Wives (Hubbies?) and Boats

[TimiBoy]

So what does your wife do on the boat?

Mine knits, makes food and coffee, and works hard for her shade - hates the sun but loves the ocean.

She definitely WILL NOT fish, drive either car or boat, or handle anchor duties. Fortunately I can self launch and we're members at a local private ramp.

She caught a fish once, years ago. As soon as it came on board, she dropped the lot, and ran screaming to the other end of the boat. Damned funny, but a bloody mess, given it was a 20 inch Snook (bit like a barracouda) in South Oz on hand line, and five of us in an 18 footer. Birdnest soup, anyone?

I had her hold a rod for me before before Christmas (settle down, it was a fishing rod) with an 8Kg Mahi Mahi on the end, 'cause I had to move the boat as the bugger had gone under us. Scary for me, no questions about what I told her would happen if she dropped it!

[SunnyCoastMark]

My wife used to fish - doesn't much these days.

Instead she just sits up the front reading a book (looking pretty )

Mark

[gone_phishin]

Mine outfishes me and insists on backing the trailer....oh, and washing the boat too....but do you think I can get her to clean fish...not a chance

Geoff

[bluefin59]

Mine loves to fish and is bloody good at it and she does the trailer duties as in back it down the ramp while i drive on and off ,she will cook the fish but wont clean them but thats cool . O she also organisees the food and drinks life is good ...matt

[Bear001]

Well my husband wont even come fishing.

Been twice in 15yrs...and after those episodes.... I've actually banned him from the boat anyhow!!

He's too much of a workaholic to leave his trucks/excavators etc. BUT....he does now come & check that I've dropped the trailer on the towball properly....LONG STORY...But I'm sure we've all got one of those

[mangomick]

When shes not out fishing me she is usually hanging over the side trying to berley a few up for me to catch
When we're back on firm ground she usually has the fish cleaned by the time I unpack, wash down and scrub the boat

[Rodman]

Guys my wife loves to fish but if there are ripples on the water she will not venture out

Ken

[Marlin_Mike]

My wife drives the boat AND fishes,

But she seems to outfish me when she comes out.

Mike

[jtpython]

Mine gets sick whinges wines and if i'm catching more fish then her gets up me then whinges som more about being rough then bags me for being mean to her blah blah blah
When i first got boat she drove the trailer into the bullbar of another car so i was well entruly impressed with that
And after taking her out last sunday in a 20 knot southerly she's never going again
LOL

[tunaticer]

My wife doesn't like boats because she has benign vertigo and instability of the boat makes her giddy as hell and she can barely sit on the seat.
Three weeks ago our 5yo grand daughter asked if we could go fishing in the boat out of the blue. Well by the next evening she had her own pink fishing rod and pink fishing reel and pink tackle box and was holding them pleading to go tomorrow. Ok no worries river trip and the wife said she would come along too!

Now she decides she likes the boat in calm water and wants to take GD once a month out for a fish! Go figure!!

Jack.

[Xahn1960]

My wife loves to fish, her idea to get a boat in the first place. She's into everything except the actual driving, great for me more relax time

Bill.

[johnny roger]

my wife packs the esky, makes my lunch, hitches up the trialer onto the car, drives me to the ramp, launches me boat, parks the car, gets into the boat, and steers to a secret spot where there is plenty of fish. i catch the fish, she un hooks em, bleeds em, and guts em and puts em on ice. she then drives me back to the ramp, reverses the car down, and puts the boat on. she washes the boat once we get back, and then she says...why dont you call a couple of your mates around so we can drink and talk about our fishing trip?

I-BLOODY-WISH-?!!!!!!???

[Leighton]

mine gets motion sickness on the treadmill at Gym. It has to be a glassed out day for her to enjoy herself. When she does come out she is great company, will fish and keeps myself and the dog well fed.
Oh and she was also the one to buy me the boat

[kingtin]

She's not only the deckie.....she's me best mate too. She drives when the boat needs pulling, backs it down the ramp and retrieves the trailer and trailers the boat when we return. She likes to sunbake but fishes occasionally when the mood takes her and she ain't the least bit squeemish.

When i first met her she had never fished but she was fishing within a month and it was she who bought our first boat 20 years ago. and everyone since.

A few older pics to show that she ain't squeemish and can catch 'em as good as The Verminator

kev

[Seahorse]

Mine loves to come in boat, but likes that 7am start.
Iam an early bird so most of time she doesnt come.
says go and have fun, so i dont argue and go.
When she does come she mainly reads and enjoys the sun.
She use to fish, but hardly at all now.
She wont drive boat, which i wish she did, just to break up the day.


greg