Do you have any fishing quirks?

[The_Natural]

It may be borderline OCD for me (I've actually been diagnosed with that before).  I honestly can't buy just one of a given rod or reel.  I have to buy two.  I have to have at least two matching combos.  So all my reels an rods are in multiples of two...6 TDZ's, 2 Pixy's, 2 Alphas, etc.  I just bought two Revo Premiers, but could have bought one last month.  Could have bought ONE...that is key.  I had to wait until I could purchase two  .  With crankbaits...3 is the magic number.  Even if I have never fished a crank, if I decide I'm going to buy it...I must buy three.   When I fish a tournament, I also have to totally strip down and shine my entire arsenal in-between tournament days (during two-day tournaments).  I have to feel fresh, clean, polished, and ready to go.  Pretty weird.  Do you all have any quirks?!

[Wesley]

Monk must be your roll model

[The_Natural]

Monk must be your roll model

Yeah...not quite to that extreme...but I do have my merits .  

[Long Mike]

I never fish T-Rigged worms with my fly unzipped.  ;D ;D ;D

[burleytog]

With plastics, I have to buy a store's entire stock of a particular color.  I won't buy just one bag.  In the last two weeks alone I've cleaned three stores out of one particular color of finesse worm.  :-[

Cranks are similar.  I won't buy just one.  Always in pairs.  Sometimes in three or fours if the color has proven itself.

[fourbizz]

I have to spend time with every swimbait I get. I mean take it out in the pool and test it, look over every square inch, and just handle it. I will sit here reading BR and spend an hour checking out a particular bait.

I will NEVER make my first cast until I put a fresh chew in.

I have to modify or tweak every big bait I own in some fashion, EVERY single one, I don't know why.

I hope to come close to hitting a deer on the way to the lake. If deer are on the road, it usually means big fish.

I trash talk the fish, trying to aggravate them into biting.

I like hitting land bound creatures with hollow body frogs. The species list is extensive.

[burleytog]

I like hitting land bound creatures with hollow body frogs. The species list is extensive.

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

replace 4bizz's deer w/ a red fox

Don't be late- I don't mind fishing alone.

Short prayer before going on ANY body of water.  Something Capt Bill always did.

[HOIST-N-HAWGS]

;D ;D ;D OK Now I know there's nothing wrong with me,thanks guys! I some how feel very normal again! ;D

Well, then again there my pre tourny chant "Hail to the mighty fish gods where aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaare you, Hail to the mighty fish......alright you get it! :

[FishTank]

When I buy a new hard bait, I look at every single one of that particular lure that is on the shelf. I lay them all out and pick which one is best for color and quality.

When I buy softplastic, I will take it out of the package, feel it and smell it.

Buying a reel and rod could take all day. Not only am I looking for the best deal, I am looking for it to be perfect. I will take a reel apart, mount it to a rod and if necessary, I have had sales people spool a few up for me to test out in the store. It can get ugly.

When it comes to using equipment, I am perfectly happy as long as I'm fishing.

[Catt]

I have to throw a Texas Rig & I have to throw a Camo Ringworm  

[bassbob08]

Just as i get to my spot to fish i have to have at least one sip of coffe,and my kids watch me if i dont they ask if i plan to catch any fish today and they will even get me a cup if i forget.Quite anal if you ask me. ;D

[ba7ss3in]

When I buy any kind of fishing equipment, I will make my wife drive so that when I get in the truck I can spend time with my new purchases. Aso, before every tournament my wife has to wake up and say her little chant before I leave the house. >  :-X

[Popeye]

I's gotta 'ave me spinach along on every trip. I's don'ts know why. Ahgagagagaga!!

[Guest avid]

Actually I only throw crankbaits with a rigthanded bc

but will only flip jigs with a lefty.

[paul.]

check!    

When I buy any kind of fishing equipment, I will make my wife drive so that when I get in the truck I can spend time with my new purchases.

check!    

I have to throw a Texas Rig

check!    

When I buy a new hard bait, I look at every single one of that particular lure that is on the shelf.  I lay them all out and pick which one is best for color and quality.

check!    

