Anyone Superstitious? 2024

SeaCrow reply :

Does anyone have any fishing superstitions? How about a lucky lure or favorite hat? For instance, I won't fish on a Sunday. It's bad luck for me..So what say you?

MN Fisher reply :

Superstitions are...superstitious.

senile1 reply :

None. Everything is based on science and mathematical probability. If that info isn't available I fly by the seat of my pants - logic and experience.

Harold Scoggins reply :

I only believe in science.

Darren. reply :

Not superstitious, just a little stitious. (Michael Scott)

Just kidding. I'm not such a person who has to wear

the same underwear during the entire football season

after my team wins.

SeaCrow reply :

No lucky underwear??...no lucky lure?...somebody has to be slightly superstitious..lol..

schplurg reply :

You seriously don't fish on one of the seven days we have because of "bad luck"?

Who dishes out this luck and why did they pick Sunday for you to be unlucky? I wonder if you can file an appeal, maybe change it to Tuesday or something. Then again I stay away on weekends sometimes due to crowds.

Maybe if you wear two different colored socks you could fish on Sundays.

I have no superstitions. I'll fish on Friday the 13th and I'll walk under a ladder indoors with an open umbrella to get there if I must. I even bring bananas sometimes so I guess you could call me a bit reckless

I could see having a lucky shirt, but to not go at all - F that.

SeaCrow reply :

I'm not too surprised that y'all aren't superstitious, I did think some of y'all might have a lucky hat or something like that

On 8/11/2019 at 8:41 AM, schplurg said:

You seriously don't fish on one of the seven days we have because of "bad luck"?

Who dishes out this luck and why did they pick Sunday for you to be unlucky? I wonder if you can file an appeal, maybe change it to Tuesday or something. Then again I stay away on weekends sometimes due to crowds.

Maybe if you wear two different colored socks you could fish on Sundays.

I have no superstitions. I'll fish on Friday the 13th and I'll walk under a ladder indoors with an open umbrella to get there if I must. I even bring bananas sometimes so I guess you could call me a bit reckless

I could see having a lucky shirt, but to not go at all - F that.

I'm thinking of filing an appeal to the wonderful wizard of oz,, see what he can do for me. Honestly, I just take Sunday off usually.

fishwizzard reply :

I am about some things, but nothing about fishing. My main one is that I *have* to get a haircut/beard trim the morning of or the day before I start a new gig. Even when it's nothing client-facing and I am just monkeying around a warehouse I feel like I cannot focus and get started without a bald dome and neat beard.

SeaCrow reply :

I just thought some fishers here would like have a lucky lure or something..

papajoe222 reply :

I am superstitious. I know if the sky is clear and there is no wind, my chances of a great day are non-existent. If it's overcast and windy, I could possibly have my best outing of the year.

All kidding aside, if I'm in a funk and need a good confidence building outing, I'll grab my favorite lure, rod/reel, a new Red Sox cap and I'll leave momma at home. There's some superstition and some logic mixed in there, but it's mostly confidence in myself, my gear and the fact that the wife isn't there to upstage me. The new Sox cap is just an excuse to get a new one.

Sam reply :

Yep.

Cajun grandmother taught me to be superstitious since I was a young child.

When I am watching a sporting event and my team is doing well, I will not move or change positions until they screw up. Used to get dressed for high school sports in a certain manner. Had to touch home plate when I played on church's softball team going in and out of the field. Have to have certain brand name items for specific bodies of water including rods, reels, baits and presentations.

Crazy? Yes. Does it work? Every time. Will I keep doing it? Of course.

Now, do you want to discuss the ghost that haunts my house?????? Just ask my wife and she will tell you what it was doing to her as she quilted.

On 8/11/2019 at 8:58 AM, SeaCrow said:

I just thought some fishers here would like have a lucky lure or something..

Seacow, I have two favorite crankbaits that seem to work better than my other crankbaits.

I am very careful when I use them.

lo n slo reply :

little bit

SeaCrow reply :

Ok, I knew some of y'all were superstitious

BuzzHudson19c reply :

Always wear the same hat but that could be more about comfort. And no bananas, banana bread, banana boat sunscreen. No bananas!

