Superstitions I have. How many if any do you have?

1. I never put a fly in my hat unless it has either been given to me by a friend or I have already caught a fish with it.

2. I never never wash my hat except for occasionally getting it wet when I fall in. Evil soap would scour out all the good luck mojo.

3. I name all my boats with seven letters. My current boat is named Sea Barf.
( Seven letters must be good luck , look what it did for the Titanic! )

4. While in the boat never open a can of milk, beans, etc with the label upside down. ( some fish boat captains on the west coast of BC will actually throw such a can overboard )

5. Never take bananas aboard a fishing boat. This superstition is based in fact. More than one charter company in Hawaii will not let you bring bananas aboard. Eg.

( http://www.kuuloakai.com/bring.asp)

6. Never change a fly to put on another of the same kind just because it is beaten almost to death, if its catching fish it must be lucky. It will be my fly of choice for the next trip even if it appears to be falling apart.

7. I always troll clockwise around a lake. ( nothing to do with traffic patterns it is just luckier )

8. My wife always sings this little song prior to putting a line in the water.

fishy fishy bite
your father said you might
your mother there she doesn't care
so fishy fishy bite.

9. I always bought a new pennant to fly from the stern of any boat I ever sold
so It would look good for its new owner and bring him luck.


So lets hear some of yours??