The Curse

[Scott Hammer TOXIC]

Anybody ever hear of the Bananna Curse? No, I'm not talkin about Teri.....There is supposed to be bad luck associated with having a bananna on your boat. Gotta admit I'm chuckling, but I really did hear this. Who can back me up? Are you superstitous? What do you do?



TOXIC

 

[Carlos Hathcock III]

Ok Tox, you think of some weird stuff, but anyway, I have not heard of that and am decidedly not superstitous. Too much time doing off the wall stuff to be superstitous. I believe more in "mindset" and ability.



Carlos

 

[Scott Hammer TOXIC]

CIII, if ya would have thrown some salt over your shoulder and shook a chickenfoot, you wouldn't have gotten dumped on today!! You dried out yet? How'd ya do?



TOXIC

 

[Carlos Hathcock III]

HAHA Well, the good thing is I am dry. But the bad thing is, I fell asleep on the couch after David went to school and slept in too long to go out. Then, had to run into work in the afternoon as I forgot that I am going TAD tomorrow. Plus, throw in the thunder and it turned into a no go......



AArrgghhh.. another fishing day lost......

 

[Scott Hammer TOXIC]

Now here is luck for ya...I found an old bag of fireworks while cleaning out the garage and in the bottom of the sack was a mint Abu Garcia Amb. 521 plus. I have no idea who's it is (well, now I do ...it's mine) but it is on one of my rods with new line now!!



TOXIC

 

[Carlos Hathcock III]

Sounds like you had a productive day too!!!!!!! At times, I really do think that we make our own luck. I found a Abu Garcia that was dads in a tool box a while back, it is a great combo on a rod that JR sent to me!!!! Already caught some fish too!!!



Carlos

 

[W. R. Deason]

A short story by Patrick McManus features the banana curse. The title escapes me but it is something like "The curse of the snagglepuss".



boilermaker

 

[Greg Meyer]

It is a well documented fact in my BASS club... In fact, we all are positive that each and every one of us has a banana hidden in the boat somewhere...

 

[Teri C.]

No wonder I don't catch any freakin' fish. If it's bad to have a banana in your boat, how bad is it to name your boat The Banana??? Things that make you go hmmm......

 

[Scott Hammer TOXIC]

See CIII, I wasn't makin it up!! Now who's superstitious and what do you do? I carry a "lucky rock" that my daughter painted to look like a ladybug (it is small and fits in my pocket). I've got about 50 of them LOL!! Who needs one?



TOXIC

 

[Carlos Hathcock III]

OK, Now Tox, I never said you were making it up!!!! Just that you thnk of some weird stuff......hahahahah



Maybe that is what my problem is!!!!!! I need a lucky something.....huumm will have to search!!



Carlos

 

[Bill McElroy]

Mini swears by it,...but then he swears all the time anyway..but he has a rule,.."No banana's on his boat!!" LOL



I've had them on my boat and not caught fish,...but I sure don't blame that on the fruit!! ahahha...

 

[Kenneth Brown]

It's only bad luck to carry a banana on board, if you leave it in you storage box for a few weeks. The fruit flys invade the Mojo on your boat. the banana starts to stink up the thing. Then you have a mess! Just my take on the thing! KB

 

[Rob LaMoy]

It's only bad luck if you accidentally spray the banana with Bang garlic and then take a big bite out of it. Not that I know....I've heard!

 

[Marke Cicero]

It's not bad luck to have bananna's on your BOAT....It's bad luck to use bananna's as BAIT.



Toxic just has his superstitions mixed up...LOL

 

[Tony Payne]

The best way I know of to catch fish is to set your pole down to take a bite of a peanut butter sammich...



Fish like to steal poles when you cant talk!

 

[Carlos Hathcock III]

Sim,

Come on and tell us that tale!!!!



Carlos

 

[Tony Britt]

I've heard that for years and don't allow them on my boat. I've heard about the Patrick McManus column and I also heard Barry Stokes talking about it on the Outdoor Trails fishing show.