Hey Gang,

I don't know if this thread has ever been visited (and I am too heat lazy today to use search mode), but was wonder what superstitions or "Have To's" you want to share.

A few of mine are:

- never bring a camera on the boat.
- never wear a fishing shirt.
- bring my lucky fishing cap.
- "have to" wipe Smelly Jelly on the lucky fishing cap before I fish.
- "have to" drink two glasses of milk before I leave the house.

Downriggin'

Mine are: always count on catching fish and no bananas.

As soon as someone on my boat starts talking negative it is usually time to leave.

Have never hooked a fish with anything banana on board.

I have some links on my homepage to superstitions.

-someone must have chocolate milk and donuts before we launch
-first time guests on the boat always get first fish

I always expect to NOT catch any fish.

Reverse psychology always works! :p

When we go to certain rivers, we always have to stop at the same local gas staion. If we don't the fish God will take revenge.

1. NO BANANAS. Period! That means no banana nut bread or funky banana muffins.
2. Legitimate coffee or beer spill.(Knocking over the beer on purpose won't work.)
3. Wear some kind of fishing attire.
4. Think positive and pray to the Salmon Gods the night before.

do not use yarn with my corkies, only two small ones.....

i have to fish alone or i dont catch any fish,

always wear this ugly alaska hat my grandma got me 3 years ago lol..

Always give the ocean or river or lake a swig of my beer.
Listen to Willie Nelson on the way to wherever I am going.

what's the deal with bananas? i've heard that one before from a lot of people.

Allways drink coffee on the way
new guest on the boat gets first fish

Yeah.....and if you don't catch anything, there's nobody there to tell everybody.

That is a very painful way to go fishing! :p

My only vice is coffee in the morning.

I always have to check to make sure the guides on rod tip are always perfectly straight with the butt section. :p

GH you listen to WHO??? WHY???

i don't do this anymore but my best friend and I used to moon the fish before we started fishing. we thought that it helped. Dumb things guys do to catch fish

Early morning: Little chocolate doughnuts and coffee. Late afternoon: Cold bud and pepper beef jerky. Doesn't always work, but I have fun.

~ Early morning fishing Chocolate milk, afternoon fishing pepsi.
~ Must have the Maxima hat!
~ Fish long enough to piss off the wife!

~steelymann~

~ Early morning fishing Chocolate milk, afternoon fishing pepsi.
~ Must have the Maxima hat!
~ Fish long enough to piss off the wife!

~steelymann~

I ran into the no bananas deal in Hawaii. According to the skipper on the boat we went out on, some warriors were cursed by a king for stealing his prize bananas. Our skipper actually checked for bananas and made a customer leave his at the dock.
My superstions include: when salmon fishing, wear one of my salmon t-shirts. I started doing this this year, I know it's silly but can't help it.

NO BANANAS!!!