Thread: Superstition about first fish!

Don't forget, it's bad luck to be superstitious.

if its a keeper

Originally Posted by Rees Guide

Depends on size, keeper stays otherwise it goes back. I kinda like catching one while putting the poles out.

What he said X2 ! Here it is not unusual to catch 20 before keeping one at times!

Keep him. He'll go down there and rat ya out if ya don't!

Make sure you land it. If it gets away it may just be a indication how your day is going to go.

DUDE!!! The 'first fish' and 'my limit' are congruous!!

Always keep my first. ... when I got capt. Dan or couch with me I try to grab theirs, to be helpful of course- and throw em back saying nope, Ain't nearly big enough without even measuring. Haha. Think I threw back 5-6 keepers on last trip. :o

Originally Posted by joekiller

Always keep my first. ... when I got capt. Dan or couch with me I try to grab theirs, to be helpful of course- and throw em back saying nope, Ain't nearly big enough without even measuring. Haha. Think I threw back 5-6 keepers on last trip. :o

Been known to do that myself. Carol, according to her was trying to net one of mine at Dardanell and whacked the top of the rod with the net and immediately it was fish off. Next one of hers, I netted and took it off and...yep it escaped right over the side


She likes to keep the first fish and the last one, and all that are caught in between those.