Results 1 to 6 of 6

Thread: Bananas ?

  1. #1
    NavyDiver's Avatar
    NavyDiver is offline Very Very Lucky! Gold Subscriber
    Join Date
    Feb 2010
    Location
    Melbourne
    Posts
    9,359
    Total Downloaded
    0

    Bananas ?

    Every now and again it just does not work. Checking boat last night for a 5am tuna trip. Gaff missing! No Idea where or how that could have gone AWOL. Had to defer to get a new one at 7am. On water 3 hours late. Port Phillip head turned it on with a washing machine. A wave up and dive down got everyone very wet

    Three new crew had wide eyes until we got out into 20- 30 metres out of the chop plus. Tuna did not show up and none of the other boats were turning a reel.

    The motor stalled- tangle in four lines as my instructions to a few now some what green people had slow responses. Un tangled restarted boat and headed back to the washing machine. It was better on the way in.

    NO fish. A dolphin, a few dozen seals and a day on the water - Back out Saturday with a solo effort to avoid the Green Machine Add my diving kit and will ensure no bananas in boat.

    Just kidding - Not superstitious at all

    Snopes on topic- Rec fishers only in this husbands tale

    "In 2001 The New York Times quoted Rick Etzel of Montauk, New York, captain of The Breakaway, as saying: "Fishermen believe bananas are bad luck. Something about a shipload of bananas that carried some weird bacteria which killed everyone on board. Maybe fictitious, but some people take the banana thing very seriously. A few years back, a guy on one of my charters showed up wearing a Banana Republic T-shirt. Another guy in the group went up to him with a knife and slashed the logo.""

  2. #2
    Saitch's Avatar
    Saitch is offline OldBushie Silver Subscriber
    Join Date
    Mar 2012
    Location
    Armstrong Creek, Qld
    Posts
    7,955
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Definitely no oranges, either.

    Apples are OK. I had a fishing mate who'd get crook in a river and he'd munch on an apple to settle his tum tum. He didn't like ginger.
    'sit bonum tempora volvunt'


  3. #3
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    The Hills.
    Posts
    15,786
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Fisherpeople will believe anything....
    ​JayTee

    Nullus Anxietus

    ​Getting involved in discussions is the best way to learn.

    2000 D2 TD5 Auto: Tins
    1994 D1 300TDi Manual: Dave
    1980 SIII Petrol Tray: Doris
    OKApotamus #74
    Nanocom, D2 TD5 only.

  4. #4
    Saitch's Avatar
    Saitch is offline OldBushie Silver Subscriber
    Join Date
    Mar 2012
    Location
    Armstrong Creek, Qld
    Posts
    7,955
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by Tins View Post
    Fisherpeople will believe anything....
    I believe so!
    'sit bonum tempora volvunt'


  5. #5
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    The Hills.
    Posts
    15,786
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by Saitch View Post
    I believe so!
    Case, rested.
    ​JayTee

    Nullus Anxietus

    ​Getting involved in discussions is the best way to learn.

    2000 D2 TD5 Auto: Tins
    1994 D1 300TDi Manual: Dave
    1980 SIII Petrol Tray: Doris
    OKApotamus #74
    Nanocom, D2 TD5 only.

  6. #6
    NavyDiver's Avatar
    NavyDiver is offline Very Very Lucky! Gold Subscriber
    Join Date
    Feb 2010
    Location
    Melbourne
    Posts
    9,359
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by Tins View Post
    Case, rested.
    I know taking people who get sea sick is the best way to get off the water a lot faster to rest


    Out yesterday at Westernport - Rhyll, Phillip Island out to Bass Straight for 8 solid 'solo' hours with not on tuna being kind to me.


    10,000 plus +++++ Mutton birds- (short feathered shear waters) 15km offshore, several seals just lazing about- I think I missed the party! Just one 20ish kg tuna at the ramp later!

    Wind was scheduled to blow me away so back inside and found it tough going. Drifted until a bite then dropped the pick. Bagged out on pan size snapper and one nice whiting I had for dinner.


    A full large fish head was on my way back line. A very big fish stripped a LOT of line off as I was pulling up another fish.

    Go it to the boat then happy the rather big shark bite into the have trace/leader and swam away. I was about two km from hundreds of beach goers swimming.

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Search AULRO.com ONLY!
Search All the Web!