Do You Have A Good Luck Charm Or Any Superstitions? 2025
Rhino68W reply :
Snakehead Whisperer reply :
Always bring my gear, life jacket and some water/coffee/snack items. I don't really believe in luck and I'm not superstitious at all.
I did get into a boat accident a while back. The guy I was fishing with brought a banana on board. 2 hours later we took a swim and had to be rescued. Still not superstitious though.
Long Mike reply :
I hate to admit it, but I have a "lucky" pair of sneakers that I always wear. They look disgusting.
Alonerankin2 reply :
My Austrailian outback hat! That hat is so awesome I wear it to bed too!
Blues19 reply :
One superstition I have is that if I see a Bald Eagle I will stink it up the rest of the day. I can not seem to catch a fish after i see one. I love seeing Bald Ealges, but I try not to look into the air when someone says they are around.
Dylcook91 reply :
Sure do, I try to wear the same green celtic cross shirt and camo shorts whenever I fish. I feel as if I get bigger fish when Im wearing them. Thus you can see the shirt to the left with my pb. I also have one rod that I left the plastic wrap on around the grip from the day I bought it, same reasoning. I know its crazy but its all about confidence, right?
A-Jay reply :
A couple of my fishing buddies swear that I have a horse shoe some where that would not actually allow me to ever see it.
So I guess we'll never really know . . .
A-Jay
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 1/13/2015 at 11:08 AM, Rhino68W said:
Just wondering if there is something you ALWAYS bring, or something you do before a trip to help the bite.
I ALWAYS bring a couple fishing rods, my catch rate is WAY higher when I do.
SirSnookalot reply :
NO !
I do check weather forecast, tide info, wind and surf conditions then decide where I'm going and what I'm targeting. If I don't like what I see I go freshwater fishing, which is what I've been doing the last few weeks.
Oregon Native reply :
No superstitions....but I thank the good Lord for each day he gives me....especially ones on the water
Bankbeater reply :
I don't have any superstitions, but I have a check list I go down before each trip to make sure I didn't forget something.
Catch and Grease reply :
I always try to bring my steelers hat, but its not because I think its lucky or something...
BassinLou reply :
I am with Sir Snooks way of thought. I let conditions and seasons be my guide. Superstitions and lucky charms have never been my thing. But hey, if it works for you, so be it.
scaleface reply :
Im not superstitious at all but I hate catching a fish on the first cast. I did that once and didnt catch another fish .
HoosierHawgs reply :
I always get a drink and a bag of chips at the gas station.. Usually a Powerade and Honey BBQ Fritos. Just my thing I guess.
Senko lover reply :
I have a shirt that I was wearing when I caught my two biggest bass and a pike in. I doubt it was the shirt, but I still like wearing it for fishing.
Mike L reply :
Always have my Chicago Bears camo hat with me.
If it's gonna be 90+ degrees which it usually is from May to September down here, I'll wear a wide brim but that Bear hat is allways with me.
Mike
fishballer06 reply :
I have to wear a hat. I always have a bad day if I forget a hat.
And I have to have my rain gear with me. If I forget it, it will rain, 100% guaranteed.
WIGuide reply :
I have a blaze orange BPS hat that I was wearing when I caught my biggest LMB, SMB, and biggest northern. My dad also borrowed it and happened to shoot his biggest buck while wearing it too. I've still got it, it's pretty faded out but I don't wear it much anymore. Maybe it should make a reappearance in 2015 haha.
boostr reply :
Nope, I just bring my gear.
Steveo-1969 reply :
On 1/13/2015 at 10:37 PM, Mike L said:Always have my Chicago Bears camo hat with me.
If it's gonna be 90+ degrees which it usually is from May to September down here, I'll wear a wide brim but that Bear hat is allways with me.
Mike
Heck yeah!! I got a Chicago Bears camo hat last spring and I was wearing it for EVERY fish I caught! If something happens to that hat I don't know what I'm gonna do......
Master Bait'r reply :
On 1/14/2015 at 12:08 AM, Steveo-1969 said:Heck yeah!! I got a Chicago Bears camo hat last spring and I was wearing it for EVERY fish I caught! If something happens to that hat I don't know what I'm gonna do......
I think a Bears hat would work just like a stinkbait, no? 
