WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT?

Celebrating Valentine’s Day with your Sweetie or going fishing?

Both is not an acceptable answer……

Pete

Fishing, hands down.

Take her fishing.

It gets worse than that,at least at my house.Valentines day is also my wifes birthday and she expects a lot of attention unlike us men folk who would rather just be left alone. I did get her out on Red Lake a few years ago but that won’t fly again. Next weekend she has to work and I’ll be back fishing. There’s some good contests on Mille Lacs the next couple weekends. Life’s complicated at times.

I had fishing plans for this morning…..being home by 10am wasn’t good enough. Valentines Day SUCKS!

A man must have priorities. If you start out right by letting her know what is most important to you, she won’t have problems with you going fishing. If you start that way then there are no surprises. It has worked for me for 25 years!

I got myself an open pass to do whatever I want on Valentines day from here on out, 8 years ago yesterday I cold called my wife for the first time, never met her, never seen her, she was the daughter of my dad’s co-worker. They though since we were both single at the time, we should go on a date, neither of us objected… We talked a good hour or so on the phone, and setup a date, that year (iirc) Vday was on thursday, I tried to get her to go out on Vday, but she wouldn’t, she wanted to go out friday, so our first day, pretty much a blind date, was on Feb 15th, 8 years later she’s my wife and I give her constant heck that we’re probably the only couple in the world for our first date anniversary on feb 15th, because why wouldn’t you do it on the 14?

I’ll probably go fishing tonight Solo, tomorrow we’ll have a nice date night.

So sucks to be you, I’ve solved this issue.

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A man must have priorities. If you start out right by letting her know what is most important to you, she won’t have problems with you going fishing. If you start that way then there are no surprises. It has worked for me for 25 years!

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Right ON! I have been very happily married for 18 years but on our 1st anniversary I was out on the ND MT border hunting antelope. She called me on my cell phone at 10:00pm and was very very upset that I did not make it home to celebrate. I had to remind her that before we got married I told her that I was going to buy a boat, get a hunting dog and don’t mess with my hunting & fishing. I have never had a problem since. I have had numerous boats, several dogs and she has been very good about not messing with my hunting & fishing. We celebrate V-day, b-days or anniversaries on what ever day works out the best for us. Just remember somebody is always training somebody. Who wants to be the trainer is up to you.

I went fishing Being married for 16 years has taught me some space can be a good thing At least I caught some good perch.

I was going to stay home today, seemed like the right thing today. The wife decided to go to the Wild game at the last minute.

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I was going to stay home today, seemed like the right thing today. The wife decided to go to the Wild game at the last minute.

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Ouch!

Caught the first shark in my life today. Took her out for steak when I got back. Everybody is happy after 46 years.

Let’s put it this way…
I’m sittin at the bar @ Hunters Point havin’ a Whiskey coke. BTW, the Tulies are still goin on the Mud. Not as mant 16″ any more, but still goin. -Mark

O.K. Trophy, here’s the altimate lowdown, you spend a goodly part of the morning with her make her breakfast in bed, get her roses, whisper sweet nothings in her ear.then do what every “red blooded” male does. Hook up the wagon and make sure you get the afternoon and early evening bite!! Take that to the BANK…………….”Hairjig”

Good answers….. Just now got to them as I was watching Olympics with her….

LOW next weekend

Mine went to work wih me today. Nothing says I love you and want to be with you forever like taking turns changing toilet bags in the rentals!

I’m not thinking it is what she had in mind for today but she helped me get done wht needed to get done and never complained; guess that says alot more then any card.

…thank god I got a card and flowers ahead of time.

My gift is to go fishing and give her a break from me for the day. Win-win.

I took my wife & kids to church, then to Perkins for breakfast. Then took the kids skiing while she had the day off to do whatever. Fishing will resume next weekend.

One needs to understand their priorities!

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It gets worse than that,at least at my house.Valentines day is also my wifes birthday and she expects a lot of attention unlike us men folk who would rather just be left alone. I did get her out on Red Lake a few years ago but that won’t fly again. Next weekend she has to work and I’ll be back fishing. There’s some good contests on Mille Lacs the next couple weekends. Life’s complicated at times.

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Oh, that sucks. My lady’s b-day is May 12th (to close to fishing opener). I told her I’d happily cater to her and celebrate her b-day weekend (in the boat). That or I’ll see her when I get home. Thankfully she’s a fisherwoman AND understanding.

Fishing trumps pretty much any holiday or family event.

Valentines Day is in the middle of February. That is far from the best time to ice fish IMHO. If you can’t spend a day with your gal during what is probably the worst time of the winter for fishing, then why did you get married in the first place?

Tim

It’s a no brainer, fishing of course…