Fishing superstitions

[ScowardNJ]

No bananas on a fishing trip---NEVER!

[Lard Almighty]

I have to have my lucky pocketknife with me whenever I'm out on the water.

[Jigman13]

Never keeping the first fish... 1.) I believe in good karma and 2.) I support catch and release unless I'm parlaying panfish and stockies into larger specimens!

And to always have one of my two Yankee hats on except for ice fishing... Too damn cold for a baseball hat once temps are in the 30s!

[acabtp]

i don't care how late i am, if i catch a fish on the last cast, i have to give it at least three more casts. if i catch a fish on one of those, another three. this can go on for a while sometimes.

if i'm not getting any bites, taking eyes and hand off the rod (no peeking!) to adjust the trolling motor is usually all it takes to produce a missed strike.

[lunkertaker]

Originally Posted by acabtp

i don't care how late i am, if i catch a fish on the last cast, i have to give it at least three more casts. if i catch a fish on one of those, another three. this can go on for a while sometimes.

I usually have to give it at least 5 more casts!

Try not to catch a fish on the very first cast...will jinx the rest of the trip

[Andrushkin33]

Originally Posted by lunkertaker

I usually have to give it at least 5 more casts!

Try not to catch a fish on the very first cast...will jinx the rest of the trip

If I would follow that last night I would of never left Spruce.

[lunkertaker]

Originally Posted by Andrushkin33

If I would follow that last night I would of never left Spruce.

yeah I know! Just heard it was a superstition, but like you dont subscribe as I have many times caught a fish on the first cast and continued successfully...just contributing to a heard superstition.

[flatcreek]

Originally Posted by ScowardNJ

No bananas on a fishing trip---NEVER!

Believe it or not, I make it a habit of bringing bannanas, Tom loves them and we have had some of our best day with bananas on the boat.

[kmaty]

Always let first fish go! Especially striper fishing big no-no to kill first of season!
White lighters!
Bananas
Shining the brightest light you can possibly buy in the water! ( well this may not be superstitious but it burns my a$$)

[liveitup1.75liter]

When ppl trow rocks and play fetch wit fido and go ten feet away from me on a kayak n now those dumb paddle boards. If i can refrain from goin ape on em i seem to get rewarded.. picking up a piece of garbage good way to start a trip2.. 100% let #1 go.. jigman naild it wit karma