Just kidding haha
I'm not really a luck guy, but my only real tradition or procedure is to try to clear my mind when I get into my boat. You know- Leave all of that stuff that was bothering me on the shore so to speak. Sometimes my friend Bob Marley helps when I need a hand in doing so. That's really my only must-do tradition though.
ward131 reply :
I Have a Lucky fishing hat. I bought it several years ago. When spring came around I couldn't find it. Then in the middle of winter I would come across it. Then in the spring not find it again. This went on until I moved to this house on the pond.
I found the hat when we moved in and I have worn it for every fish I have caught since. My dog even knows when I put the hat on...get on the boat!
mjseverson24 reply :
Lucky??? Nope... Blessed??? Absolutely... I always say a prayer for safety, and thank God for the opportunity to be out in nature, enjoying his beautiful creation... I also try to keep swearing to a minimum(not easy for a sailor), it seems the bite shuts off at about the first efinheimer...
Mitch
Snakehead Whisperer reply :
On 1/13/2015 at 10:47 PM, fishballer06 said:I have to wear a hat. I always have a bad day if I forget a hat.
And I have to have my rain gear with me. If I forget it, it will rain, 100% guaranteed.
While I'm not superstitious, I do believe in Murphy's Law.
On 1/14/2015 at 2:34 AM, mjseverson24 said:Lucky??? Nope... Blessed??? Absolutely... I always say a prayer for safety, and thank God for the opportunity to be out in nature, enjoying his beautiful creation... I also try to keep swearing to a minimum(not easy for a sailor), it seems the bite shuts off at about the first efinheimer...
Couldn't help but think of this when I read your post.
Patrick Morrow reply :
Times where it is very cold outside and I drink something a bit stronger to get warm. I always let some drops into water too. Supposed to bring luck you know!
Sam reply :
Growing up in south Louisiana, my Cajun grandmother taught me many superstitions.
With bass fishing the only one I really enforce is "no bananas in the boat."
Right now the only other superstition is that if something is going good for my sports team while watching the game on TV I will not move or change positions until something messes up.
I also don't move any furniture, paper, pens, books, furniture, etc. as long as the team is doing well.
Just one of those old south Louisiana things.
Sam reply :
On 1/13/2015 at 8:58 PM, Senko lover said:I have a shirt that I was wearing when I caught my two biggest bass and a pike in. I doubt it was the shirt, but I still like wearing it for fishing.It
Its the shirt. Never take it off. Never wash it.
If you wash it all of the luck will wash out.
Darren. reply :
I'm with Snook and Lou. No superstitions.
But I'm also with Blue! I remember once getting
to my fishing destination with all my gear except
my tackle bag. Glad my wife had to run errands,
she was kind enough to drop it off.
Team9nine reply :
On 1/14/2015 at 12:00 AM, boostr said:Nope, I just bring my gear.
This ^^^
No superstitions or lucky things whatsoever. Never have believed in that. Half the time I'm not even certain what I'll end up fishing for. Carry enough tackle to handle everything from crappie to bass to walleye to wipers on most trips. If I start for one thing and run into another, that works, too. Anymore, whatever bends the pole the best that day is what I'm catching most trips.
-T9
senile1 reply :
I have no superstitions.
The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses.
- Francis Bacon
I had only one superstition. I made sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run.
- Babe Ruth
Alonerankin2 reply :
Some of you guys are true killjoy's, lol
I believe ( not superstitiously) this thread was in jest... At least from my perspective.
senile1 reply :
LOL. Sorry. I didn't mean to be a killjoy. I just wanted to throw out some interesting quotes. I thought the one by Babe Ruth was quite humorous. (If it is actually true that he said it. I didn't research to confirm.)
Alonerankin2 reply :
On 1/14/2015 at 4:53 AM, senile1 said:LOL. Sorry. I didn't mean to be a killjoy. I just wanted to throw out some interesting quotes. I thought the one by Babe Ruth was quite humorous. (If it is actually true that he said it. I didn't research to confirm.)
I'm playing! I wasn't referring to your post anyway.. I musta been replying, lol.. It's all good..
Bassguytom reply :
I don't bring an umbrella on board. I also don't allow any bears on the boat.
Scott F reply :
My astrologer says it's bad luck to believe in superstitions.
