Banana,s on Boats

[snappa]

just a poll on the old fisherman,s tale of taking banana`s onto a boat ??? its bad luck and you will not catch any fish
i have never tested the theory for offshore fishing mainly because of the distant, cost and you only get limited weather to fish offshore.you need all the luck on your side because of the current wind and depth without having to prove the banana theory one way or the other.
so far, no crew has pulled out a banana to eat while on the boat.

[ferralflyer]

4 bannanas,2 guys in a canoe 70+bass,used a yellow killer lure,thats a lot of bad bannana luck,Cheers ;)

[nofrills]

gees ferral
imagine how many you could have caught if you didnt take those bananas ;D

[dnej]

Apparenty stems from the days when bananas and other fruit were transported on the one vessel,bananas have a gas that ripen other fruit, and this sent fruit off, in transit.
Try it at home, place a banana on top of an apple, and see the results.
David

[paul-t]

damn ! i thought that was just shit woolies fruit ;)

[Dino]

Come on guys!
It's like going to one of those clairvoyants - you can convince yourself of something if you really want want to believe it!
Same with the bananas, if after going out fishin' for the day you didn't catch any/many fish - why not blame the banana!
Fair suck of the saveloy (banana).

Dino

[webby]

One slip on the banana skin and your in the drink ;D
Snappa, you'll need a few bananas if you latch on to a decent cobe ;D
Old wives tale or not, no bananas on my rig.
regards

[blaze]

Hi all
I am with webby, no bananas on my boat. Family come out the weekend for a run and I had to tell the wife and niece to get them bloody bananas out of the eskies or leave the eskies
cheers
blaze

[snappa]

webby

"kelloggs" is out of the shed fuel up and ready for tomorrow. ;D
first port of call will be the beacons around the spitfire channel ;)
ive set up one rod. tld50 & 85 lb braid :o
made up a heavy duty rig. :-X
the perfect bait - red colored crab ???
back brace and rod holder in boat ;)
so i will let all know tomorrow nite :D

[Kal]

Everyone has a bad day every once in a while but its only because yous are bad fishermen that cant catch a fish to save them from the misses,so leave the poor little bannana alone his with me

:D ;DKAL

[neptune]

I don't even allow banana boat sun screen in my boat.

[ghost]

i have enough bad luck with sandbars and everything else without bananas on board. if i have one on the ship i don't think i'll be coming back [smiley=alien.gif] [smiley=behead.gif] [smiley=disappointed.gif] [smiley=hammer.gif] [smiley=helpa.gif] [smiley=laola.gif] just jokes!

[Patto]

??? its not the bananas that stop me from catching fish, its my skill. without those bananas on board a man would starve. Patto

[jaybee]

caught some nice fish while chewing on a nana and or a boiled egg, always seems to be the food that can choke ya when the line goes off, had the same with a ham sandwich, food is food regardless and yes certain foods do ripen others, as for others saying no nanas on my boat, then i reckon their boat wouldn't be worth fishing on if u cant take ya food, plus i'm not into superstitions as it is :a belief, conception, act, or practice resulting from ignorance, unreasoning fear of the unknown or mysterious, morbid scrupulosity, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation, Leaves ya mind open to satan eh. .
Ignorance being the main word here. imho
cheers
Joe.

[mackmauler]

i dont really like bananas, much prefer a mars bar or something unhealthy, fisho2 eats them on my boat along with other strange foods ??? so far so good

[adriancorrea]

Thats it!
Im pulling apart my boat tomorrow.
There must be a bannana onboard somewhere.
That would explain why I havent been catching any fish lately
or maybe its just, that the boat hasnt been out of the shed lately ::) ::)
Im with Jaybe food is food and fishing is fishing,
Dont be making excusses fellas.

Just my opinion
Tight Lines
Adrian

[peewee]

I had always understood it to be something about the scent of bananas being obnoxious and very decernable to a fish's keen sense of smell. [smiley=dunce.gif]
Something like..tuna oil is at the top of the list, and bananas are at the bottom,f top fish attractants.

(mmm..ever seen a monkey sucessfull at catching fish? or do they just need to use tuna oil? :P :P )

[neptune]

Most people that have anything to do with the wide blue oceans are superstitious to a point. Jaybee, next time you buy a boat, name it the Titanic to show us all what a load of rot superstition is.

[snappa]

i put the poll up for a matter of interest ???
my views are
NO bananas on my boat ;D

[jaybee]

Hey neptune that isnt as funny as it sounds, i once had a 12 ft tinnie (de havilland) full o pop rivets, use to vibrate while travelling, lol, i named it Titanic, didnt affect the catch rate, didnt leak, in fact when i sold it was offered more then i paid for it ;D This guy just come up to me at the ramp, said he was watching us and how the boat went with two onboard, and asked if i would sell, and offered me a price too good to refuse.
cheers

[Jewmaster]

Once the bad luck of the banna has got you, you will never shake it. By all means take your bannas and enjoy them. There are too many stories of bad luck associated with it for me to bother risking it, why take a bananna on board when you can take scotch fillet steak sandwiches with homemade chilli paste and tomato sauce. Stuff the bananas, go the real food.

Its also bad luck to talk about banans so we are all stuffed. no good fihsing for any of us.

[jaybee]

Hot tomatoe soup isnt bad with egg sandwiches either just don't pass wind later eh.
cheers

[Tally]

Hey Snappa,
How about changing your boats existing ;D name to banana :-X (committing the ultimate sin [smiley=end.gif]), that would really piss neptune off wouldn't it. LOL

Cheers,
Jay.

[neptune]

Tally me banana.

[Patto]

I had always understood it to be something about the scent of bananas being obnoxious and very decernable to a fish's keen sense of smell.
Something like..tuna oil is at the top of the list, and bananas are at the bottom,f top fish attractants

thank heavens for that - i was begining to think it was my natural perfume that was turning the fish off.

Patto

[webby]

Very fancy script you have there Patto ;D, christ i wear glasses to read now 8), but that black furry mass you type out is unreadable even with them on. :-/

[Wayne]

I went to a buck's party on a cruiser one nignt... saw some bananas....only bad luck was from the guys that missed the boat