Bananas and Fishing Bad Luck

[Ridgeratt]

So how many folks on here believe that they don't go together? 

[jay.sharkbait]

No Bananas on boats.

[Curly]

 
Bananas are a no no.

[2labs]

Bananas and suitcases! You'll be taking on water before ya hit the breakwater.

[Lucky1]

 
Went fishing with a guide once. I didn't know about the no bananas rule. We weren't catching any fish. One of the guys on the boat asked if someone brought bananas in their lunch. I fessed up and threw them overboard. I was the only one to catch a fish that day, so I don't know how valid the rule is.

[adamR]

I always believed it until last weekend, after no fish were caught one guy ate a banana and ended up catching one about an hour later, the only guy to eat bananas and the only one to get a salmon.

[Skillet]

https://youtu.be/EKU0ex2yN7s

 

[bowtechian]

https://youtu.be/EKU0ex2yN7s

 

Now if that was inshore hali it would be more believable

[2labs]

Ok! Push yur luck.

[Ddouble]

I had not heard of this rule till about 2 years ago. We were out on the boat after dropping crab pots and my 4yr old was with us. Dad put banana peel on a hook using one of those small collapsible rods and 5 mins later caught a fish.

[KFhunter]

bananas is so last year, it's oranges now

[Ridgeratt]

https://youtu.be/EKU0ex2yN7s

 

I have seen the video.

I have a son who lives for Springer fishing. I honestly think if there was only one fish in the pool in front of him he will stick a hook in it's face!! He made a mad dash over when it opened up on Thursday from the coast. he was letting me know where he was. Since I texted him and told him I was done at 5:03 Thursday Morning. He showed at just a little after 10:30 I had a rod loaded for him and he walked down to the beach and in less than 30 minutes beached a keeper he turned back and reloaded. He was done in 2 1/2 hours with a 16 lber.

The next Morning he had caught and released 3 keepers before 5:30. and shopped fish until he picked up a 12 pounder around 11.

I invited a friend from work who showed up Friday afternoon and he fished for about 4 hours and picked up a nice fish. The next morning he starts with us and it's like the fish swim down the current and then take a left turn and swim around us. people on both sides are just hammering them. My Buddy wanders down on the beach and asks you want a " Banana"?  Excuse Me!!!!

I know it is superstition but I tie all new leaders each and everytime I go fishing for Springers and if they don't get fished I retie them before I go. I have never had them break but on Friday I had 5 leaders in a row either the knot of the hooks break or the other end or just bust in the middle. 

My buddy went and hid the offending evidence in his truck and he caught a small salmon. Told us thanks then hit the road after about 3 hours. He wasn't gone 30 minutes and the bank exploded and we all were done in less than an hour.

So if i do invite you to go fishing leave the bananas at home with your wife!

[Scvette]

We accidentally received 3 extra cases this trip,this is my fastest 1.1 million pound trip of cod.

[Mfowl]

I don't buy the "bananas are bad luck" rule for fishing. I have no specific story to disprove it. From what I understand it dates back 100's of years to when sailing ships packed entire stalks of bananas aboard for long voyages. While at sea the crew would sometimes get bit by spiders, scorpions and snakes that crawled out of the banana stalks. Which is why it became bad luck to have bananas on a boat. I have seen pics on other sites with a banana peel laying next to a pile of fish. Good one for "MythBusters."

[fowl smacker]

I can tell you they do not affect catching fish.  I think it's an excuse for bad fishermen to use.  I bring bananas on almost every trip and catch plenty of fish.  I've laid my eggs on a banana peel and immediately caught steelhead with them.  If you like bananas,  eat them while fishing.