HI GUYS AND GALS, MY FIRST POST. I am a wife and mother of three. I also use to fish more in the beginning of my fishing life, but family(kids)seem to take up more time from us gals. Husbands can get away with just going off and fishing, while wifes HAVE to due the kid things, such as sports and running them here and there. It is not that we don't want to fish as much, but that we are just busier than before, so therefore, we are very tired! We also have to work on top of the kids, and that leaves very little time for fishing. Not to take away from you guys, because we know that you work very hard, but it seems to me that it is just easier for a man to get away than a woman, I love to fish and will fish for the rest of my life. Fishing is great for the soul!