Matthew2000 reply :
My Ohio state hat... I was wearing it last night as well.
RSM789 reply :
On 1/13/2015 at 8:40 PM, scaleface said:Im not superstitious at all but I hate catching a fish on the first cast. I did that once and didnt catch another fish .
Well, if you hadn't gone home after that first cast, you might have had a shot to catch a few more...
My best day numbers-wise started with a fish on my first cast and ended with a fish on my last cast (from the dock after I had loaded everything else up). I was tempted to make another cast, but felt like it was a perfect ending to a great day.
The only superstition I have is that I believe it is good luck to skip a Senko under a dock where some hot blonde is sunbathing topless...
HoosierHawgs reply :
Reminds me of an article I read in Field and Stream a few issues ago: http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/fishing/2014/08/hat-tricks-find-your-next-lucky-fishing-lid
Mike L reply :
On 1/14/2015 at 12:14 AM, Master Bait said:I think a Bears hat would work just like a stinkbait, no?Just kidding haha
Where I come from, Dem Der are fightin words Pal!
Mike
TyTheAngler reply :
It seems that I always get my best bites while my hat/visor is on backwards.I almost always wear it backwards now and it seems to help lol.
blongfishing reply :
I have a buckeye and a lucky bucktail lure! I always carry it in my pocket not a luck thing its just what i do.
Alpha Male reply :
I do have a lucky charm...it's the lure on the end of my line.
Bring it with me every time I hit the water.
HardcoreBassin reply :
Letting the net see too much daylight. I NEVER keep a net on the deck. It is always stowed. It is so dumb, because it is a pain in the a** to open the storage to get the net, then open the net, all with 1 hand while fighting a fish. One day I'll lose a monster bass while fumbling around trying to get the net ready. Then I'm sure it'll bbe a superstition that I need to have the net out at all times. But for right now, I keep the net stowed. If I need it, I take it out and net the fish, then it goes right back into storage.
Ratherbfishing reply :
If I cast my bait and it ricochets off the ice, I know I'm going to have a bad day.
J Francho reply :
No bananas on my boat.
Dwight Hottle reply :
No bananas on my boat unless accompanied by a monkey.
J Francho reply :
I sort of fit that description, lol.
jeff25 reply :
This past year while looking through photos I noticed all of my biggest fish I was wearing the same shirt. These photos are over 3 years
BobbyRaeAllen reply :
I have a St. Croix hat that has seen alot of action. Mainly I just make sure never to leave without some sort of soft plastic in junebug or christmas color. I always seem to have a bad day when I dont at least have it as an option to throw.
Additionaly, I beleive that the difference between a good angler and a great angler, is that the great one creates his own luck.
Mass Bassin' reply :
Good luck charms: my lucky hat, 50 cal. bullet, and ALWAYS eat lucky charms cereal before every tourney.
superstitions: no bananas, women, and pork.
WarEagleBassin reply :
My daughter bought me a "lucky" fishing hat Christmas before last. I have not been skunked since i started wearing it and caught my 2 best largemouth bass with it on. Gotta stick with it. Why risk it?
BaitMonkey1984 reply :
On 1/13/2015 at 11:35 AM, ataris41 said:One superstition I have is that if I see a Bald Eagle I will stink it up the rest of the day. I can not seem to catch a fish after i see one. I love seeing Bald Ealges, but I try not to look into the air when someone says they are around.
If I catch a catfish I am skunked the rest of the day too. It usually happens with live bait, and predominantly through the ice. I hooked up with a cat trolling one day and just brought in my lines- I knew I was done.
bigbill reply :
When I get up to go fishing I go do my routine every morning in the dark the same exact way. I get dressed the same way, put my shoes on in the same order. I wear my lucky fishing hat and polarized glasses. I even drive my car down the same exact streets to get there. I do this for three months every morning till I get burned out. I do it right, I'm in the zone, I block out everything around me and fish. I'm so quiet the deer don't know I'm there.
matuka reply :
On 3/12/2015 at 2:20 AM, Dwight Hottle said:No bananas on my boat unless accompanied by a monkey.
