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Superstitions
We all have some superstition like in baseball and other sports.
What’s not allowed on your boat or in your tackle bags?
My big pet peeves are no bananas on the boat or loose change in my pocket.
During the September tournament we had zero fish going into the PM.
Soon a banana was found and quickly discarded, BAM! We started getting fish.
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I tend to release the first fish of the day back to the fish gods for good luck, (unless its a nice fish then I keep it but get skunked the rest of the day) also I have a lucky cabela's fishing hat every time I forget it I am completely skunked, when I have it I at least get some dinks. [fishon]
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Cacthing a fish on the first cast just means I might as well pack up and go home unless I want to just "catch some rays."
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[/i][/i][/i][/u][/u][/u]My big pet peeves are no bananas on the boat[/u][/i]
My nephew won't allow bananas on his coastal fishing boat when he fishes out of San Francisco. My brother does not want bananas on his boat in Northern Utah. The local boat captains in La Paz ,BC don't want bananas on their boats. Based on my personal experience, the banana superstition has spread pretty far and wide. The rule on my boat is very clear when it comes to bananas.......if you are going to bring a banana aboard, you better bring one for me. BTW I like to eat mine after a breakfast burrito, so bring a couple of them also, light on the cheese please. I 'm picky about coffee so I'll make my own thank you. If we end up getting skunked at least we won't be hungry.
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You get more bites from fish when you light a cigarette or when your drinking a beer. More cigarettes and beer please!
The perfect action must be when the rod is not in your hands![laugh]
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The best catching rates is when you are supposed to be some where or when you have to leave for responsibilities.
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Feed the fishes before we leave the house, keep the first fish no matter what it is, and the fish only hits if you're not holding the pole, or busy with something else like eating or lighting a cig.
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I about got kicked off a tournament boat once for having a banana in my lunch. We got skunked that day and weighed in zero fish...
And I used to smoke ciggs, and it seemed like clockwork that I would catch a fish after lighting up.
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No Bananas in my boat!
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For me it's the whole moon thingy... I have caught plenty of fish on nights with a full moon or no moon... Hell one of my best nights was under a full moon... Fwiw I have watched the moon the last 2 months and could say if it was true there wouldn't be very many nights worth fishing haha.... I fish no matter what the cycle is... 
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Gotcha there! We never even have bananas at our fishing lodge in SE Alaska....very bad luck to have bananas in a boat....
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[quote Troylee]For me it's the whole moon thingy... I have caught plenty of fish on nights with a full moon or no moon... Hell one of my best nights was under a full moon... Fwiw I have watched the moon the last 2 months and could say if it was true there wouldn't be very many nights worth fishing haha.... I fish no matter what the cycle is... [/quote]
How does the morning go for you? Supposedly the fish do their feeding druing the night and don't feed in the day as much, especially morining.
I think you got the superstition backwards. No surprise then why your best night was under the full moon. The jury is still out for me whether or not the moon matters. I will fish no matter what!
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Not nearly as productive for me as the rest here who fish the same areas... I guess it's not so much superstitious I just don't even pay attention to cycle honestly and never will... What really matters is the time the sun rises and falls and what time the moon shines and don't... There is a small window in there that seems to be the most productive... I grew up only fishing nights and they were always the best... Now that I take my kids I go in mornings just cause it's easier to haul crap and kids in out when the sun is still up... My last few adventures to mead before the sun rose has been okay and slow during the day then gets real hot as the sun sets and stays steady through the night... But from the time the sun goes behind the mountain and it gets pitch black has been most productive me... Willow beach late afternoon to night is good with the best late at night midnight to 7 or 8 in the morning....
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I always keep the net and boga grip stowed until I hook up [fishon]
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I always sing a song of bragi, and call upon Odin to grant me wisdom,strength and to guide me through the waters and storms that whip on my path to victory. Hail Odin!
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I like to sing the chorus to "Let Me Catch a Fish" and call on the Lord.
[font "Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]CHORUS: [/size][/font]
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[font "Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]"LET ME CATCH A FISH, OH LORDY, LET ME CATCH A FISH
HOPE YOU DON'T THINK IT AIN'T RIGHT TO SAY A PRAYER LIKE THIS
ST. PETER WAS A FISHERMAN SO PUT ME ON THE LIST
FEED THE HUNGER IN MY SOUL AND LET ME CATCH A FISH"[/size][/font]
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I do try to ignore the net til it's time. I know I'm jinxing myself bringing it out sooner.
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+1 to playing the distraction card.
Look away, light one up, tie one on, put one down - doesn't matter, when you're not watching - THAT's when they bite. Works great on ice too.