TriStateBassin106 reply :

The first cast catch curse is real. I don't care what anyone says. I never have a good outing when that happens. Had it happen 5 times this season alone. Sometimes I'll make a cast into land just to prevent the curse from happening.

TriStateBassin106 reply :

On 8/11/2019 at 9:51 AM, BuzzHudson19c said:

Always wear the same hat but that could be more about comfort. And no bananas, banana bread, banana boat sunscreen. No bananas!

Same brother always rock me some HUK headware out there especially on those windy spinnerbait days

Koz reply :

I don't have any fishing or any other superstitions at this time. But I used to have a few.

I played hockey on college (goalie) and in the locker room I never let my sticks cross. On game days I was always the first one on the ice and the last one off the ice. I went on a 2 year undefeated streak and wore the same undershirt every single game, although I did wash it once at the end of that first season. We lost in the playoffs in year two and I tossed the shirt away.

I also pitched for my college baseball team and never, ever stepped on the baseline when going to the mound or dugout. It didn't help, though. I got rocked more often than not.

EGbassing reply :

On 8/11/2019 at 10:05 AM, pondhopperNJ said:

The first cast catch curse is real. I don't care what anyone says. I never have a good outing when that happens. Had it happen 5 times this season alone. Sometimes I'll make a cast into land just to prevent the curse from happening.

I caught one on my first cast the other day and broke my most fish per day record.

TriStateBassin106 reply :

On 8/11/2019 at 10:43 AM, EGbassing said:

I caught one on my first cast the other day and broke my most fish per day record.

The fishing gods like you then.

Mobasser reply :

I have no superstitions with fishing. When I was iny teens, I boxed in the Kansas City Golden Gloves for 3yrs. My thing was this: I always had my dad touch my gloves before a fight. He did this for me, and I think he said a quick prayer. He did this in 1973, on the final night of the Golden Gloves for me. I won the the novice division championship that night by 3rd round TKO. I weighed 119lbs. My dad did this for me for the rest of my fights.I think it helped

JediAmoeba reply :

I have a lot of superstitions...

813basstard reply :

“Very superstitious..writin’s on the wall..”

Nah, if you fish a lot you’ll get past all those.

My favorite bait is the one that’s working. I’ll throw a butter knife on a bobber if it gets bit.

Superstitions is a placebo which does effect outcome on a short term basis.

Anyone superstitious about their marriage?

Don’t think so.

jbsoonerfan reply :

I prefer to fish in a white TW shirt like in my profile pic since I was wearing one both times I beat my PB. But I will fish in any shirt. I will NEVER step on a chalk line on a baseball/softball field though. That started when I was mabe 12 or 13 and I played through college and have coached for 14 years and I still won't step on the lines.

The Bassman reply :

On 8/11/2019 at 12:53 PM, 813basstard said:

Anyone superstitious about their marriage?

Don’t think so.

Beg to differ. Women have always put a curse on me.

Pickle_Power reply :

When I bring along a net, have my pliers at-the-ready in my pocket, or have my phone camera ready for a picture, I inevitably don't catch squat. It's like punishment from the fishing Gods for being presumptuous.

Mike L reply :

Always start with a frog

NO Bananas...ever

No fish on first cast

Mike

Sphynx reply :

I have a superstitious belief, a dry line is bad luck...

Seriously though, I do wear my fishing shirt/hat/sunshield as appropriate for the weather, but that's why I bought them, so I'm not sure it counts.

scaleface reply :

I'm not superstitious at all except when the owls start hooting . Ir seems to me that whenever the owls start hooting fishing picks up even if its in the middle of a bright sunny day .

Jaderose reply :

I do have a lucky hat that I always wear fishing and have gone back for it if I forget it. (Happened once). I think it's held together with sweat and slime at this point. I'm guessing it will require a burial at sea next season. I gotta figure out how to transfer it's mojo to a new hat. It is actually disconcerting to me that it is on it's last legs, which I know is silly but still......

On 8/11/2019 at 6:51 PM, Pickle_Power said:

When I bring along a net, have my pliers at-the-ready in my pocket, or have my phone camera ready for a picture, I inevitably don't catch squat. It's like punishment from the fishing Gods for being presumptuous.

I have one like this. I always use an anti-slip glove on my left hand because my grip strength is not great from some nerve damage and because I don't want to submit a fish to sunscreen. I NEVER put it on when I first go out. It doesn't go on until the first fish is in the boat.

