For my retirement, I received a white and pink rod and reel-very "girly"! The pink lady brought me a lot of luck last summer!

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Your quilter is showing throug........bobbins? Bobbers!

I agree, a nice tackle box, or better yet the idea of a gift card then she can buy what she wants! My dh bought me my own tackle box for my birthday a couple of years ago, complete with tackle and such! I love it!

Gift card is alright or ask her to make a wish list. The list doesn't mean that she gets everything on it - it just gives a direction for you to go in.

(my family does the wish list for Xmas every year)

Give her a "gift certificate" for one day of shopping for fishing equipment for her. You then get to spend some time with her and she can choose what she wants or needs for her fishing. I know I would like to choose what I would like or need for quilting rather than someone who doesn't know what to get and it would be fun spending TIME with my friend.

I have found from experience it isn't easy to know which lures, hooks, flys, etc... are what the recipient needs or will use.
I have called bait shops around the area where the person fishes, and asked what their best sellers were for that area :wink: Some of these little shops even had gift certificates :D:D:D

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A really sunprotective hat...

A fish Quilt or a fish shaped pillow (s)

I really like your idea, but she lives in a different state so I'll have to mail the gifts to her. Sure would be nice spending the day shopping with her. We've been best friends for over 40 years.