Hooking up on the first cast--Good or Bad?

[Gale1980]

i dont think of it as a superstition but....... i have only had bad days when catching a fish on the first cast! if i do or dont catch on the first cast i still approach each day the same.

[BASSclary]

why don't people want to believe that when they catch a bass first cast, that it's going to be a good day? :-?

Because when you catch a bass on the first cast, it never is a good day.

[brushhoggin]

this is silly. i must be immune cause i've caught a bass on my first cast a few times and never had a bad day afterwards. logically....if you catch a bass the first cast, from experience it means they're bitin.

[bigbill]

Ok  here we go;

First cast first fish??  To me it means the fish are biting so try to remember what you did for the presentation on the first cast.  Some get ansy and start to slam the lure in the water by casting faster and farther this is when failure kicks in.  Stay calm and don't gun and run stay and fish it slow and quietly.

I also find myself exceited and rushing too after the first cast fish so stay calm. 8-)

[Red]

I'm not superstitious, maybe a little stitious but not super.   ;D

[=Matt 5.0=]

why don't people want to believe that when they catch a bass first cast, that it's going to be a good day? :-?

Because it's generally not. Also, don't bring any bananas in my boat.

[zero]

1st cast=fish make me want to fish more

[bassfisherjk]

Oh that's BAD!!! LOL   

[Taylor Fishin 4 life]

its all good with me

[D4u2s0t]

if you THINK catching a fish on the first cast is bad, you will most likely have a different outlook after you catch a fish on the first cast... confidence down, and for whatever ridiculous reason you won't focus the same...  Actually believing that catching a fish on the first cast means you can't catch a fish for the first day is the same as believing in magic, and wizards.  It's little kid stuff imo.

[Vinny Chase]

I am glad you brought this up because more then once this year i have caught fish on my first cast crankin and then i dont get any action for the next 3+ hours

[heavy M]

I am pretty happy if I catch one on the first cast cause it means I won't get completely skunked

[Skinnyh2ofishin]

Superstitions: a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation

I agree completely.  The only reason a fish on the first cast could be bad is, as others have posted, if it changes YOUR confidence and decision making for the rest of the day.  The fish have no idea it was your first cast of the day.

As for me, a fish on the first cast means the rest of the day I can't get skunked... and that my friend is never a bad thing.  8-)

[Catt]

So if y'all believe in the superstition of catching on a bass the first cast, do y'all go home immediately after?

I mean face your day is done right

[D4u2s0t]

and then they could say they had a killer day, caught one every single cast! lol

[unknownbbq2]

your out on the lake to catch fish no matter if its the first or last cast at least you can polish off the day with one more fish under your belt.

[bmadd]

I'm not very superstitious. The whole banana thing doesn't really bother me. It actually has some facts to it. Back in the 1800s, sailors did not want to be on ships carrying bananas from the jungles to America. They knew that a lot of people died on those voyages. However, the cause was from a very deadly spider that live in banana trees and sometimes came aboard these ships. Logic