Sam reply :

And one I just thought about: I do not want to catch a bass on my first cast of the day.

If so, it will bring me bad luck for the rest of the day.

Darren. reply :

Regarding first cast catch. Had one on Thursday.

Very next cast, right into a tree, LOL. And to be honest,

I did think of the "bad omen" thing. Fortunately I was able

to catch several more fish that outing

VinnyR reply :

I'm a data analyst so I apply historical probabilities every day and my whole life is based on statistics and science. And even I'm a little superstitious.

No bananas, don't bring a cooler (saltwater), never say "seven" at the craps table, etc. Deep down I know it's crap but it's kinda fun to go along with it

SeaCrow reply :

I've heard alot about bananas not being taken on boats, but i don't know the story behind it. I learned a few more from y'all

GreenPig reply :

Not superstitious. But I wear a lucky green thong backwards and inside out. Started as a convenience of one less layer to relieve myself during the colder months but it brought the luck year round. I begin wearing it many years and 120 lbs ago. My fishing partners not crazy about during the summer and it's a bit tight at this point . Hasn't seemed to work in a while. Thinking I'll just start wearing my normal briefs while fishing. If y'all have folks encroaching on you while fishing a thong worn backwards inside out seems to dissuade them. Give it a try.????

Mike L reply :

On 8/11/2019 at 9:25 PM, scaleface said:

I'm not superstitious at all except when the owls start hooting . Ir seems to me that whenever the owls start hooting fishing picks up even if its in the middle of a bright sunny day .

Forgot about that!!!

Mike

SeaCrow reply :

On 8/12/2019 at 2:39 AM, GreenPig said:

Not superstitious. But I wear a lucky green thong backwards and inside out. Started as a convenience of one less layer to relieve myself during the colder months but it brought the luck year round. I begin wearing it many years and 120 lbs ago. My fishing partners not crazy about during the summer and it's a bit tight at this point . Hasn't seemed to work in a while. Thinking I'll just start wearing my normal briefs while fishing. If y'all have folks encroaching on you while fishing a thong worn backwards inside out seems to dissuade them. Give it a try.????

Try pink ????

scaleface reply :

On 8/12/2019 at 2:51 AM, Mike L said:

Forgot about that!!!

Mike

Have you noticed that too ?

FishTank reply :

Am superstitious when comes to fishing? ...... A little.

When I was a kid (1970s) my dad and his fishing buddies had some weird ones..... they were convinced that when the fishing sucked that there was an Omen in the lake that kept them from catching fish, my dad had a lucky hat and a lucky rod and in general any rod that was white was just plain bad luck.

The only thing that I still go with is the lucky hat and I sort of believe in the white rod theory.

keagbassr reply :

I usually spend the first 5-6weeks of the season tracking which hat and or shirt I'm wearing when I have a good or bad day to see if any have some good 'mojo'. Also back before smartphones when I had a camera on a tripod i like @Pickle_Power would never catch anything if I had it at the ready. Was always fun trying to set it up with one hand while holding a bass in the other.

Mike L reply :

On 8/12/2019 at 5:04 AM, scaleface said:

Have you noticed that too ?

Yep!

I remember for years I would stop and try to listen for them.

I was told that the hoot from an owl would call the fish up from deep water.

Mike

BassWhole! reply :

Yup.

I got a black cat bone,

I got a mojo too,

I got John the Conqueror root,

and I'm gonna mess with you....

Bankbeater reply :

No superstitions at all.

Catt reply :

My good luck charm ????

the reel ess reply :

I'm not superstitious, but I'm not taking any chances. No bananas.

Other than that, not really.

On 8/12/2019 at 7:06 AM, BassWhole! said:

Yup.

I got a black cat bone,

I got a mojo too,

I got John the Conqueror root,

and I'm gonna mess with you....

I'm going down to Loo'siana, get me a mojo hand

Gonna have all you pretty women right here at my command

Chowderhead reply :

Not at all - don’t like bananas and always happy to catch a fish on the first cast.

