I know that a lot of fisherman are superstitious, or have a good luck routine or items and was curious to hear what some of those are.

I know for me, it used to be my wife. When we first met she would call just to check in and be curious with her questions and it was sweet. And it seemed that I would always catch a fish while talking to her. So I thought, man, that is now my good luck charm and I would have her call me during tournaments for luck. Well ten years later she only calls to ask me when I am going to be home, and so now it's just a little annoying lol... And when I think back, I realized that the luck she used to bring is probably because I would stop moving the bait to talk to her and that was all the fish needed to decide to grab it. HA!

Nowadays my 'good luck' thing is to chant 'here fishy fishy' lol. It started with my daughters, but now I do it by myself, grown man, when I need a fish. OH, and I NEVER pump gas the night before or day of a fishing trip... not sure if that is a good luck thing, or a superstitious thing or an ACTUAL thing I think fish will smell it on my bait and run away.

anyway, what's your good luck thing? How did you decide that was it?

I just prey to the old gods and the new gods

Never catch a bass on the first cast. If I do, it just ruins the whole day for me.

Really? I am by no means that experienced, but I would of thought that was a great sign... It almost never happens for me, but would be happy. What is the thought behind it?

The thought behind catching a fish on the first cast is a good one as you suggested. I had a very old friend and fisherman of 80 years ask me that question of; how many fish have you caught on the first cast and did I know why? His thought was that your bait was laying on the deck in the SUN and was very warm if not hot. Bass are Cold Blooded and are constantly seeking pray with a different body temperature than their own. Thus, a lizard, snake , frog or any critter sunning itself in a bush or on a rock that gets in the water gets eaten immediately.

I proved his theory to be correct by building a HOT Box to heat my spinner bait blades in two tournaments both in a row. I boated 12 Bass on 12 different spinners one cast after the other as fast as I could get them out of the box. All baits were already tied on 12 rods ready to go.

My wife used to be but she got tired of hiding in the rod box during my team tournaments.

I have a number of Lucky Charms

Side Scan Sonar
Spot-Lock Trolling Motor
Live Bait

After idling away from dock and in open water, I always stop the boat and give the good Lord thanks for the day. Short and sweet.

Pretending I'm teaching a kid how to work a bait and everything to do from rod position, speed of retrieve, to where to expect the bite to occur, and how it will feel. I think it just makes me focus more.

I can see that working for sure...

Acting like I don't care, lay my rod down and get some cookies,....never fails. Fish on..!!

It seems everytime someone calls me on the phone and I answer it I get a bite.

I take a banana and eat it on the boat.

I try to do this right before take off. I should do it more though. Besides that my best luck is always keeping an open mind going into the day. For some reason whenever we have to make do, like a forgotten rain suit or something, we always do better too. It's weird

My phone cause every time someone calls me my pole almost gets pulled off the bank

For me its my lucky hot pink thong underwear. As long as I have those on we catch em.

That's all fine and good, but please, I say please......don't post pics.

I always take out a coin or two and toss it into the lake to pay the fishing gods and hopefully have a good day.

I read these and don't know of a lucky charm while fishing/hunting maybe I'd have better luck if I came up with one.

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dispels the other side of the banana superstition

This....plus I have this nickel that's been on the boat floor for a year and a half. When I clean the boat, I intentionally leave that nickel in the boat. Back on the floor.

A big dip of snuff.

Some people never learn.

Thought that might get you out from under all that furniture
Frog bite is on at Athens ......

A beer before leaving.

Bananas as well, never leave home w/o them. They work great for me, my friend always gets skunked with bananas, but if you think negative towards the yellow fruit, then it won't work.

Last week I was on some really good fish. A couple of hours into wearing them out I happened to notice a banana float by. Two more hours later I called it a day. Completely skunked after that happened.

Anyone EVER brings a freaking banana onto my boat....I swear to god they are swimming back to the ramp and walking home.

No joke.

You must have had them on last Wednesday then... now that I think about it, don't think I saw a panty line...

OK, what is the banana thing, I have seen that around. Is that a superstition thing?

Banana boat. Yep. Superstition. And I am worse about that than a MLB guy up to bat. Why temp fate. Just no bananas and no fish on the first cast of the day.

Do you think you will actually see the thong? I seem to remember a picture of a guy wearing socks with sandles