from going over the edge and keep his happy home.

Thanks for your comments

Bottomfeeder

[Adam KP]

Eight years ago I had a wife like Stotch and she still costs me $1500 a month. Only good thing that came out of it were three great kids that are worth all the agrivation she causes me. Now I have a wife that has her own interests that keep her very busy and we share eachothers hobbies together. She enjoys fishing year round, boat or ice, but can't do too many hours of it so she brings a separate car. She likes our new Lund but really wants a Ranger within five years. Maybe it's because we enjoy so many other things together, auto racing of any kind, golf, football, hiking, biking, the outdoors in general, it's OK that we do our own things too. Best of all my favorite pleasure involves fishing, boating and beer, hers involves running and physical fitness. After a long day of fishing I get to come home to my 39 year old, TODAY, wife who looks 29.

[Ness]

Hey, Lisa. I can understand how you must be getting very bored during your recovery time. Drop me an e-mail. I think I have a good suggestion about something that you can do to amuse yourself during this time. vanessa@mvip.net

[smiley]

I don't want your tears....I want to fish!!
Soon, very soon.
Thanks anyway for your...sarcasm..oh I mean sympathy.
Have a great day!
Lisa

[EAGLE EYES]

I wish ya well Smiley! :-) I was serious about the tears!
You have a great day too! Good luck! and may the fish be with you! (Soon that is) EE

[water_wolf]

LOL...oddly enuff my wife is a twin!! We live in Western New York near Buffalo. She never complains when I make a purchase for the boat or another gun /bow for hunting( although she does roll her eyes with that "hes gotta run outa stuff to buy soon" look). Good fishing Jimbo and all!!

Rich Ferguson

[What's Up Dock?]

The key to the Wife Fishing Meter is preventative maintenence. Flowers, cards, affection, etc between fishing trips. The meter heads toward green much mor quickly. I also have my own Wife Fishing Meter; the better half does not go fishing with me. She feels we are "murdering " fish and bait. In fact, my brother in law and myself took our spouses with us just once. We were going to fish, they were going to relax and catch rays. We fished, got hot, and took a swim. We got about 30 yards from the boat, turned to head back, and found our wives "rescuing" the bait by throwing our minnows overboard. Last time they went