Choporoz reply :

I'm not superstitious, but I'll bet that there is someone (or a few?) here that:

-Don't fill the livewell before they've caught a fish

-Don't get the scale and/or measuring board out before they've caught a fish

-Don't make a meaningful first cast

-I've talked to a number of guys that claim not to be superstitious, but wouldn't have a banana in the boat

-More than a couple talk to or kiss one of the early catches of the day

scaleface reply :

On 8/12/2019 at 10:03 PM, Choporoz said:

measuring board out before they've caught a fish

When I take a jon boat fishing i get out the measuring board ,a marker buoy , fish grip and rig the camera with a tripod before making my first cast. I want to be prepared , dont want to hook myself ,want to mark the spot while fighting the fish and get a picture a of a big one as quickly as possible .

Randy Price reply :

I have a St. Croix Mojo Bass with a Daiwa Revos reel that I think is lucky. For some unexplained reason I catch more bass with it than my much more expensive Legend Xtreme with a Stradic Ci4+ reel.

BassWhole! reply :

On 8/12/2019 at 9:22 AM, the reel ess said:

I'm not superstitious, but I'm not taking any chances. No bananas.

Other than that, not really.

I'm going down to Loo'siana, get me a mojo hand

I'm going down to Loo'siana, get me a mojo hand

Gonna have all you pretty women right here at my command

At the risk of angering Chango, I'll just say that the Mojo hand is normally used to "fix" one's lover, as to make them not wander. The trick is to get a real Mojo hand, as there are very very few around, but I've said too much. Now I gotta go find a vela and a panuelo de seda, or maybe I'll just go rabbitt hunting and amputate him at the knees. Folks are going to believe, what folks are going to believe, it's all valid, and it's all not, just depends on one's perspective. Now where did I leave my Tarrot deck, oh yeah, on the pew...

geo g reply :

I don't think I am superstitious, but there is two things I do.

#1. I have a lucky penny I found at the ramp on my boat's maiden voyage. The penny has been up front on the deck of that boat for over twenty years.

#2. I do everything I possibly can, to not catch a fish on the first cast. I will throw out and reel in fast. You can't believe how many times, I have caught on the first cast and then the bite just died. This new technique has worked out pretty good for me. Makes no sense but I like it!

Choporoz reply :

On 8/13/2019 at 1:53 AM, geo g said:

I don't think I am superstitious, but t....... I have a lucky penny ; I do everything I possibly can, to not catch a fish on the first cast.

You MIGHT want to reconsider whether you're superstitious

BassNJake reply :

On 8/11/2019 at 10:35 AM, Koz said:

On 8/11/2019 at 2:52 PM, jbsoonerfan said:

I will NEVER step on a chalk line on a baseball/softball field though. That started when I was mabe 12 or 13 and I played through college and have coached for 14 years and I still won't step on the lines.

I also pitched for my college baseball team and never, ever stepped on the baseline when going to the mound or dugout. It didn't help, though. I got rocked more often than not.

I had a pitcher explain to me how unlucky this was to do.

So I did just the opposite. I always stepped on the line on the way out and on the way in.

I told him I'd do it, so all the bad luck came my way and he could concentrate on pitching.

(of all positions on a diamond the pitcher is the one with the greatest possibility of being a head case)

WRB reply :

There isn't anything wrong about being superstitious, it's not a sign of weakness or ignorance.

If you believe a specific idiosyncratic act brings you good luck or bad luck I believe you are normal. Lots of people don't believe in luck or religion, I feel sorry them.

I have more quirks then most being analytical to a fault, focused at times blocking out everything around me and more then a few superstitions.

We had horse shoe nailed up over the garage door, a rabbit hanging for good luck at our home. Friday the 13th was observed as a day of bad luck.

Any sport I was envolved in had superstitions and always gave them credence. Why upset the balance, I learned the hard way when you do. There is usually a good reason behind most superstitions and they make life more interesting.

Tom

stratoliner92 reply :

On 8/11/2019 at 6:00 AM, SeaCrow said:

Does anyone have any fishing superstitions? How about a lucky lure or favorite hat? For instance, I won't fish on a Sunday. It's bad luck for me..So what say you?

Nope and I've caught a lot of bass on Sunday????????

A-Jay reply :

I'll say that I'm not totally 'superstitious' but

I do believe in Good Karma and Bad Juju.

So that might be sort of the same thing . . .

And I wouldn't mind it a bit, if I could relocate my Big Fish Mojo.

Which has been MIA for a while now . . . .

:smiley:

A-Jay

WRB reply :

On 8/13/2019 at 3:29 AM, A-Jay said:

I'll say that I'm not totally 'superstitious' but

I do believe in Good Karma and Bad Juju.

So that might be sort of the same thing . . .

And I wouldn't mind it a bit, if I could relocate my Big Fish Mojo.

Which has been MIA for a while now . . . .

A-Jay

You will find it under your lucky hat.

Tom

papajoe222 reply :

On 8/13/2019 at 3:29 AM, A-Jay said:

I wouldn't mind it a bit, if I could relocate my Big Fish Mojo.

Which has been MIA for a while now . . . .

A-Jay

Let me know if and where you find it because mine only showed up once all season and then took off for parts unknown.

A-Jay reply :

On 8/13/2019 at 3:45 AM, WRB said:

You will find it under your lucky hat.

Tom

On 8/13/2019 at 7:03 AM, papajoe222 said:

Let me know if and where you find it because mine only showed up once all season and then took off for parts unknown.

I'll be hunting hard again tomorrow morning at first light.

As well as everyday there after until I do !

#stubbornlikemule

:smiley:

A-Jay

WRB reply :

Hint...Your lucky hat is located between your ears.

Tom

Sphynx reply :

I do remember that my buddy Kyle who taught me how to fish for bass used to have a couple that had come down his family line, one was if the cattle are lying in the pasture we would not go fishing, he was dead serious about that, which being stationed in Texas was a bit of a problem seeing as it's the cattle capital of existence, the other had to do with a whippoorwill, something about its call being lucky I believe, those birds didn't live in Texas so it was not something I paid much attention to

WRB reply :

On 8/13/2019 at 12:42 PM, Sphynx said:

I do remember that my buddy Kyle who taught me how to fish for bass used to have a couple that had come down his family line, one was if the cattle are lying in the pasture we would not go fishing, he was dead serious about that, which being stationed in Texas was a bit of a problem seeing as it's the cattle capital of existence, the other had to do with a whippoorwill, something about its call being lucky I believe, those birds didn't live in Texas so it was not something I paid much attention to

You need to read my Cosmic Clock and Bass Calender instruction page.

Tom

Dens228 reply :

My only fishing superstition is if I catch a decent bass on my first cast it's the kiss of death for the rest of the day......lol

Sphynx reply :

On 8/13/2019 at 12:50 PM, WRB said:

You need to read my Cosmic Clock and Bass Calender instruction page.

Tom

Send me a link mate, I'll take a look

Tennessee Boy reply :

So a guy goes fishing with a new hat and a new lure. He has a great day. Was it because the new hat is lucky? Was it because the new lure is the best lure ever? or was it just a good day?

It's probably a bigger mistake to give too much credit to the lure than it is to give any credit to the hat. It's human nature to try to explain what are largely random events both good and bad. That's the nature of superstition. Being able to interpret everything that happens on the water and put it in its proper context is a critical fishing skill.

You do need a hat to keep the sun out of your eyes so it might as well be the lucky hat. ????

A-Jay reply :

On 8/13/2019 at 7:03 AM, papajoe222 said:

Let me know if and where you find it because mine only showed up once all season and then took off for parts unknown.

On 8/13/2019 at 9:24 AM, A-Jay said:

I'll be hunting hard again tomorrow morning at first light.

As well as everyday there after until I do !

#stubbornlikemule

A-Jay

Nailed it !

????

A-Jay

SeaCrow reply :

Nice fish!! Atta boy..

papajoe222 reply :

On 8/14/2019 at 5:33 AM, A-Jay said:

Nailed it !

????

A-Jay

Were mine there with 'em? I was on the water at 5.00 AM and the dinks were cooperative, the big girls never came out to play.

A-Jay reply :

On 8/14/2019 at 9:50 AM, papajoe222 said:

Were mine there with 'em? I was on the water at 5.00 AM and the dinks were cooperative, the big girls never came out to play.

Didn't see any with your name on them.

I'll be back at it at sunrise.

I'll be sure to mention that you were asking for them.

????

A-Jay

NYWayfarer reply :

Superstition, good and bad karma, voodoo, etc. I have a relationship with them all.

I fell while bank fishing twice last season while fishing with a certain rod and reel. Same rod and reel went flying from my hands on a cast and crashed onto some rocks. Never happened before, my hand just opened at the end of the cast. I lost the same combo over the side of my kayak. I was able to get it back but it was the first rod I lost overboard.

Too much coincidence not to make me think it wasn’t cursed.

SeaCrow reply :

On 8/14/2019 at 7:15 PM, NYWayfarer said:

Superstition, good and bad karma, voodoo, etc. I have a relationship with them all.

I fell while bank fishing twice last season while fishing with a certain rod and reel. Same rod and reel went flying from my hands on a cast and crashed onto some rocks. Never happened before, my hand just opened at the end of the cast. I lost the same combo over the side of my kayak. I was able to get it back but it was the first rod I lost overboard.

Too much coincidence not to make me think it wasn’t cursed.

That is why I don't fish on Sunday..if it's going to happen to me, it will on Sundays

Choporoz reply :

On 8/14/2019 at 10:55 PM, SeaCrow said:

That is why I don't fish on Sunday..if it's going to happen to me, it will on Sundays

Just go to church first

Yeajray231 reply :

Ok someone explain the banana... ????

Glenn reply :

On 9/4/2019 at 12:05 PM, Yeajray231 said:

Ok someone explain the banana... ????

I've heard many theories on this, but the one that seems the most plausible, is about shipping in the 1800's. Ships would bring bananas from the tropics to America. Often those bananas had poisonous spiders hidden in the bunches which, in turn, would kill several of the deckhands before they could reach port.

Soon it became "legend" that bananas on boats were "bad luck".

I'm not sure how accurate that is - or true - but it seems plausible.

Preytorien reply :

I don't necessarily do all I can to prevent it, but daggumit - catching a fish on the 1st cast seems to ruin the rest of the day......almost like the fish are superstitious.....it's happened to me before, but I don't place a lot of belief in it, but it IS weird.

Bankbeater reply :

In my original post I said I wasn't superstitious, but I just realized there is something I do, or in this case don't do. I won't talk about getting s'kunk'ed. I'm afraid if I say it out loud then it will happen.

RB 77 reply :

Nah... I used to be something fierce though! It's kind of amazing how insanely superstitious I used to be and now I'm 99.99% percent not. 100% not when it comes to fishing. The one thing after all these years though, is hats on a bed. I know, I know... I actually have to throw one on there every once in while just to remind myself how ridiculous being superstitious is for me personally though. I do respect other peoples though, and get a kick out of some of the classics : IE bananas, first cast, lucky hat, lure, etc. To each their own if someone is though.

IgotWood reply :

Never catch a fish on the first cast. If I get bit on the first cast, I won’t set the hook.

J Francho reply :

On 9/6/2019 at 9:36 PM, IgotWood said:

If I get bit on the first cast, I won’t set the hook.

I wonder how many PBs you missed.

RB 77 reply :

On 9/6/2019 at 9:58 PM, J Francho said:

I wonder how many PBs you missed.

Well, thinking like that sure should cure that superstition! Haha.

Ratherbfishing reply :

Having superstitions is unlucky.

TriStateBassin106 reply :

Snagging a lure after catching a fish on it will result in a terrible day of fishing.

Happened twice this season. Lost two good cranks after pulling in a decent bass and the bite shutdown right after on both trips.

On 9/6/2019 at 9:36 PM, IgotWood said:

Never catch a fish on the first cast. If I get bit on the first cast, I won’t set the hook.

Welcome to my world hahahahaha amen brother that first cast curse is real!

RB 77 reply :

On 8/12/2019 at 9:06 AM, Catt said:

My good luck charm ????

The Calcutta, the Crucial or the Red Shad Ribbon Tail? All of the above? Haha

Crow Horse reply :

I am not superstitious in the conventional sense, however, I always make a tobacco offerings and silently say a prayer of thanks and that any fish caught can be released without injury....

SeaCrow reply :

On 9/4/2019 at 12:27 PM, Glenn said:

I've heard many theories on this, but the one that seems the most plausible, is about shipping in the 1800's. Ships would bring bananas from the tropics to America. Often those bananas had poisonous spiders hidden in the bunches which, in turn, would kill several of the deckhands before they could reach port.

Soon it became "legend" that bananas on boats were "bad luck".

I'm not sure how accurate that is - or true - but it seems plausible.

To the best of my knowledge that's where it came from. Spiders in the bananas caused alot of deckhands and harvesters to die.

stepup reply :

Not really superstitious but I wont make a good cast on the first cast of the day. I usually flip my bait out into the middle of the lake and reel it in superfast to make sure I dont catch a fish onto he first cast. My net stays put up until the first fish is on. I will only fill my livewells when I catch the first fish to go in. If I have a big fish I dont weigh it before weigh in. When I cull I always throw the fish off the opposite side of the boat I am fishing. I wont quit using a worm after it has caught a fish until it is totally unusable. If I have a really good day on the water my rods stay on deck until the next time I go fishing. I don't want to put the rods up if the have just been used to hammer them. If I have a bad day. Anything I fish with gets cut off and re tied. I have a special color I have more confidence in because I won a couple tournaments on it on tough days when I know that the color wasn't the deciding factor but I still feel it is kind of lucky. I dont think I am that superstitious though.

the reel ess reply :

On 9/5/2019 at 1:44 AM, Preytorien said:

I don't necessarily do all I can to prevent it, but daggumit - catching a fish on the 1st cast seems to ruin the rest of the day......almost like the fish are superstitious.....it's happened to me before, but I don't place a lot of belief in it, but it IS weird.

Many, many times My dad and I would catch one each early and comment that it was a good sign, only to have the fish get lockjaw right after. get lockjaw. My dad would always say we just hit the tail end of a feeding time. I don't believe that now. No matter what the solunar table says, morning is the best time when the water's warm, followed by late evening. Then there are occasional bursts of activity during the day.

I used to think it was a jinx to remember the net and/or the scale.

Shimano_1 reply :

No superstitions for me. I'm OCD about keeping the boat clean and organized. Nothing takes my head out of it like the boat being all cluttered up

DeeGee68 reply :

The funny thing is I am not a superstitious person but we bought a new boat and they called and said I could either pick it up Friday or Saturday so I was stoked then my wife said we cant get it Friday, its the 13th!

I was like and???? but a few other people said they agreed!

So I got it the 14th instead!

Pickle_Power reply :

On 9/16/2019 at 4:50 AM, SeaCrow said:

To the best of my knowledge that's where it came from. Spiders in the bananas caused alot of deckhands and harvesters to die.

Off topic, but have to share - My sister once got a bunch of green grapes from Wal Mart. Once arriving at home, she put the whole bag in the sink to rinse them off. Out comes a black widow spider. Mind you, we live in Iowa, where there are definitely no black widows.

She called the Wal Mart to complain, and they gave her a $150 gift card.

schplurg reply :

I've only heard of the Banana Curse thing. Never heard of the others like the First Cast thing so they obviously can't affect me

DanielG reply :

I never go fishing the first time during a new season. I only go the second time. Going the first time is a jinx thing waiting to happen.

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Sam reply :

Yes, I am superstitious, and proud of it.

It started with my Cajun grandmother who helped raise me in south Louisiana and continued through middle and high school and then through college.

Carried superstitions with me in the Army and Vietnam and still have them to this day.

Not going into my bass fishing superstitions, alebet one, but I do things a certain way everytime I go fishing. The one I will share is that I never, never, never want to catch anything on my first cast. So I throw out my buzzbait and reel it back fast to prevent any bass from hitting it.

I believe that should you catch a bass on your first cast of the day you will have a lousy day fishing.

True? Give it a try and let us know. :stupid:

CrankFate reply :

I’m not superstitious. Though, I’ve been catching less fish since I broke my lucky knife removing an old kitchen backsplash. That said, I only use Aveeno sunblock, because it does not affect fishing. And when I’m fishing alone on a concrete platform pier, with the water up to my ankles and there's a shark bigger than me 3 feet away checking me out, I go home and don’t look back.

IgotWood reply :

On 9/6/2019 at 9:58 PM, J Francho said:

I wonder how many PBs you missed.

Lol! I intentionally and habitually make a random cast in a very unlikely area as soon as I get on the water to dismiss the first cast superstition. This was passed on to me by my father when I was a child.

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