what do you do to keep wife comfy ice fishing

[mww24]

warm boots. I also bought her the womens ice armor suit. we have a clam base camp thermal and a big buddy heater. we get the house hot and she will sit there all day. she loves watching the fish on the flasher and trying get them to bite. she doesn't ask to go in the winter like she asks to go in the summer. only reason she comes in the summer is to tan and drink beer. she comes in the winter to catch fish

[bturck]

I agree with the warm clothing, especially boots and a potty site. My wife loves to fish and will spend 12 hrs staring at the Vexi on LOW, and having a ball. In fact she can outfish me as well. I just tell her it took a good guide to put her on the fish. LOL At the cabin in the summer we spend hundreds of hours in the boat each year, obviously much warmer but she loves to fish any chance she can. No doubt thats a good thing regardless of the season....

[Mrs Boilerman]

I love to go fishing with my husband. Life can be crazy and busy, but now that the kids are gone (yippee!) time spent on the ice is sometimes the only time we get to relax. We talk about the strangest things!

One thing I've noticed over the years is that when I get a bit bored I start thinking about the things I should be doing at home and feeling a bit guilty for not getting it done. So if you really want her to go, help keep up on household chores so she can fish without guilt.

My husband likes it when I go with him because there's no 'fishing widow' guilt and I bring better food.

[nocturnalmotors]

she doesn't ask to go in the winter like she asks to go in the summer. only reason she comes in the summer is to tan and drink beer. she comes in the winter to catch fish

Ditto!

[SkunkedAgain]

Warm clothes and booze. It helped me get married and it keeps the marriage going!

[fishersofmen]

My wife said she may want to go this year for the first time. Need to figure out a way to make her real uncomfortable the first time out.

[TruthWalleyes]

My husband likes it when I go with him because there's no 'fishing widow' guilt and I bring better food.

Thats too funny...and a great way to spend time together.

[low277]

The older I get, the more I enjoy having the wife come with, either in the fish house or the boat. She complains less than a lot of men I have fished with.

I my experience if you "Take care of your wife, She Will Take Care Of You"

[WinterHaven]

I have tried to get my wife out there every year and she wants nothing to do with it, so I will not argue at all with her decision.

[reinhard1]

my wife loves to fish but in the open water mostly. when she does go with me i keep her warm and take a seperate portable along with a heater and a bucket/with bag with toilet seat for nature calls. i bring the old green coleman stove and heat up some soup or just heat up some venison kielbasa on buns with sourkrout with bacon for toppings. since it's only a few times [once or twice] i make her as comfortable as possible. good luck.

[Da Biggin]

Leave her in the car with bon bons and a romance novel....

[Rippinlip]

Warm clothes and boots most important!

Do not take her out in the dark of morning to set up, nothing worse than having them tired, cold and nervous about being on a lake at dark. Let her decide how long, what she wants to fish for, use whatever she wants for equipment, and make sure at the end of the day you stop at a local bar/restuarant to get something to eat. Make it about HER! I get the chance to ice fish with my wife and daughter ocassionally. So for the times they go out its about them, I have plenty of my time alone.

My wife now books our stays at Appeldoorns for ice fishing. That weekend is a riot and the three of us get to enjoy each others company and catch fish in a great house, talk about comfy!

[kevfish1]

When I tell my wife I am going fishing for a couple of days she replies "cant you go longer" Hmmmmm I'm beginning to wonder.

[Acemac]

When I tell my wife I am going fishing for a couple of days she replies "cant you go longer" Hmmmmm I'm beginning to wonder.

LUCKY

[shizzy]

I get the shack up and the heater going right away and worry about the details later. punching holes, tying lures, getting the radio tuned in and all that don't matter if Momma is cold.

[Down Deep]

My wife enjoys ice fishing once every 12 years. Usually on a late March day when the temp is 50 degrees and sun is out. If your wife really wants to go ice fishing its up to her to tell you what she wants to make her comfortable. I did take my wife to Sportsman's at LOW one time and she said she actually enjoyed it in the hotel and fishhouse. I fished for two full days and she made it a 1/2 day and rode back into Sportsman's at noon. When I got back in she had the nails all polished up, the hair done and was ready for dinner.

[bobbymalone]

carhartt coveralls, warmest boots on the planet, keep her on fish.

I usually have a tougher time convincing her to not go. but once we are there, she's more likely to want to pack 'er up if we aren't catching anything and I've got a lot more patience.

[TooTallTom]

bobbymalone, have you ever sat her down and, in your best patronizing voice, explained to her the reason they call it "fishing" as opposed to "catching"?

Can I be there when you do?

[skippie]

I keep mine at home...

[klee]

Reading and comfy is to be left at home. If shes not the first one out the door or the first one to bug you about ice fishing, she's probably not interested. Better to leave her at home. I'm a lady and I think about ice fishing as soon as deer hunting season is over. Like right now, I've got the itch already for ice. Not to be mean. But ice fishing is about being outdoors and actually fishing, not sitting in doors all warm and cozy. That's for after. I'm a hole hopper and always on my feet. If fish are not biting, I'm moving. It's about doing things together that you both will enjoy. If you don' t want her to be mad and have you packing after a few hours, better to stay home and find something else to do at another time. But other than that; warm clothes, good socks and boots will do. Of course it is ICE FISHING, so its gonna be cold.

[LakeoftheWoods]

All i have to do to make my wife comfortable out fishing is start a fire and drill her holes. she can take care of the rest

[OnAFly]

When we were still dating, my wife met me to go ice fishing after work one day. She showed up in Uggs and wound up soaking wet. I kept her warm by keeping her on fish. She caught a ton and didn't complain at all.

I did take her to Cabelas to get a real pair of boots the next weekend

I think if you keep the fish coming and have the necessary gear to be dry and warm, you won't hear any complaints.

[TyGuy02]

Spend the extra money and rent a cabin and shack on LOW or another hardworking Lodge on one of the many great walleye factory lakes in our great state. Bring some friends and family. Some will go fishing all weekend, some for just a little bit, but it'll be fun and the wife will get the fishing "fix" for the winter. I'm usually surrounded by trouble when I go ice fishing (20x a winter), dead batteries on the snowmobile, getting stuck pulling the wheelhouse, forgetting extra gas for the auger...my wife doesn't handle adversity very well and the best thing ever is if she gets a ride to a warm house from someone other than me. Then when something "weird" does happen, it's not YOUR fault!

[Eric Wettschreck]

Cripes, after reading some responses all I can think is there are some real wimpy people out there, guys and gals.

Iffin she wants to ice fish she'll go ice fishing. Iffin she wants a 4 star hotel room, that's where she's going.

Just go fishing. If others don't like it they will stay home.

[bottom-bouncer]

My wife enjoys ice fishing as almost as much as me. We bow hunt pretty hard all fall and by the time there is ice were both ready to sit back and relax. I do fish differently than alot of others we move around a bit during early ice with the flip house. but when its wheel house time we pick our spot and thats were we fish. were really just there to relax enjoy each others company if we catch a fish great if not thats ok to.