pigbody23t Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Howdy raiders i was a deck hand on WRIGHT1 for years and john the skipper would never allow bannan's on board now i fish with a guy a lot that puts his suntan lotion on with surgical rubber gloves so the scent dont get on the plastics , i have also fished with a girl that spat on her bait once when asked i was told "thats how dad tought me" mine is that i never thru my ciggerate butts in the water and allways come home with them screwed up in my pocket much to my wifes discust {that goes for any rubbish but just the butts go in my pocket} i would like to know and hear about other fisho's do and donts when it comes to superstitions out there Tip's up ..... and a few botany bay kings for your viewing pleasure yes i know i need a haircut ....no hoddo there john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBG. Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Don't unwrap the gaff until you you have a fish at your feet. Then don't touch it until you have the next fish at your feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aussie007 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 after loading trailer or fueling up getting grease or petrol on hands never gets us fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigbody23t Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 after loading trailer or fueling up getting grease or petrol on hands never gets us fish yep i like that one mate.. fuel up on the way home ready for next trip ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman36 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 hmm, it's all making sense now... I always thought my "voodoo" was letting the boat touch the water. As soon as it gets wet, the fish disappear. Now I'm thinking its all the other stuff I'm doing wrong... I fill up on the way to the ramp = fuel vapours on the hands...smoking on the boat = fuel vapours AND cigarette taste on my fingers (and just realised not good smoking with fuel vapours on my hands ) and then putting sunscreen on = sunscreen AND fuel AND cigarettes on my hands... what a cocktail! No wonder the fish don't take my baits, I wouldn't like it either. Lesson learned, pack rubber gloves when I go fishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Incredible Hull Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Oh no, good one guys now you got me thinking about jinxing myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBG. Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Yet some old Bream fisho's swear by drowning bait in WD40... It's petroleum based Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aussie007 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Yet some old Bream fisho's swear by drowning bait in WD40... It's petroleum based maybe its like expensive wine to humans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finin Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) plenty of them, always throw a gold coin overboard when gamefishing, never christen a boat in champagne always red wine, banana things all bs seen marlin caught on banana skin, wd40 is an old one, if you smoke or use suntan lotion ues aniseed soap. When the wattle is blooming the snapper run, Cuttlefish shells in the water = snapper. Never wear green. Always run a lumo on the longrigger. Always eat when things are slow. Never kill a bird at sea, especially albatross. Always tie your first kingy off. Edited January 30, 2012 by finin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughsnews Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I know this isn't quite the same but When me and my best mate go Trout fishing, generally one of us is always in the dumps- even if it is firing! We call it the 'Bad JuJu'. Classic example was we were up at a place in the New England area fishing a new stretch of river. Being nice I gave him the first cast and he got a few follow ups and finally a fish. The Juju decided it was my turn. As we walked up the next kilometer of river, my reel started to grind suggesting the bearings were gone(and we were an hour or two walk away from the car). But I decided to fish on and all the time he is pulling up fish after fish. I would go to a new stretch and cast and would have massive fish have a go at my rod but never take it. lines getting tangled etc etc. Finally, an hour and much swearing later, we got to a nice open pond and I finally hooked one. The Juju went onto him and I was now the one catching everything. Not only that, my reel started working perfectly again as if nothing had happened. It led to a few minutes later my mate casting at a spot and then me following up in the same area a second later and catching the biggest fish of the trip, a 50cm+ browny... So our superstition is if someone is on the juju and then they catch a fish, you know things are going to go bad for you for a while and you are not going to catch any fish until it decides the other person has enough! It happens every time we go trout fishing without fail.... DAMN YOU JUJU!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigbody23t Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) I know this isn't quite the same but When me and my best mate go Trout fishing, generally one of us is always in the dumps- even if it is firing! We call it the 'Bad JuJu'. Classic example was we were up at a place in the New England area fishing a new stretch of river. Being nice I gave him the first cast and he got a few follow ups and finally a fish. The Juju decided it was my turn. As we walked up the next kilometer of river, my reel started to grind suggesting the bearings were gone(and we were an hour or two walk away from the car). But I decided to fish on and all the time he is pulling up fish after fish. I would go to a new stretch and cast and would have massive fish have a go at my rod but never take it. lines getting tangled etc etc. Finally, an hour and much swearing later, we got to a nice open pond and I finally hooked one. The Juju went onto him and I was now the one catching everything. Not only that, my reel started working perfectly again as if nothing had happened. It led to a few minutes later my mate casting at a spot and then me following up in the same area a second later and catching the biggest fish of the trip, a 50cm+ browny... So our superstition is if someone is on the juju and then they catch a fish, you know things are going to go bad for you for a while and you are not going to catch any fish until it decides the other person has enough! It happens every time we go trout fishing without fail.... DAMN YOU JUJU!!! HEHE I Hear ya there mate ! Edited January 30, 2012 by Pigbody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigbody23t Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 Just another i thought of that i have allways done is when we are on a school of tailor and bringing them in from a school is turn off the sounder .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBG. Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 The yakka-knack - One in the crew will always have the magic touch catching yakkas, the others will struggle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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