Buy the thing, then get a mate to bring it round as a present from his old uncle.
Or some such concocted old toffee like that , but make sure that the old uncle is either a) aware of the scheme, or, b) imaginary,far away, and dead.
She's bound to check it through.
Cheers,
Davey.

 

If she reads your statements its hard ..
A mate of mine used to hide £5 a week away in a envelope marked "FF" which stood for Fishing Funds . After a tidy sum had accumalated his dearly beloved was having a tidy up and found it .
When he came home from work she asked him "what is this envelope marked "FF" with £255 in it ?"
Quick thinking he told her " Its money I was saving to surprise you with a holiday - FF means family funds "
GUTTED

He's divorced now .............hmy:

 

The coffee jar system works well , but the hiding place must be good enough to avoid the relentless surveillance.
Plus , of course, women seem to be able to detect money at a considerable distance, and home in on it with unerring accuracy.
Four hundred yards might be considered a reasonably safe radius outside of which to cache ' Emergency Supplies '.
Cheers,
Davey.

 

I am sitting with my finger on the mouse button filled with total fear. I want to order a new fishing rod to fill the gap in the 5-20 gram range to use as a sea trout rod. But she-who-must-be-obeyed will probably serve me my liver for breakfast if I do. :laugh:

In the last 6 months or so, I have brought the following to the house:

7 fishing rods
6 reels, 3 of them for me expensive multi reels

Not to mention, rod tubes, fishing bag, and all the crap that goes into one, neoprene waders etc.

I allready had two rods and 3 reels when I started the fishing season in June last year.

So how do I bring yet another fishing rod to the house without getting killed?

There must be wast experience in this here in the forum. So please share :victory:

You have answered your own question, rod tubes are the masculine equivilent of the handbag, they go out of the house ,they come into the house. How many men know or care about the contents of a handbag? probably just as many women want to know the content of a rod tube, so unless you are buying the rod online or mailorder no problem.

 

if i want to hide something from the wife like my "ff" envelope i put it in the oven cause she never cooks at all ever

 

You have answered your own question, rod tubes are the masculine equivilent of the handbag, they go out of the house ,they come into the house. How many men know or care about the contents of a handbag? probably just as many women want to know the content of a rod tube, so unless you are buying the rod online or mailorder no problem.

1. My wife does not carry a handbag ( she just buy dem, and stash them in her wardrobe :g

2. It will have to be mail order as it looks like the local tackle shops don't carry baitcasting rods in the 5-20 gram casting weight range.

But keep 'em coming. Good ideas here

 

If she reads your statements its hard ..
A mate of mine used to hide £5 a week away in a envelope marked "FF" which stood for Fishing Funds . After a tidy sum had accumalated his dearly beloved was having a tidy up and found it .
When he came home from work she asked him "what is this envelope marked "FF" with £255 in it ?"
Quick thinking he told her " Its money I was saving to surprise you with a holiday - FF means family funds "
GUTTED

He's divorced now .............hmy:

I am lucky there. I use online banking, and she could not switch on a computer if you put a gun to her head :clap2:

Putting away money like that...forget it. But the rod will be purchased from incoming funds she don't know about, so I don't have to worry about a paper trail... :clap:

 

You have 2 options you can use the ferret method, ferret money away, and them sneak them in the house.
Or be open about it and declare a false value, knock 1 or two 0’s of the actual price.
This way is my preferred method, if you do it convincingly enough, she might encourage you to purchase, as you would be a fall not to buy the items.:bye1:

 

its easy to get away with buying a new rod mate, just buy her a hand bag ass well, no problems then.:whistling:whistling:laugh::laugh:

 

It will get easier as time goes by, as you will have that much gear she wont notice a new addition.

 

I'm straight up with my missus. She knows what I buy and what I sell.

She never complains.

Likewise when she buys a load of old sh1te, I keep quiet, even if I think it's a waste of cash.

 

Wives..Ive got all to come!!! But thank god Ive still got my freedom at the moment!!! :yahoo:

 

Hi To be a fisherman you also have to be a smuggler of tackle..Go fishing with a favourite rod in a soft bag ,put the new one in on the way back with the old one, she will never know:group:

 

come on be a man stand up for your self , don't be pushed around . your the norseman all you say should go and she should be grateful for it. don't buy a rod buy two.
ps my divorce is finalised next week.
or put the rod in a mates car so when he comes" around you can ask for "that old rod i lent you".

 

if she has already put up with 7 rods etc why would you want to screw up by adding that one more you obviously know is going to be the bridge to far? Sod the rod take the girl out for dinner, thank her for putting up with your mad spending and then get her home and give her some rod action u lucky sod!!!!

 

You have 2 options you can use the ferret method, ferret money away, and them sneak them in the house.
Or be open about it and declare a false value, knock 1 or two 0’s of the actual price.
This way is my preferred method, if you do it convincingly enough, she might encourage you to purchase, as you would be a fall not to buy the items.:bye1:

LOL . Another old fishing pal used the "decimal point" system - All was going well until a Veals catalogue dropped on the door mat & his wife had a tot-up :rtfm:

I have just successfully smuggled a rod in - I normally buy 2nd hand gear -if its not shiny they dont notice .

 

Best way to get a new rod in the house is to take a few you already own,out fishing.when you come back,bring the new rod in with the old ones.the more obvious you are,the better,as it does'nt look like you're being crafty or sneaky.
Al,owner of over 20 rods and now single..lol

 

:fishing:I have about 50 rods, give or take a dozen, the Christmas before last my wife bought me a rod, "Why did you buy me a rod, I've got loads of them" I exclaimed. "Because I couldn't think of anything else to get you," she replied. This Christmas I treated myself to a new rod, "I thought you had enough rods" she exclaimed. "I couldn't think of anything else" I replied. End of conversation.:fishing: