I've seen fishing addiction cause family problems. Not all but many men who fish too much have angered their spouses; women who fish too much have forgotten to care for their children, etc.
That's why I don't fish enough to create such problems. Last year I gave away over 24 old fishing poles. I did keep four aside from those. But I fished only three times: one time without catching anything, one time catching some crappies and given some crappies from my Cambodian friend's family that took me fishing, and the other time ocean fishing with a Vietnamese friend from San Jose who gave me all of the 14 catches.
This year I tried ice fishing once. Caught nothing. Not going to fish again till spring. But then even then I'll be going only once. I don't think the belle even cares about fishing. We might just go on cruises instead.
