Fishing idiosyncrasies

[islandbass]

11 hours ago, LrgmouthShad said:

Monofilament has to be green for me. No idea why, it just has to be. I'm uncomfortable if it's clear. 

 

 

 

Lol. I get miffed when I walk in the store to buy mono, get to the correct aisle and discover all they have is green mono. I’m like what the… Come on! No clear mono? Only green? You gotta be kidding me, lol. Sheesh. Hold nose, pick up green mono, head to the register but halfway there turn around and put it back, walk toward exit, realize I need it and turn back to grab it. Change my mind, put it back, and head to exit thinking I’ll buy it at another store — then I think, shoot. That store might not have it either. Turn around, suck it up and grab that green mono. Wah, wah, wah. Talk about being messed up, indecisive, waste mental energy all because there was no clear mono. 

[papajoe222]

From post-spawn until the end of the season, if I don't throw a Spook, I don't feel like I've gone fishin'. I could be killing it on bottom presentations and put them down to cast a Spook before heading home. The opposite holds true, too.  I could be getting skunked and still throw one.

[MacJig]

4 hours ago, jbsoonerfan said:

I don't really have any, but when I was tournament fishing my buddy always drive and I would drink a few beers during the day. He would always say "We won't catch one till you open a beer". I would always say, "no, it's too early". Then about noon I would give in and have a couple. The only time I went against my rule was on Texoma one time when he convinced me to open one when we got to our first spot about 6 am and he told me to get one. It was so hot by 10 and I had already had a few so I took my shirt off and just fished away, when he noticed he was embarrassed to say the least. That's was the last time he ever requested that. Even to this day though, if he drives, he always tries to get me to crack one open. 

 

BTW, I don't know why, but his theory has held true and he still swears by it.

Well, I'm sure the beer companies like hearing that ! ?

4 hours ago, TroxBox said:

I never thought about this but I'll be damned if I don't do the exact same thing.

Must be contagious !!

[Steveo-1969]

I have to be wearing my lucky fishing hat! I’m actually trying to get some fishing mojo on a new hat because I lost my lucky hat on a fishing vacation last summer.

[king fisher]

When I buy chartreuse lures, they have to lean towards the lime green side of the color spectrum, and away from yellow.  I won't fish ones that are more yellow than green. 

[scaleface]

I dont use as many lure sizes and weights as most other anglers do .Because  I dont carry a lot of different action rod and reels , so I have to match the lure size to my combo . I dont have the luxury of matching my rod and reel to the lure like pros and a lot of recreational anglers can .

[FishTank]

No white rods.  They are bad luck.

[Darth-Baiter]

I noticed a trend.  I seemed to fish better when I wore a button up shirt.  So I bought three of them. 
 

simms shirts. 
 

 

[Luke Barnes]

I wonder what the pro's do or don't do as well. I bet some have serious superstitions and some idiosyncrasies they do every tournament.

[N Florida Mike]

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[MacJig]

13 hours ago, Darth-Baiter said:

I noticed a trend.  I seemed to fish better when I wore a button up shirt.  So I bought three of them. 
 

simms shirts. 
 

 

Well, if that shirt catches bass like that ... I'll take a dozen !! ?

[crypt]

no leaders,no shoes.