The whole concern regarding too much familiarity is person to person dependent I think - some people need more alone time - some people less - I like my weekends to myself sometimes, but I also spend quite a bit of time with my wife and do not mind it really at all - we lived in very close quarters during college, in all the same classes in pharmacy school - studied together non stop and we were always still crazy about each other - not to say that this is for everyone with personalities likely varying, but it works for me fine and others too.

Yeah, I opted to wait till the spring to fish more with the wife due to this issue - doubt any newcomer is likely to take to it right off in tougher fishing conditions - now that I have learned to catch them more, I dont mind fewer bites in the winter - I feel I have to work for them harder and feel like an accomplishment when I do get em - but fore a brand new person, it does not build any confidence much at all IMO.

Very cool that your wife was wanting to "make one last cast" - thats the spirit!!!

How to turn wife into bass junky??

WHY?

Been married a long time and my wife is as interested in me tagging along with her at Nordstroms as I am in taking her fishing.  Being retired we see a lot of each other and " personal down time" works well in my marriage.  My wife is my queen.

What? That is like asking you wife to get into the Superbowl.

After nearly 45 years of marriage, I'll offer this bit from experience. Things which might seem ideal on the surface can become the source of stress in a relationship.

If you can get your wife interested in fishing, great. But if not, don't force the issue. Be thankful she doesn't mind you going fishing.

My wife is not interested in fishing because she does not like the thought of hurting the fish. Maybe that stems from her nursing background.

She doesn't remember the time she went striper fishing with me in '73 and caught a 17 pounder. She thought it was great at the time, but it apparently had no life altering affect on her.

It's good to do things together, but it's also good to have personal time as well. "Familiarity breeds contempt" and all that stuff.

I'll play golf with my wife, and go fishing by myself or with a buddy.

My wife can go to T J Maxx without me. In fact, I prefer it that way.

Question: What if I get my wife into fishing with me? The whole familiarity thing would not necessarily apply as I am usually gone 7 months out of the year (Unless the President decides for us to lose our day jobs in Iraq and Afghanistan). I took her out this weekend, before we left she was asking for the quintessential, "Just one more cast, please." Also, I told her before we went out that the water is far too cold for the fishing to be great. Yeah with a slow presentation and a good location we would have done alright, but too much slowness to be able to teach her well.

God bless you Bro, and Semper fi.  Im reading Chestys biography now, and your with a helluva unit.  Back on subject, Ive tried for 4 years and my ol' lady has no interest in fishing.  However, Ive recently been authourized to purchase a boat if its back deck is big enough for her to lay out on.  Life is good.

bribe her. for a 5 lb bass she gets new make-up, 7 lb - new shoes, 10 lb- new purse !!! ya never know.