Joe - it is a sad truth. There are way more women out there who spend money more readily that men do on fishing gear. Women give away brand new clothes and shoes with tags on them to good will because they are no longer chic OR they don't fit.
I'm not going to say how many times I have heard the phase " I need some new spring clothes ". At the same time I am guilty of buying a dozen of some lures that work well for me.
I just picked up some hot dog/marshmellow forks ($12.50 for two) that extend around 3 feet and thought of a lot of uses for them. My wife felt it was wasted $. I told her paying to Weight Watchers was a waste.
Heck, what fun is there in life can't splurge a little and enjoy your hard earned $! I'll take my risks with being a big over weight than suffering eating salads and 4 oz of meat. Dropping dead of a heart attack sounds more appealing that some slow killing cancer.
Beaver - send me a pm w/ a mailing address and I'll send out of lures to you to help you out. RI is a great state to be going to college. I would be fishing all the time in between studying and chasing those hotties on campus.
