All I need is one more rod....sprung

[Tangles]

I mentioned to the better half tonight, 'all i need is to get another light bay rod then i'll be set' well she was bent over laughing and if that was bad enough the comment was " i think ill be hearing that for the rest of my life' and 'you always say that'

Home-truths? i thought i had laid the groundwork by suggesting the latest addition would be a rod she could use,

Well next round ill have to come up with something a bit more original i reckon

ive done alright with the standards so far but im sprung

cheers
mike

[tunaticer]

I know how you feel Mike.
With 29 or so rods in the shed at the moment and a real burning to buy a new spin stick my wife has a tad of trouble understanding my reasoning. Geez I nearly got away with it once saying the fish are too educated these days for my old gear cuz they hang around in schools.......had her for about 2 minutes i think.
Geez its hard to find an understanding member of the opposite sex!!

Jack.

[aussiefool]

I have convinced mine that I just need a set up for every type if fishing that I might want to do. So now when an other rod, reel or what ever shows up she agrees that It might come in handy. A couple of rods for trolling , couple of rods for jigging couple rods for the rocks, couple of rods for .........

[PinHead]

you poor blokes...you should adopt the following attitude..grab the car keys..head towards the door...when she asks where you are going..tell her..to the tackle shop to buy another fishing rig. She will ask why..the response is..cos I can and just keep going. NO need for explanations or pleadings or anything...just do it. Stand up and be a man...don't be squeamish...women have a problem realising that the rules of life clearly state that he who dies with the most toys win. Simple but true..all life's game.

PS...do not blame me if the door is locked when you get home and your clothes are strewn over the front yard...that is another lil obstacle to overcome.

[finga]

Hey Mike!!..
I'm building a nice little light spin rod just now...you know... one of the ones we talked about last week.
You might be lucky and need to explain zip

[NAGG]

Just one

[choppa]

you poor blokes...you should adopt the following attitude..grab the car keys..head towards the door...when she asks where you are going..tell her..to the tackle shop to buy another fishing rig. She will ask why..the response is..cos I can and just keep going. NO need for explanations or pleadings or anything...just do it. Stand up and be a man...don't be squeamish...women have a problem realising that the rules of life clearly state that he who dies with the most toys win. Simple but true..all life's game.

PS...do not blame me if the door is locked when you get home and your clothes are strewn over the front yard...that is another lil obstacle to overcome.

i use gregs advice a lot,,,, but with a slight difference,,,,,

when the front door slams shut,,, i wait for about 1-2 minutes,,,,

then i quitely crawl out from under the bed,,,, and check that all is clear before making my way to the truck and heading off to the shop

after the theft though of my gear,,, i was that dirty that she actually told me to replace it,,,,,,, hello hello,,,,,, have cash will travel

so i took up her advice and did it,,,,,,,,,,, then over the following few days i recovered about 80-90% of the rods that were taking,,,,, now i just sit in the shed,,,,, waiting to hear that door slam again so i can go back inside

choppa

[Flattie Assassin]

LOL choppa!!!

[Shanoss]

I thought i was being sly one day when i bought a new Rod and placed it in the spare room alongside all the other Rods. I could not believe it when the wife came home and pinged it straight away. Who would have thought she knew the exact number of rods that i had?? I also got done when i bought a new sounder without mentioning it. Hid the box in the car but got sprung reading the manual while hiding around the garage. She must have eyes in the back of her head that woman!

[choppa]

I thought i was being sly one day when i bought a new Rod and placed it in the spare room alongside all the other Rods. I could not believe it when the wife came home and pinged it straight away. Who would have thought she knew the exact number of rods that i had?? I also got done when i bought a new sounder without mentioning it. Hid the box in the car but got sprung reading the manual while hiding around the garage. She must have eyes in the back of her head that woman!

like most females shanoss,,,, if we could ""package"" there perception,,,,, no radar in the world would come close,,,,,,,,,

choppa

[Little grey men]

There evil I tell ya... try to turn it around and say....Oh yeah, well why do you need so many shoes huh ? you've only got one pair of feet...... It will not work..you will never win. You must go against everything that you know to be good and decent, and aquire your gear using underhanded methods.
This is what they've reduced us to...... evil I tell ya.

[2rods]

I built up the collection of combos to 26 and just kept a few in the boat.....some in the shed..... some on the rack..

All was sweet untill my wife started to count them one day ..But I weatherd the storm and managed to keep all of them


But one of her friends asked why she let me get a G-Loomis at $400 and it was on again lucky she didn't see the good gear

so it looks like I have to stop for a while now....untill I find a new spot to hid them

[roydsy]

2rods, hide them at my place as I am already in the dog house... so a few more rods won't hurt lol

Umm, I only have 10 combos though, 26 is rediculous.

[themissus]

orbyroo's favorite saying... It's easier to get forgiveness than permission.
Our biggest problem is having to buy 2 of eveything.
Cheers Kim.

[roydsy]

my missus birthday soon, might be time to upgrade some of my rods...lol

I wouldn't dare..... maybe a new targa top for the boat for her,

or I might just have to go out and by non fishing related things for her as she will never talk to me again, ummm which might be a good thing for some.... lol