13 days at Dale Hollow Recap ( LONG)

[3sons]

Sorry. Still can't get it to work. I need the tech-no-geek.

[3sons]

Bonefish you have a P.M. No that's not B.M.

[Bonefish]

Thanks, Mike.

[redneckshadrap]

Smallfry...You're a joke. Real joke.....

[DJD]

Ill try and help with the pictures. Start a reply thread then minimize this screen, pull up your pics, right click, then click copy. Maximize this screen and right click and then click paste. Hope this helps.

Post them on the photo board from a file off your computer. It will allow two pics per post. Send them too me if you need help I'll git-r-done fer ya!

[GeoFisher]

I've asked 3 Sons not to have them posted.......

While they are Legit....there is NO WAY to hide where he is fishin.......NONE, and it would be a shame for some of his best spots to become HIGH traffic areas.

Later,

Geo

[Fisherjoe]

OK, I'll have to show my ignorance here (trust me...I have plenty). I have never heard of the banana curse. Anyone care to explain?

Elnut, don't worry about the haters and doubters. Just keep doin' what you're doin' and God will take care of the rest.

Joe

[GeoFisher]

OK, I'll have to show my ignorance here (trust me...I have plenty). I have never heard of the banana curse. Anyone care to explain?

Elnut, don't worry about the haters and doubters. Just keep doin' what you're doin' and God will take care of the rest.

Joe

My understanding of the "myth"

Back in the days of the transatlantic crossings by wooden sailing ships many hazards would befall the captains, crew and passengers. Disease, pirates, shipwrecks, storms, etc., claimed the lives of a good percentage of the captains, crew and passengers attempting the dangerous voyage.

Needless to say, a transatlantic crossing in the 17th and 18th centuries was a very risky endeavor. Often the vessels would stop along the way in tropical islands to gather provisions such as food and water. There the passengers and crew would often purchase wooden crates of bananas from the locals and bring them aboard the ship.

These crates would have all manner of critters in them such as bugs, spiders, vermin and snakes. These critters would make their way into the bilges of the ships, multiply, and then find their way into the captain's quarters. The captains circulated the rumor that bananas were bad luck in an attempt to keep the critters off the ship and out of their cabin.

The crew and passengers were more than eager to follow suit because of the inherent risk of the crossing. So, if the captain announced prior to the voyage that bananas were bad luck and not allowed aboard the vessel, everyone complied.

You must remember that these were the days of burning witches and the like, so superstitions were taken very seriously.

[thebassman30]

I would love to post the pictures of our trip if I knew how. I've got them on my computer now and can send them in an email but I'm not smart enough to know how to import them to this website so if anyone can give me some help here I'll be happy to do so.

Mike,
You can send them to me and I'll post after I make sure they're not going to give away any locations. I'll do this by blurring the background.

You can send them to me via this link:
http://www.bkprint.com/servicecenter/send_file.html

Mark

[RoadToad]

My understanding of the "myth"

Back in the days of the transatlantic crossings by wooden sailing ships many hazards would befall the captains, crew and passengers. Disease, pirates, shipwrecks, storms, etc., claimed the lives of a good percentage of the captains, crew and passengers attempting the dangerous voyage.

Needless to say, a transatlantic crossing in the 17th and 18th centuries was a very risky endeavor. Often the vessels would stop along the way in tropical islands to gather provisions such as food and water. There the passengers and crew would often purchase wooden crates of bananas from the locals and bring them aboard the ship.

These crates would have all manner of critters in them such as bugs, spiders, vermin and snakes. These critters would make their way into the bilges of the ships, multiply, and then find their way into the captain's quarters. The captains circulated the rumor that bananas were bad luck in an attempt to keep the critters off the ship and out of their cabin.

The crew and passengers were more than eager to follow suit because of the inherent risk of the crossing. So, if the captain announced prior to the voyage that bananas were bad luck and not allowed aboard the vessel, everyone complied.

You must remember that these were the days of burning witches and the like, so superstitions were taken very seriously.

I always thought the origin of this was (like you said), the critters that sometimes stowaway with bananas when they're imported, specifically, scorpions. Do a Google search on "banana scorpion" and you'll find tons of news articles about scorpions being found on bananas bought at supermarkets, especially Wal-Mart.

[thebassman30]

Trip photos:

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h.../woodytoad.jpg
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...abysmallie.jpg
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...iley_green.jpg
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...iley_beast.jpg
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...wiley_baby.jpg
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...0/wiley5lb.jpg
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...e_wiley5lb.jpg
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...ne_smallie.jpg