First Cast Fish-Bad Luck Day

[sweetwater]

What a momentum boost though, to land a 3lb fish on the first cast. There's been a few times when I would have given anything to land a 3 pounder on the first cast, lord knows the other hundreds of casts that day didn't catch anything, lol. I hate you got all loaded up and the storm fizzled out though, bummer!

Jason

My Dad always said to never land the fish if it bit on the first cast. Let the line go slack or even cut it but never bring that fish in the boat. Daddy always knew best.

[DJD]

We have been caught in some pretty bad storms at Green, both spring snow and spring/summer rain! I know several folks who buy into the don't catch a fish on your first cast rule....I don't but then again I like bananas and take those on the boat as well. I just don't believe that stuff.

[mhall]

I HATE catching one on the first cast it's TURRIBLE just Turrible...

[DJD]

I HATE catching one on the first cast it's TURRIBLE just Turrible...

Hahaha.....I bet Charles B. cast like he swings a golf club.

Man I had it bad back when I fished alot of Tournaments in Florida. I had my favorite shirt and ring I had to wear and if I didn't win I could blame the blue bird skies, wind or lack of, fishing pressure, wrong bait or my partner! Was never my fault!!

[Longdrive]

In my thinking you are SUPPOSED to catch one on the first cast. The first cast of the day, the first cast under a dock, the first across a submerged stump. Are you fishing or just testing the action on your lure?

[riverrat12]

Funny, I've noticed the same thing with bait. If I get all the bait I need with the first cast of my throw net, I'm in for a long day of slow fishin. Now if it takes me all day to catch bait, I'll get a biggun.

[mhall]

Funny, I've noticed the same thing with bait. If I get all the bait I need with the first cast of my throw net, I'm in for a long day of slow fishin. Now if it takes me all day to catch bait, I'll get a biggun.

LOL, How many times has that scenario happened to us....It's unreal..

[kygorski]

For some reason, fish go nutz just before a storm strikes. Go back right after it passes, and nothing.

[sweetwater]

In my thinking you are SUPPOSED to catch one on the first cast. The first cast of the day, the first cast under a dock, the first across a submerged stump. Are you fishing or just testing the action on your lure?

Just like at the end of the day we'll make just one more cast before quitting. If we screw up the last cast we'll make another, if we catch a fish on the last cast, we'll make several more cast before quitting.

[sweetwater]

We have been caught in some pretty bad storms at Green, both spring snow and spring/summer rain! I know several folks who buy into the don't catch a fish on your first cast rule....I don't but then again I like bananas and take those on the boat as well. I just don't believe that stuff.

I had a black cat walk over a broken mirror under a ladder one time, didn't seem to cause a problem.

[R19]

I never understood the thing about have a superstition. How can catching a fish on your first cast determine the outcome of the rest of the day. I do however believe that having confidence will make you perform better so I suppose if you have a superstition that you believe is bad and it happens it can affect your confidence...as for me I don't mind catching a fish on the first cast even if the wind is from the east,the net and golden rule is out,the livewell is full even with no fish and I am eating a banana while a black cat crossed the road on the way to the ramp. LOL to each his own but I believe it will only affect you if you allow it into your head.

[sweetwater]

Fisherman as a group tend to have superstitions. Would a favorite fishing hat or rod & reel or even a favorite bait we'll use when all else fails be considered a superstition? I would say so. Spitting on the bait, holding your mouth right, carrying a certain coin in your pocket, kissing a fish, all superstitions. Who's to say just because we can't see or touch something doesn't mean it can't exist. We can't see or touch God, but he certainly exist and if he wishes it to be, our silly superstitions may be the truth for one person but not for another.