So, I took my wife out for a fishing trip and along the way she wants me to explain, “Why do you need 20 different lures to catch bass?” Long store short, she wants to start a little competition. She is going to use worms plus Jigs, and I can use all the lures in my tackle box. Well, the trip went on for about 5 hours and she actually out fished me 3 to 1. And then, she went on about stop spending hundreds on lures that you don’t need. That was the longest 20 minutes ride back home, but she did bring up a valid point.

I was throwing jerk baits, lipless, SK 1.5, spinner baits, etc. But she did out fish me with just a pack of zoom trick worm, and ONE northstar Jig/baby craw. What do you guys think? Do we really need all those lures? I really would like everyone’s input on this, thanks.

My wife did the same thing to me last week end. I caught two dinks. She said make me a drop thing. A what? You mean a drop shot? I rigged one for her and the first cast she pulled up a 4 pounder. She was good about it and didn't rub it in tooo much.

I would say, no, it isn't necessary to have a ton of tackle unless you are fishing for a living. But buying new fishing gear is one of life's greatest pleasures

My wife did the same thing to me last week end. I caught two dinks. She said make me a drop thing. A what? You mean a drop shot? I rigged one for her and the first cast she pulled up a 4 pounder. She was good about it and didn't rub it in tooo much.

It hurts, isn't it? haha!!!

Do you guys have dishwashing competitions also

It's a sickness.

Ask her if she "needs" all the shoes, purses, clothing she has in the closet. Touche'

Sounds like you should have payed attention to what she was doing and fished a slower moving bait

Ask her if she "needs" all the shoes, purses, clothing she has in the closet. Touche'

Yea, I wouldn't do that, unless of course you like sleeping on the couch.

I'm a lucky guy. My wife is a bigger tackle junkie than me.

Yea, I wouldn't do that, unless of course you like sleeping on the couch.

I'm a lucky guy. My wife is a bigger tackle junkie than me.

ROFL...You certainly are, FishinDaddy!

you should of just kicked the trolling motor in turbo and fish fast and sabatoged her lol

Do you guys have dishwashing competitions also It's a sickness.Ask her if she "needs" all the shoes, purses, clothing she has in the closet. Touche'

My wife and I usually have fun by competiting against each other, and somehow she usually wins... Lol! And I won't wanna sleep in the basement for a week! Haha.

Late spring into summer my wife womps I disagree when it comes to the number of fish we each catch. She only uses Senkos. She lives and dies by them. They are the only thing she wants for birthdays, anniversaries and Christmas.

It's a hobby and my wife seems to understand that.

However.....I cannot get a boat till I get her a house first. Guessing another 2-3 years before that happens.

Do we need "all" of the tackle most of us carry? Probably not. I have some stuff that I bought on impulse or before I figured what works best for me that is just ballast. I also have stuff that was once on my favorite list that doesn't get used much anymore. Most of us probably could easily get by with less. That doesn't mean we can get by on one bait IF we want to EFFECTIVELY catch fish in all conditions. My wife fishes with me regularly. She uses some sort of T-rigged plastic most of the time and at times out fishes me. Her personal best came on a chatterbait though, after I had found that was the bait to use that day. She knows that most of the time she can catch fish the way she likes to fish, but she understands that at times other baits and techniques work better.

Your wife's logic:

A: Plastics catch fish.

B: Today plastics worked best.

C: Plastics always work best.

Tell her that her syllogism is faulty, and you need to buy a couple LC Pointers because of falling water temps.

Late spring into summer my wife womps I disagree when it comes to the number of fish we each catch. She only uses Senkos. She lives and dies by them. They are the only thing she wants for birthdays, anniversaries and Christmas.

Sounds like my daughter. They would make great fishing partners. Especially if your wife's gear has to be pink!