Earlier this year I did a radio interview with Bob Murray of Delaware Valley Outdoors. A question that he asked me keeps burning in my head…. "What would you say to women about fishing?" I have some thoughts on that….
Why Should I Fish?
..... it's called memories.
Do you go tanning?
For the ladies… do you go tanning or lay out in the sun? You can achieve quite a suntan while fishing, and you are being active while doing it, if you chose. S
peaking of active, fishing can be great exercise, especially when using two fishing rods. I set mine a distance apart and then wait in the middle. If the fish are active, I am constantly running between the two rods to bring in the fish or re-bait the hook.
If I am fishing with lures, I move up and down the bank, or circle the whole pond if possible. I just can’t sit still when lure fishing.
Then there is wading, there isn’t too much exercise that compares to walking upstream in a creek that comes to your knees. And the scenery is beautiful! You can’t get THAT in a tanning booth unless you fall asleep and dream it.
Do you get your fingernails manicured?
I do, and I still fish. OK, I used to get them manicured, but finances have taken that luxury away from me at the time. I do miss it… it sure 
made tying knots easier, believe it or not! And when they got dirty, you’d be SURPRISED what a fingernail brush can remove. You can also wear gloves to fish in as well. So, nope, manicured fingernails hold no water as an excuse for me!
Ewwww….. live bait????
Live bait is only one option to fishing. There are millions of lures to chose from. You do not have to use live bait. BUT, don’t knock it until you’ve tried it!
I don’t have TIME to go fishing
OK, this one I can relate to, but you need to make time. Take your kids; go with your husband. Pack a lunch and make an afternoon of it while the kids are out of school.
Research on the Internet the basics of fishing. Learn how to tie a fishing knot. You can fish for carp and bluegills using corn… it’s next best thing to live bait. Bass and trout will even eat sweet corn from the can. And the beautiful thing about that is they don’t care if it’s name brand or the cheap chewy stuff. I prefer to use the cheap chewy kernels because they stay on the hook better!
C’mon ladies, give it a try, fish with your kids, fish with your husbands. Try corn.
Corn doesn’t wiggle. Your husband’s will surely help you unhook a fish!
