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?

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.

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.

No bananas on my boat unless accompanied by a monkey.          

Might that be the ever annoying bait monkey?

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. 

Suggestion:  Huddleston Hat. It has a Horse Shoe with a 4 Leaf Clover in the middle of it, on the back of the hat : ) 

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.

I seem to catch more fish when I use hooks. 

 

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.

Let's see,

Step on a carp, break your mo....no, that's not it.

Hootie

I dont however there is one thing that will be on my boat this year for each and every outting...An American Flag

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.

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?

I have only one superstition.

 

It's that the only way to catch fish is to go fishing.

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

Yes ~

 

I believe that it's very Good Luck to go fishing with anglers who really know what they're doing.

 

A-Jay

I don't fish during lightning storms!

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. 

Yep. Bring my girlfriend, she catches fish.

...wait. That would make ME a good luck charm.

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.

Even if I catch no fish being out on the water is good enough for me.

Luck is for people who don't pay attention or have a plan.

Luck is for people who don't pay attention or have a plan.

 

Then I need a lot of luck. 

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.