I've found the calamity of "phone-fish-interrupt-us" always happens. If I answer the phone - I get a bite. If I call back to respond to a message - I get a bite (not WHILE I'm listening to the message, but as soon as I make or take a call!)
Hmm - bananas- never gave 'em much thought. I'd worry for slipping on the damned peel and taking a deep-six over the side!
I prefer Gollum's song from the Forbidden pool:
The rocks and pool
Is nice and cool
So juicy sweet
Our only wish
To catch a fish
So juicy sweet
Of course anytime I lose a fish I utter one of the following curses:
"Leave now and never come back!"
"What’s it doing? Stupid, fat Hobbit! It ruins it!"
or if they empty my hook w/o the courtesy to hook up and stick around:
"They’re thieves. They’re thieves, they’re filthy little thieves. Where is it? Where is it? They stole it from us. My Precious. Curse them, we hates them! It’s ours it is, and we wants it. "
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Bananas and Suitcases -- Fishing FolkloreTwo of the most enduring [url "http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/outdoor-activities/fishing/fish-conservation/responsible-fishing/life-on-crab-boat.htm"][#005288]crab boat[/#005288][/url] superstitions have to do with, of all things, bananas and suitcases. In both cases, these items are strictly forbidden onboard.
Many charter fishing boat crews have steadfast restrictions about bringing bananas on the boat. In fact, they'll return to the dock to purge the offending fruit [source: [url "http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/bassmaster/news/story?page"][#005288]ESPN[/#005288][/url]]. Some charters go so far as to prohibit Banana Boat brand sunscreen or Banana Republic brand clothes onboard. Fishermen have even been known to object to Fruit of the Loom underwear (one sport fisher claimed he's treated wearers to wedgies and then cut the labels out) [source: [url "http://articles.latimes.com/2001/aug/17/sports/sp-35188"][#005288]LA Times[/#005288][/url]]. Oddly enough, the Fruit of the Loom graphic doesn't even have a banana on it, and some say the banana was left off because of this very superstition [source: [url "http://www.azinet.com/captjim/bananas.htm"][#005288]Brincefield[/#005288][/url]].
There are many theories on why people believe bananas are bad luck for a boat. One superstition is that boats carrying bananas don't catch [url "http://animals.howstuffworks.com/fish/fish-info.htm"][#005288]fish[/#005288][/url]. The origin of this belief dates back to the [url "http://geography.howstuffworks.com/oceans-and-seas/the-caribbean-sea.htm"][#005288]Caribbean[/#005288][/url] trade of the 1700s. The wooden [url "http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/outdoor-activities/water-sports/sailboat.htm"][#005288]sailing boats[/#005288][/url] of that time had to move quickly to deliver bananas before they spoiled, and fishermen had a hard time trolling for fish on such fast-moving boats, which is how the superstition came about. Another superstition that originated during that time is that bananas will cause a boat to sink. This belief developed after many boats never made it to their destinations, and all of the doomed boats were carrying bananas.
One of the creepier superstitions is that banana cargo could actually kill a man. In actuality, fermenting bananas do give off methane gas, which could conceivably get trapped below deck and kill any crew members unlucky enough to be working in the hold. Another popular theory was that venomous [url "http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/life/zoology/insects-arachnids/spider.htm"][#005288]spiders[/#005288][/url] hitched rides in bananas, and once those bananas were onboard, the boat would be host to any number of lethal critters. And then, of course, there's the theory that banana peels cause crew members to slip and fall on deck [source: [url "http://www.yachtingmagazine.com/article.jsp?ID"][#005288]Attah[/#005288][/url]].
Suitcases onboard is a fishing boat no-no as well. Even when camera crew boarded crab boats to film Discovery Channel's reality series "Deadliest Catch," they were asked to leave their equipment suitcases on the dock [source: [url "http://video.aol.com/partner/discoverychannel/deadliest-catch-sig-on-superstitions/34b8a3780acd2f948a6f99e7c597952f86f953fe"][#005288]Deadliest Catch[/#005288][/url]].
The origins of the suitcase superstition are murky, and the superstition has variations. For example, some sailors are superstitious of all luggage; some only ban black suitcases and bags. But everyone seems to agree that a suitcase is a harbinger of death or illness. Black bags are considered bad because black is the color of death and a metaphor for the depths of the dark, cold sea. Some fisherman say that travel bags resemble body bags, another obvious symbol of death.
Why do crab boat captains and crew hang on to these superstitions? Probably for the same reason the superstitions began. Even with modern understanding of science and weather patterns, we still perceive the sea as a mysterious and treacherous place. Beliefs and superstitions are passed down from generation to generation, from fisherman to fisherman, and it's a brave sailor who turns his (or her) back on tradition. Would you be willing to see what happens when you reject a centuries-old superstition?
Yes, we have no bananas
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