Fishin' "Jinx's"

[Will]

Another thing that jinx's me is a camera, I never catch a big one when I have a camera availible.

Weeeeeeeelllllllll...........you ain 't alone my man ! that makes two of us.

Does that mean if we go fishing with LBH or HH we are really asking for it?

[Raul]

I think that we would be really pushing it, ya know what I mean.

Last time the four of us went fishing ( Pedro, Alejandro, Sergio and me ) these were the events that happened:

1.- Blown tire on the trailer as we was going in a pretty scary part of the highway, curves all over and nowhere to park, ok no problem, we had a spare.

2.- Blown tire ( the other tire ) on the dirt road that leads to the lake, WTH ?  :-?..... we used the spare of the truck

3.- The moment we all four stepped out of the vehicle, as a matter of fact, the moment the last one of us put his feet on the ground-------> a "norte" entered the lake, norte is the term we use here to describe the howling winds that blow from the north with hurricane like force, a nanosecond before the last one of us stepped out of the vehicle the lake was in calm. The "norte" lasted 5 days of the six we had to fish.

4.- The boat didn 't start when we launched it. Ok, no problem we had an auxiliary outboard, but it 's not the same 50 HP than 5 HP. Actually the waves were so high for the first 3 days that we fished from the bank.

5.- During the trip back in a place called " El Valle de los Fantasmas " ( Valley of the Ghosts ) the fog was so heavy that we couldn 't see the little Ram head on the hood of the Ram Charger, I had to drive with an open window looking at the painted line in the middle of the road.

6.- It downpoured as we approached San Luis Potosi, when we entered San Luis we just drove into a lagoon ( because that 's the only way I can describe it ) in the middle of a boulevard, the result was that the spark plugs of the truck got wet. Three hours later we were able to restart the truck.

Those were the important ones, forget about the other "minor" inconviniences we suffered on that trip. But like that trip I can tell you about others when we the four join for a "fishing" trip. We have come to the conclusion that even though we enjoy very much the company of all us four together we will no longer plan fishing trips, if we want to meet we do it in the safety of our homes.

[northgabassfisher]

my Jinx's is if the night before or the day of a fishing trip I say we are going to catch some fish then we all ways end up catching nothing, or If I think how good the trip is goin to be It ends up windy or it will just pooring down rain or some thing it never fails lol

[Lunkers0]

My superstition is that I don't take a shower before I go out fishing.  I don't remember how this started. If I fish starting later in the day (after I have taken a shower) I usually don't do as well.  

[IllinoisBasser]

I have 5 BPS hats,I never fish without one.Also,after every fish I catch, it is mandatory that I light up a smoke.Part celebration/superstition.

[roadwarrior]

No beer until someone catches a fish...or the sun comes up.

[djs fishing]

I have a couple

First, A guide once told me "never have a banana in the boat".

I laughed of course. Went out with a buddy a year later and caught nothing for four hours. He took out a muffin. You guessed it Banana. I would not let him eat it (His stomach is still in the boat ). Threw it over the side and we ended up catching right after.

I am with LBH on this one. Do not discuss how well we will do. The opposite does not work either (saying we will do bad does not make us do better).

Like it says shut up and fish.

[Bankbeater]

I NEVER take a picture before the first fish is caught. That is a sure way to get skunked.

[CrazedL.IFisherman]

Going away for a week long vacation during the sumertime year after year. And always always always want to get the last morning in for fishing and the big ole lake is way to windy for a canoe. Therefore ending the fishing week still content  but would love for mother nature not to jinx us just one last day mornin fishin'.

[Guest avid]

No beer until someone catches a fish...or the sun comes up.