Superstitions?

[Cheetam]

I admit it, I am superstitious.  For me, it's hats.  If I have a good day, and I wore my Tigers hat, I make sure I have my Tigers hat on the next outing.  I wear the same hat until I have a bad day, then I switch it up.  Oh, and typically, it has to be a Detroit sports team;  Tigers, Wings, or Lions.  Not much of a basketball fan, so a Pistons  hat hasn't made it into the rotation  .  Is anyone else superstitious?

[bshaner]

I havent changed my underwear since my last personal best smallie... which helps me tremendously with my next superstition...

Anyway, some may not believe this and will definately poke fun but... how can I put this on a family board...  my wife doesnt get any romance the night before a tournament.  The only times I've blanked she forced me to uphold my wedding vows.

Other than that, I dont have any run of the mill superstitions.

B

[cr]

I won't fill the livewell till I get a keeper , other than that ,no.

[djkimmel]

Is there a difference between a superstition and a jinx?

[Cheetam]

Is there a difference between a superstition and a jinx?

Hmm....good question Dan.  I think they are pretty darn close.  A jinx being something/someone that causes bad luck, and a superstition being a belief that something causes bad luck.

[motocross269]

I have the same thoughts on hats...I had a MAG machine hat on during my last tourney and got skunked..You can bet I won't be wearing it this weekend....
I don't have very many superstitions yet for fishing...I used to be over the top for Motorcycle racing though. I use to fold my clothes a certain way, Stretch out the same and say a little prayer before I left the trailer.  It probably had something to do with the injury factor..Usually bad luck there meant a free ride to the hostpital..

[McCarter]

I have a few superstitions but most are the common ones like:

Dont walk under a black cat on a ladder if its raining

Never eat the last grape

Always bury a half burnt marshmallow

Never repeat the name Dan Kimmel 3 times while standing in front of a mirror in the dark

Feed a horse with your left hand pointing south

Never play poker with anyone whos nickname is that of a city.

Never talk back to a woman who can bench press you

No "romance" in the champange room

If your going to put foil in the microwave, make sure its not your microwave.

You know, the old classics...

McCarter himself

[Wolf_fisherman]

I feel the same about hats here.....I have a WarEagle visor I wear all the time till i get skunked then I switch to my john deere hat to break the bad luck then its back to the visor. Probably the weirdest superstitions you will hear is that I have to listen to Kid Rock's "American Bad ..." 3 times in a row @ sound level 33 on my cd player in truck on way to meet with my buddy to fish or go out by myself or I am convinced I will have bad luck and its true.....3 times=great day twice=average and 1 or less=horrible lol.

[dashaver63]

The only superstition I have is that I ALWAYS try to wake up the morning of the tournament and make it to the launch. Otherwise it won't matter what hat I have on or that I have my lucky socks on (the right one has to be inside out).

[1javelin]

My only superstitions are:

Make sure the batteries are charged so I don't look stupid.

Make sure there is gas so I don't look stupid.

Make sure all straps are unhooked before dumping in so I don't look stupid.

And never again drink more than my legal limit the night before a tournament, cause leaning over the side of the boat thinking you are going to be sick (after hugging the toilet bowl all night) makes you look stupid.

1Jav

[fowlmouth]

BANANAS!!! Nowhere near my boat, not even Banana Boat sunscreen. A few people know this and I have found bananas hidden in my boat.
I check my boat every tourney top to bottom now for bananas

[skeeterman190]

 i HAVE A HAT THATS ALWAYS IN THE BOAT!! ITS MY MOSSY OAK I LOVE IT! Other then that nothing really?? oh 1jav is that comment aimed towards me?? from what i recall you beat my a** that day so you should thank me! haha. its all in good fun and hey were only here once might as well enjoy it buddy!-skeeterman_

[Hooksetter]

I only have one...never discuss the pros and cons of the various brands of fishing line with Skip right before blast-off .

By the way Rob, I was wearing Banana Boat sunscreen [spf 50] at the DK Open we fished together at Wixom. I seem to recall winning the tournament and catching big bass  . I think I might have spilled some on the carpeting as well .

Willie

[fowlmouth]

Oh no! that means I'll have to sell my boat now!!! anyone looking for a 17 footer that's cheap on gas and has Banana Boat flavored carpet???

[joshimoto son]

If I happen to see turkeys on the way to the launch it's gonna be a good day.

Anything that comes up with the number 42 or 23. Such as a room number at the hotel, gas, take off number, milage, bouy number, fishing with Micheal Jordan... stuff like that. It's gonna be a good day.

And the biggest one of all... I have to wear blue underwear. And if it's a multiple day tournament, I have one pair that I save for the final day. I've won over $22,000 in that pair. Yes... I do wash them.

joshimoto son

[spinninbug]

I always wear my booyah visor a good friend bought for me.  I have tried to wear my signed scent lock hat but it just doesn't seem to work as well as my booyah.

Another buddy of mine won't get his net out before someone in the boat hooks up with the first fish.

Oh and after I catch one I always smooch my hubby,  seems to work for us!

[TritonTR20]

I got to put some water in my livewell and get the net out. Not sure if its superstitous or just being ready for it when it comes...

[dartag]

always stop at dunkin doughnuts and get a large coffee and 2 chocolate cakes. 

never fill the livewell until you get the first keeper

make sure your partner has enough Kodiak and Red Bull to get him through the day.

always give the money I win to the wife when I get home.  never tell her if it is less than the entry fee you paid.

[DennisB.]

No superstitions.  But I am putting a pocket copy of the NIV Bible in the boat as we speak.