Christmas Gifts For Fishermen

Christmas Gifts for Fishermen Are Easy to Find

Are you still getting chit for that Billy Bass you bought him a few Christmases ago? Or is it more like you and the six other people who gave him the same singing fish.

Let's face it. You can't complain about the male gene that creates the urge to buy their significant others small appliances (i.e. useful stuff) instead of expensive jewelry, if you don't counter attack with some deeper understanding on your end of this gift giving business.

Basically gifts for fishermen fall into three categories. Things that will catch them more fish, things that they can show off and things that proclaim to the world how much they love to fish.

The first catagory is where the fisherman spends most of his own dough. Bait, new lures, new bass boats etc. This is where all of that money they get you to save by buying cheaper toliet paper goes. Its why you get those "I don't like them" looks from him when trying on new shoes. All of these little things add up to big things like yet another rod and reel.

As for gift giving this area can be a big risk. If you spend a lot of money and its the wrong thing make sure you save the receipts and be prepared for some real disappoint on the faces of the big kid, I mean husband. Gift certificates might work here but then that means a trip shopping which of course means not fishing and that is never any fun.

Category two is also very difficult because you never know what is cool in the minds of your husband's fishing buddies. You might get something that is totally passe by the time the next fishing season rolls around.

Category three, items which proclaim the fisherman's love for fishing for the world to see (t-shirts, hats, signs, paperweights, mouse pads, coffee mugs etc) are probably the safest way to go unless they are so impractical that its just junk - like those singing fish. Going with a gift for a fisherman in this category has several advantages 1. You usually don't end up spending too much money so the nest egg is secure to finance expensive fishing trips and outboard motors. 2. They are going to love it as long as it has something to do with the true love of their life - fishing. After you of course. 3. It comforts them. It makes them believe that you are totally behind their fishing crazed minds. You are one with them. You support their obsession. This might not be totally true of course but it at least says "Hun, I recognize that you are truely out of your mind over fishing but I am ok with it. I realize that nothing will stop this obsession so I might as well join in on the fun".

Happy Holidays!