Pre-Fishing Bank

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Grimes on May 13, 2009 at 9:35pm

COme on netboy,........settle down a bit......I am pretty sure Eric is bigger than you......

LOL

Josh Potter said:

Delay,

Are you saying that I should be proof reading before I hit post or are you referring to the way I always spell Dlloiydd?

Eric DeLay said:

Taking marriage advice from the divorced guy. Hmmm.....
That's like asking Lloyd for fashion (or any) advice, or asking T-Dot to make sense, or asking Sessler what it is like being broke, or asking Ron what he does if he can't catch any fish, or asking Potter how to spell, or asking Parnicky to keep his answer short, or asking Wolsky to get something off of the top shelf, or asking Bess what it is like to have a best friend who is a not a genius.

Jerry said:

I am divorced..aka single, and I highly recommend it. Fish whenever, drink whenever, etc. If I were married still? I'd fish twice a month after doing what Jeff said and then some. BTW nice pic Dave

Permalink Reply by Jordan Doucet on May 13, 2009 at 10:27pm

Fishing has ruined a few relationships for me in the past, but they were really B's anyways in my opinion. My girlfriend now is awesome, but it could also have to do with how I started it. When we first started dating, the conversation went as follows:

"Listen, I like you but here's the deal: I was fishing way before I knew you and I will continue fishing when we are together, sorry, but thats the way it is..."

I figured if she stayed and I didn't get slapped in the face or C-blocked later that night she was a keeper. It's been a year and a half and no problems yet, fishing related that is. Lets face it, we all say some dumb shit sometimes.

Permalink Reply by Willie Parsons on May 13, 2009 at 10:34pm

Another "wise" man said, never argue with your wife, just dicker.

Jon Sessler said:

To quote a wise man:

Disappoint her early and often in the relationship, that way the bar is never set to high, and the expectations for you to do the right thing is extremely low.

Permalink Reply by Jeff Grimes on May 13, 2009 at 10:41pm

Best sign I ever saw was in front of a used car lot in Texas......it was around Valentines Day I think and it said....." Bring your wife in and we'll Dicker....." and right under it ....it said "have a girlfriend?"......."bring her in and we'll Dicker too!"

That is great advertising



smalljaws said:

Another "wise" man said, never argue with your wife, just dicker.

Jon Sessler said:

To quote a wise man:

Disappoint her early and often in the relationship, that way the bar is never set to high, and the expectations for you to do the right thing is extremely low.

Permalink Reply by Josh Potter on May 13, 2009 at 11:03pm

Good ground worked layed there Jordan. My wedding day was opening day of deer season. My buddies freaked when I told them. The wedding wasn't until 7:00 pm. The whole wedding party hunted till dark. Her mom didn't think it was a good idea but I wasn't marrying her mom.

Jordan Doucet said:

Fishing has ruined a few relationships for me in the past, but they were really B's anyways in my opinion. My girlfriend now is awesome, but it could also have to do with how I started it. When we first started dating, the conversation went as follows:

"Listen, I like you but here's the deal: I was fishing way before I knew you and I will continue fishing when we are together, sorry, but thats the way it is..."

I figured if she stayed and I didn't get slapped in the face or C-blocked later that night she was a keeper. It's been a year and a half and no problems yet, fishing related that is. Lets face it, we all say some dumb shit sometimes.

Permalink Reply by Jerry on May 13, 2009 at 11:29pm

Awesome, guys. Good to hear some have it dialed and their significant others are okay with the fishing addiction. Maybe some day? Doubtful...LOL To be on Delays comparison...too damn funny TY.

Permalink Reply by Chad Simon on May 14, 2009 at 11:33am

Yeah, I'm pretty sure they are the same pink ones he was wearing for you when you guys were out jerkin on that spot in March.

Eric DeLay said:

Chad, they are Ron's glasses and he wants them back.

Chad Simon said:

At a Lake Washington Tournament in March I snagged a $400 pair of women's Coach sunglasses out of 24' of water. They were the 2008 sunglasses of the year, and in great condition, so let's just say my bank account is doing fine!

Permalink Reply by Eric DeLay on May 14, 2009 at 11:43am

Good post Josh,
I can just picture the dueling banjos at your wedding.
Spellcheck is free and it is easy. There is no shame in being a bad speller, just recognize it and deal with it. BigBassDez are you listening?

Josh Potter said:

I don't claim to be a master by any stretch and after 11 happy years we still have our battles from time to time. I have found however that it rarely has to do with the fishing its self it just manifests its self through fishing. Some of you guys have made some great points and you really have to know your wife/girlfriend to be able to determine the best approach. First of all you can't think of these things as tactics. They must be sincere and thought out. What's done for show will be seen as such.

My grandpa was a pastor and super wise. He counseled my wife and I before we got married and one of the most important things he told us is that a relationship is like a bank account. You can't take a withdrawal unless you have made sufficient deposits. That really stuck with me. The key is figuring out what a deposit is to your spouse. It may be significantly different than you think. I have also found that if I communicate with my wife my intentions or goals then she gets behind me and supports me because she sees what I am doing as a mission rather than just me wanting to have a good time. Last year my partner and I made the cut at Moses and she packed up all 3 kids and showed up at weigh-in on Sunday. That is over 100 miles from where we live. We had spent a fair amount of time in the weeks prior to that event talking about it and how cool it would be to fish on Sunday. She felt like she was a part of it and she was. Then I took 2 huge steps backwards in the process by neglecting to introduce her to the guys I knew. Totally retarded on my part.

You can't trick them. They are way smarter than us in a lot of ways. The big ground work is laid way in advance and not the night before. Not to say it's a bad idea to lay a little ground work the night before either.

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