Might that be the ever annoying bait monkey?
matuka reply :
I buy a new red fishing cap every year. Gotta wear my bolo tie on tournament day. I ALWAYS say to my tournament partner upon arriving at our first spot, "skinny a-- adolescents need not apply, fat g---- only". Years ago someone (never found out who) snuck a banana in my boat. We won the tournament, so a banana comes with me. But I'm not superstitious.
bassindon reply :
Suggestion: Huddleston Hat. It has a Horse Shoe with a 4 Leaf Clover in the middle of it, on the back of the hat : )
papajoe222 reply :
I keep my dog's collar fastened around the steering wheel base of my boat. She was a constant companion whenever I'd go out and would drive us nuts until she was in the truck when she knew where I was going.
If I forget to rub that collar, or at the very least acknowledge its presence, I'll have an extremely poor outing.
Big C reply :
I seem to catch more fish when I use hooks.
RanndomUndead reply :
On 1/13/2015 at 11:08 AM, Rhino68W said:
Just wondering if there is something you ALWAYS bring, or something you do before a trip to help the bite.
Getting ticked off at a heavy snag on the first cast and drop kicking my drink sky high......then doing the swim of shame.
*Hootie reply :
Let's see,
Step on a carp, break your mo....no, that's not it.
Hootie
ColdSVT reply :
I dont however there is one thing that will be on my boat this year for each and every outting...An American Flag
wytstang reply :
Besides my gear the only other 2 items I bring with me is an extra large cup of coffee and a nice cigar to go with it. Either then that it's just go time.
edit: almost forgot my 9mm S&W, the twins have my back.
Fishing Rhino reply :
On 1/13/2015 at 11:25 AM, Long Mike said:I hate to admit it, but I have a "lucky" pair of sneakers that I always wear. They look disgusting.
Never mind how they look. How do they smell?
Fishing Rhino reply :
I have only one superstition.
It's that the only way to catch fish is to go fishing.
RanndomUndead reply :
On 1/14/2015 at 4:18 AM, Sam said:Its the shirt. Never take it off. Never wash it.
If you wash it all of the luck will wash out.
I think you could actually apply a logical solution to "lucky shirts" that are never washed....Being that they probably end up smelling like fish, just the act of putting it on could help mask the scent from your hands into smelling more like fish...or mildew. But still, seems reasonable.
Guess the moral of the story is to not get all fancied before hitting the water...lol
A-Jay reply :
Yes ~
I believe that it's very Good Luck to go fishing with anglers who really know what they're doing.
A-Jay
oldschoolbasser reply :
I don't fish during lightning storms!
zeth reply :
Yeah I eat bananas before, during and after every fishing trip, especially tournaments. I always catch fish. Stupid myth. For real though no charms etc. No need.
BooyahMan reply :
Yep. Bring my girlfriend, she catches fish. 
...wait. That would make ME a good luck charm. 
bassin' 4 life reply :
My superstition would be that spinner baits don't like me. I bought two, one broke then I got the pieces then promptly lost them. The other one, somehow, fell in the water? Then I bought an expensive one, it just fell off my line while I was using it.
Crutch reply :
Even if I catch no fish being out on the water is good enough for me.
AQUA VELVA reply :
Luck is for people who don't pay attention or have a plan.
Big C reply :
On 3/23/2015 at 9:09 AM, AQUA VELVA said:Luck is for people who don't pay attention or have a plan.
Then I need a lot of luck.
SFL BassHunter reply :
I always keep a baseball bat in the car, a pocket knife in my pocket and since I bank fish in the glades I gather a few rocks in my pocket to make sure the gators don't get to close. Haven't had to use any of them yet. 
but its always nice to have just in case.
I also take water and beef jerky with me on full day fishing events.
But no superstitions. Skill and awareness trump luck in my opinion.
A perfect example: I used to go saltwater fishing with my parents every weekend. Every weekend my dad would stand in the same spot and my mom would stand in the same spot. My Mom caught double the amount of fish and usually keepers, where as my dad would catch smaller fish. I tended to roam around, I wasn't as patient back then. When my mom would take a break I would go to her spot and would catch fish. For the longest time we thought my mom was just lucky. After further inspection I know realize that she was in a better spot. Where she cast held more fish and she always used lighter tackle than my dad. My dad would put the biggest sinker he could find and the thickest line to prevent the line from braking as often. So I find luck to have very little role in fishing.
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