Including, apparently, when he's exaggerating about the size of his...fish.The "Happy Days" star and his wife joined Graham Bensinger for an interview recently, where the couple talked about their marriage, how they met and the one activity that somehow transforms Winkler from one of the nicest guys in Hollywood into a fiercely competitive rule-breaker.Fly-fishing.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK OUTDOORSActor Henry Winkler and his wife, Stacey, arrive at the Milk + Bookies 6th Annual Story Time Celebration at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles on April 19, 2015.
(Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)According to Stacey, her husband might also be padding the stats a little bit."You have alleged before that he pads his numbers," Bensinger said.Winkler immediately looked offended."Wait a minute.Really?" he asked.Stacey didn't back down."I write down in my book exactly," Winkler protested.
"I don't round off.That I do only in charity."That set his wife up perfectly."The biggest charity is your fish size," Stacey fired back.
"You are about your fish size the way other people are about… other sizes."Ouch.After 48 years of marriage, Winkler seemed stunned to learn that his own wife apparently doesn't trust his measurements."I have just learned something I've never known," he said."I don't pad my numbers, but my wife believes I pad my numbers.
Shocking.I'm shocked.
I'm hurt."Who among us hasn't exaggerated a little after a fishing trip?But the (alleged) fish inflation isn't even their biggest problem on the water.The couple used to fish together, but that arrangement apparently became unsustainable because Henry — otherwise known for being an exceptionally pleasant human being — becomes an entirely different person once there's a trout involved.He explained that they once had clearly defined territory while sharing a boat.Stacey got the water from the front of the boat back to the oars.
Henry got everything behind the oars.Simple enough.Except Henry didn't...