| Unless fishing is your way of making a | | | | |
| living, it's supposed to be fun. It's always | | | | Some marriages though, are actually made in |
| enjoyable for me because I don't fish for | | | | heaven! When both partners in this perfect |
| bass, at least not on purpose! Bass fishing | | | | union like to fish more than staying at home |
| is a lot like work and by nature I'm a lazy | | | | and cutting the grass on the weekend, then |
| man, who has never had the slightest interest | | | | buying a boat is a no-brainer. The only |
| in past times that require more than a | | | | question is how big a boat and how many |
| minimum amount of effort. Besides, it can be | | | | amenities can they stuff into craft without |
| an expensive hobby if you're going to be a | | | | it sinking! |
| serious bass fisherman. | | | | |
| | | | No, purchasing a boat and motor is not an |
| Assuming that you do want to invest a small | | | | easy job, even when both spouses are in one |
| fortune in bass fishing, whether it's for | | | | accord about fishing. The cost of a new |
| small mouth or large mouth bass, your first | | | | bass boat today is astonishing! Usually the |
| priority is to buy a real genuine bass boat. | | | | wife is the conservative one in the boat |
| Just any old boat won't do. You can't troll | | | | purchasing negotiations, sometimes leaving |
| around the lake in an old boat with a minnow | | | | the husband, feeling that he made a huge |
| and hook, if you're going to be considered a | | | | mistake in allowing her to share in his big |
| real bass fisherman. You have to have a | | | | adventure! |
| great looking boat that looks like it's going | | | | |
| 60 miles an hour when it's still tied up to | | | | For instance, wives rarely see the necessity |
| the dock! | | | | for having a different propeller than the one |
| | | | that came standard with the boat. They don't |
| Buying a new boat is always a very traumatic | | | | know that you have to buy a new one that fits |
| experience, especially if you take your wife | | | | your own individual specifications. I don't |
| along on your boat shopping expeditions. No | | | | believe anyone really knows why you do this, |
| matter what brand of bass boat catches your | | | | but I've never bought a boat that worked well |
| eye, it's an easy guess that she won't | | | | with the prop that came with the boat. |
| recognize the importance of such an | | | | |
| investment, once she recovers from the | | | | For three or four hundred dollars more, you |
| sticker shock of new water crafts. | | | | can get a different one. The prop dealer |
| | | | won't take your old one in on trade most of |
| Marriages have been known to disintegrate | | | | the time, so you're stuck with one hanging |
| almost over night when the spouse accompanies | | | | from a nail in the garage. |
| her husband on a boat purchasing venture. | | | | |
| Most wives are simply unable to wrap their | | | | There are other small expenditures. We're |
| minds around the idea that their husbands | | | | talking fish finders, state of the art sonar |
| could joyfully spend the equivalent of a | | | | systems, global positioning units, short wave |
| year's salary on a bass boat! She | | | | radios, anchors, rod holders and extra |
| immediately thinks of things she considers | | | | cushioned seats on the fishing craft of your |
| more important things on which to spend that | | | | choice. All in all, most new bass boats |
| money, like a new car, room additions and | | | | today cost more than my first house. |
| college for the kids! | | | | |
| | | | All these trials and tribulations are just a |
| In addition, wives have this notion that if | | | | small part of being a bass fisherman. This |
| you're on the lake all weekend fishing, | | | | is just the beginning. The boat is not even |
| you're not thinking of her all alone at home. | | | | in the water yet! |
| For the most part she's right! It's very | | | | |
| difficult to think of anything except that | | | | Bob Alexander is well experienced in outdoor |
| huge fish you're going to mount on the wall | | | | cooking, fishing and leisure living. Bob is |
| of your den. That's why you've spent | | | | also the author and owner of this article. |
| thousands of dollars on a bass boat! | | | | |