I have a catamaran platform boat with a large canopy. The wife likes to go for a ride once and awhile while I fish and she has her own pole and gets excited when a fish gets on it. But she doesn't fish much.

 

Then there is the other part of all this....

~Hon, I'm going fishing.... "okay, be safe. Wear your preserver."

~Hon, I'm back (4 hours later). "Oh good, any bites?" (and she actually listens to all the fish tales and looks at the pictures."

~Hon, I'm thinking about getting my first casting setup. "That's nice."  It's gonna be a bit expensive. The DC reel alone is $249. The I go into detail what it's all about, and she listens. "Sounds good."

 

This is one of the things that make my better half better. The downside of all of this is I have to control my fish spending urges on my own. I can afford it but we're fairly frugal so I feel super guilty if I don't. I do pretty good checking myself though. She's a real gem.

 

I am my better half, so... <shrug>

My wife of 34 years in September and I fish at least once a week if the weather permits, she is a bit of a fair weather fisher.