2007-05-14 08:38:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Fishing
It is considered a no-no on a deep sea fishing boat. Like many fishing techniques and innovations that superstition originated in Hawaii. Some skippers will go as far as to ban no only the bananas , but anything that has banana flavor or aroma.(suntan lotion etc..) Bananas pictures, clothing with bananas prints.
I've been a Deep sea fishing mate then capt. for the last 25 years.I didn't believe that bananas were bad luck. All I can say is that I would rather my customers bring no bananas on board. One story about 3 weeks ago we had a charter . There were 3 boats fishing the same area, 2 of the boats caught a lot of fish, we didn't get one bite. Back at the dock we found out that one of our guests had bananas in a bag.
I'm not saying that i believe that was the reason we didn't get fish, but now I have the mate check those bags for BANANAS on every trip.
2007-05-14 11:54:07 · answer #1 · answered by maxon475 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
by legend
yes
it has some origins that are severe
but i dont remember what they are
but here is what i know
we went fishing
no fish all day
guy came up with a banana in his hand
my dad threw it out of the boat the second he saw it
30 seconds later
we caught a fish
2007-05-14 15:25:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Simply because bananas on the high seas far from the shoreline could get you in serious trouble. Banana of course meaning a joker who does stupid pranks.
2007-05-14 09:08:58 · answer #3 · answered by mac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Big time when I worked the sport boats out of San Diego we didn't Even allow them aboard!!
2007-05-14 08:47:11 · answer #4 · answered by Sir Hard & Thick 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Funny but my dad told me that very thing as a child about 40+ years ago. He was usually right.
2007-05-14 12:53:40 · answer #5 · answered by exert-7 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard that one...
2007-05-14 08:45:44 · answer #6 · answered by darknemesistattoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