Bananas and Fishing Bad Luck

[RG]

Never bring a banana on my boat.  Nothing personal, just business, don't do it though.

[cvandervort]

Almost got boo'd off of a charter in Westport. 

[huntnnw]

These might be the same people who believe in unicorns

[BigGoonTuna]

i'll often throw one in the back of my vest.  good healthy snack when out fishing.  but i make my own luck, your mileage may vary.

[MADMAX]

never on  a boat

[Hunterman]

NO BANANAS EVER ON MY BOAT PERIOD. No bananas of any kind. Banana bread, no bananas of any kind. If some brings one in their lunch they stay on the dock. My boat, my rules.

Hunterman(Tony)

[Dhoey07]

I take one almost everytime I go out on a boat and do just fine.  I fished with a quide in hawaii one time and he ate a banana for every fish we caught.  He probably ate 8 bananas that day.

Hell, I even have a bottle banana boat sunscreen permentally in my boat 

[Skillet]

It's a fun tradition to joke around about, and we have been known to terrorize competitors in walleye tournaments with bananas.  Hiding them in their boats, throwing one in their boats when they make a pass too close to us. It's all in good fun and 99% of people agree.

But seriously, I hope nobody really thinks that having a banana on board in actually prevents a successful fishing trip.  Unless the banana just gets in your head and owns you...

[KNOPHISH]

I've seen banana flavored fishing scent, I guess it's for catchin monkeys. 

[Rick]

Bananas being bad luck is an old wives tale.

[cbond3318]

Almost got boo'd off of a charter in Westport.

 

[Ridgeratt]

NO BANANAS EVER ON MY BOAT PERIOD. No bananas of any kind. Banana bread, no bananas of any kind. If some brings one in their lunch they stay on the dock. My boat, my rules.

Hunterman(Tony)

Absolute!!!  I find this an interesting topic, a lot of folks have never heard of it. A person at work had never heard of it but then on the other hand inherited a boat and won't change the name since it's Bad Luck.  Go Figure   

But like it was said "My Boat" therefore My Rules.

http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/rename.htm

[RadSav]

I never cared about bananas on a boat until a deckhand left a banana in the refer when it was delivered to dry dock for a few months.  Had to have the fridge removed and replaced plus it took a month for the smell to completely dissipate from the cabin!  Those things are NASTY!!!

Most of the power boats I have run were aluminum hulled boats.  So that means "No Pennies!"  We had a ritual where everyone on board gets an introduction talk, we check licenses and then we all check our pockets and throw all pennies in the bay.