The banana thread got my friends and I talking about all the goofy things folks beleive about fishing that are simply not true. Things like "Jumping fish don't bite" Have you got any examples?

Yeah.

If you're using a three foot leader, your lead will have to travel 6 feet before you feel the bite.

Uh huh.....if you're in a coma maybe.

Good one Dan. My friend always says that I only set the hook after the second jump!

Cutting open a fish tells you what bait to use.

Wrong, it will only tell you what the fish will eat not what the fish wants to eat. The stomach contents are an indication of what food is readily available but remember fish have excellent digestive systems, & most soft-bodied animals consumed will be unrecognisable. This is why cod always seem to be stuffed with crabs, shrimp and the odd small half digested fish. The most available food is not always the fishes first choice. Fish will seek out prey that is easy to catch, has a higher nutritional value or is simply tastier. What is the point of always using a bait which is in abundace anyway?

For my kids it was always, "I won't need any raingear, it's not gonna rain."

For me it was always, "Just one more cast and then we'll head home."

Hate to tell ya BUT
chanting "here fishy, fishy, fishy" really doesnt help :p

Guaranteed way to get a fish to hit-- all you have to do is to take a pee. About the time you start, BAM, fish on!

Make sure you announce your intentions just before you start. It seems to help.

Those dark fish are fine if ya smoke 'em.

ten of my favorites:

1. Barbless hooks; "I would never have lost that fish if i wasn't for these blasted barbless hooks!"

2. Beginners Luck; Not that beginners don't have it, but that experts don't need it.

3. Kings are on the bottom and at least 100' down, silvers are on top and not deeper than 60'.

4. Humpies only hit pink.

5. Dogfish only hit bait.

6. Steelhead won't take a dry fly.

7. Steelhead won't bite when livestock are resting and chewing their cud. (for real)

8. I don't need no stinking life jacket.

9. It's no problem, you can hitch a ride from Leyendecker's back to the Hatchery easy. (any turnaround applies)

10. And my all time favorite:
the "Black Box"

I love this one when wild steelhead are upstream, past the tribal nets " If I don't kill it the Indians will"

2. "Bright day bright fly, dark day, dark fly"

how's this one.

" the Sammish king's will actually eat a two ounce jig sitting on the bottom."

Or
"if you bring a (camera or net) you won't catch any thing"

It is good luck to have a girl fishing with you in the boat.

Easy Limits: Are you saying it's NOT good luck to have a girl in the boat with you? Now that's over the line!I always considered myself lucky if I could get a gril in my boat.

The one that got away is always chrome bright and at least 15 pounds.

"Stop making noise, you will scare the fish away!" I like this one to make kids shut up.

No point in releasing fish, cuz the indians will just get them anyways.

Always keep your pole tip as high as possible when drifting.

Bobbers are for sissys.

A 4/0 hook is always better than a 1/0.

Cast upstream 100yards, the guy next to you won't mind.

If you don't use the Bill Dance hookset, you won't catch any fish.

Listen to the guys on the river, not the regulations booklet.

I'm not catching anything, so that means the fishing sucks.

Buzzbombs work great in 10 feet of water.

Gamikatsu's are the best hooks.

"You have to be on the water at O dark thirty to catch any fish"

When I was younger my best friend and I thought we had to moon the fish to catch anything.

1. Fish will not bite in High Water or when the river blows out, stay home!
2.El Nino' is the reason if the fishing sucks.
3. Reiter is the best spot to fish on the Sky
4. The bigger fish are deeper.
5. Fish finders never lie
6. The best bite is when the sun comes up.
7. Always wash your hands before touching bait...
8. Native/Wild fish fight better
9. Always fish where the crowd is, thats where the fish are.
10. Fish any color, as long as it is green.
11. Fish can't see black
12. Fish can see bright yella boondoggin line
13. Ya can't catch your own herring with a Salmon net

WW

It is a myth to me. I have not had a girl in my boat in a long time.

"you can only catch kings if you troll slow "