Who (long ago) decided that Fishing opener would be the weekend of Mother's

[cv)]

Day in Minnesota? Perhaps someone who didn't have a good relationship with their mother??

[Stocky]

Eeeewwwww. That is definitely a 'damned if you do, damned if you don't' kinda problem, isn't it?

[Slapshot27]

Or someone who wanted to piss off their wife.

It was probably a typical male thing where they just don't pay attention to what is going on except what they want..