I have a solution for you. Take the wife (this also works on girlfriends) out on a driftboat with a guide and get her a nice steelie. I did that very thing on Dec. 9 1998 and have been fishing every weekend save two WITH the sweetie ever since. The connection made between man (or woman) and fish during that first fight is terribly hard to break. Beware!!!!!! she has also out fished me every weekend save two since then. good luck!