Buying a reel and rod could take all day.  Not only am I looking for the best deal, I am looking for it to be perfect.

check! (i think) :  

I never fish T-Rigged worms with my fly unzipped.

check!    

I trash talk the fish, trying to aggravate them into biting.

i also obsess over knots, camoflaging braid with a sharpie, and planning almost every outing the night before as if it were a military invasion. (which invariably makes no difference b/c i will always cut off the baits i tied on the night before and replace with something else when i get to the lake.)

but now that i realize all this is normal, i'll cancel my next psychiatrist appointment.  no, wait a minute, the voices are telling me not to.    

[MaxDal]

i also obsess over knots, camoflaging braid with a sharpie, and planning almost every outing the night before as if it were a military invasion. (which invariably makes no difference b/c i will always cut off the baits i tied on the night before and replace with something else when i get to the lake.)

Glad to hear I'm not alone ! :

I also religiously cast my Daritsu Popper in Old glory Color every year on July 4th. Never had a bass touch it, I guess they respect the Colors, since they come up to salute.

Oh I can't fish without a cap or a visor on my head ! I just won't fish if I don't have one.

And also, I'm always carrying a sort of Line clipper around my neck, even though I cut the line with my teeth about 99% of the time.

I guess I am not the only one around here, whose dentist knows you're a fisherman

[roadwarrior]

My first cast is always long and away from where I want to fish. Before "fishing" I want to be sure my equipment is tip-top. Oddly, I occasionally catch a fish on the first cast, more often than you might think!

[fooman]

LOL...I thought it was just me,I have to show this to my GF because she thought it was just me

[littlefisher]

I have to wear a hat or something on my head.

I always re-tie whatever I have tied on because I'm afraid the knot got weak overnight.  

I always have a horny toad tied on, no matter what.  

[TeamBerettaGold]

1. Fresh chew to start the morning, I dont care if im on the water at 5 am, im putting a chew in before I cast.

2.  If I buy only one crankbait or any lure for that matter, I have to spend the next two hours re-organizing my tackle box (take everything out and start over)

3.  I love to trash talk the fish.

4.  This one is weird.....If I am fishing a multiday tourny, and the first day didnt go well, on the way back into the weigh-in I will take a tin of perfeclty good chew open it up and dump it over the side of the boat (must make contact with the water).  It never fails that the second day goes so much better than the first.

[Willzx225]

I agree 100% with the multiple crankbaits!  Never fails they will either stop making that bait or that color and as soon as they do you start catching the mess out of the fish on that bait!

On multiple day events, if I have a good day, I will duplicate everything I did the night before.  For instance, I will eat at the same restaurant, order the same meal, etc.  If I am on the second floor of the hotel, I will run up the stairs in the same multiples as the night before the good day.   ;D  Yeah and I thought I was the only freak out there!  haha

I also tend to have a fish call that goes like this:  "Heeerrreee fishy fishy fishy"  Don't know why but its something that I have done for years!

[grimlin]

Must have a hat on,must have my sunglasses on,Must get a dip of tobacco in before i start,Must take one deep breathe before my first cast.

Just recently i started putting everything together the night before i go if it's a planned trip.I remember driving out 30-45 minutes to a lake only to forget my bags of plastic at home.I ended up cussing myself all the way back home.

[bocabasser]

-i always wear the same boardshorts

-i always listen to the same radio station on the way to the ramp (it is an oldie station that my friends dad used listen to every time i fished with him---god rest his soul)

-always order a pizza from the same pizza place every night before a tourny.

-always wear a hat that i cut and made into a visor

-always reel my first cast in @ 90 miles an hour so i don't catch a fish on the first cast.

-always thank god after every first fish

[islandbass]

Gotta have my polarized glasses with me, even if I know the water I will be fishing is stained.  I've turned around after 20 miles to get them or will stop be a local walmart if one is close and buy a $9 pair. I just go nuts without them.

Willing to fish any condition or climate, even when I know full well from the shore in sub 32 degree weather my chances of catching are less than zero.