The banana thread got my friends and I talking about all the goofy things folks beleive about fishing that are simply not true. Things like "Jumping fish don't bite" Have you got any examples?

Yeah.

If you're using a three foot leader, your lead will have to travel 6 feet before you feel the bite.

Uh huh.....if you're in a coma maybe.

Good one Dan. My friend always says that I only set the hook after the second jump!

Cutting open a fish tells you what bait to use.

Wrong, it will only tell you what the fish will eat not what the fish wants to eat. The stomach contents are an indication of what food is readily available but remember fish have excellent digestive systems, & most soft-bodied animals consumed will be unrecognisable. This is why cod always seem to be stuffed with crabs, shrimp and the odd small half digested fish. The most available food is not always the fishes first choice. Fish will seek out prey that is easy to catch, has a higher nutritional value or is simply tastier. What is the point of always using a bait which is in abundace anyway?

For my kids it was always, "I won't need any raingear, it's not gonna rain."

For me it was always, "Just one more cast and then we'll head home."

Hate to tell ya BUT
chanting "here fishy, fishy, fishy" really doesnt help :p

Guaranteed way to get a fish to hit-- all you have to do is to take a pee. About the time you start, BAM, fish on!

Make sure you announce your intentions just before you start. It seems to help.

Those dark fish are fine if ya smoke 'em.

ten of my favorites:

1. Barbless hooks; "I would never have lost that fish if i wasn't for these blasted barbless hooks!"

2. Beginners Luck; Not that beginners don't have it, but that experts don't need it.

3. Kings are on the bottom and at least 100' down, silvers are on top and not deeper than 60'.

4. Humpies only hit pink.

5. Dogfish only hit bait.

6. Steelhead won't take a dry fly.

7. Steelhead won't bite when livestock are resting and chewing their cud. (for real)

8. I don't need no stinking life jacket.

9. It's no problem, you can hitch a ride from Leyendecker's back to the Hatchery easy. (any turnaround applies)

10. And my all time favorite:
the "Black Box"

I love this one when wild steelhead are upstream, past the tribal nets " If I don't kill it the Indians will"

2. "Bright day bright fly, dark day, dark fly"

how's this one.

" the Sammish king's will actually eat a two ounce jig sitting on the bottom."

Or
"if you bring a (camera or net) you won't catch any thing"

It is good luck to have a girl fishing with you in the boat.

Easy Limits: Are you saying it's NOT good luck to have a girl in the boat with you? Now that's over the line!I always considered myself lucky if I could get a gril in my boat.

The one that got away is always chrome bright and at least 15 pounds.

"Stop making noise, you will scare the fish away!" I like this one to make kids shut up.

No point in releasing fish, cuz the indians will just get them anyways.

Always keep your pole tip as high as possible when drifting.

Bobbers are for sissys.

A 4/0 hook is always better than a 1/0.

Cast upstream 100yards, the guy next to you won't mind.

If you don't use the Bill Dance hookset, you won't catch any fish.

Listen to the guys on the river, not the regulations booklet.

I'm not catching anything, so that means the fishing sucks.

Buzzbombs work great in 10 feet of water.

Gamikatsu's are the best hooks.

"You have to be on the water at O dark thirty to catch any fish"

When I was younger my best friend and I thought we had to moon the fish to catch anything.

1. Fish will not bite in High Water or when the river blows out, stay home!
2.El Nino' is the reason if the fishing sucks.
3. Reiter is the best spot to fish on the Sky
4. The bigger fish are deeper.
5. Fish finders never lie
6. The best bite is when the sun comes up.
7. Always wash your hands before touching bait...
8. Native/Wild fish fight better
9. Always fish where the crowd is, thats where the fish are.
10. Fish any color, as long as it is green.
11. Fish can't see black
12. Fish can see bright yella boondoggin line
13. Ya can't catch your own herring with a Salmon net

WW

It is a myth to me. I have not had a girl in my boat in a long time.

"you can only catch kings if you troll slow "

I think the biggest "TRUTH" to fishing is:

- The right presentation will catch more fish than the right lure/bait

heard on the river every fall when someone lands a chum or skanky coho...

"it'll smoke up just fine"

" All the boats are over there, they must be catching fish".

The biggest myth I hear all the time is........my fishing buddy(not you Surecatch, but my other fishing partner) declaring that he always outfishes me. And pigs fly, too.

Its kinda releated, have all you guys heard about the catfish that live near every dam that are so big the divers wont dive....DJ

Should have been here yesterday!!!!!.
We must have timed the pre-front bite!!!!!.
Salmon fishin suck's during an east wind!!!!.
Steelhead and salmon wont bite while the rive
is rising!!!!.
Good luck,
STRIKE ZONE

When tossing bait - 16 wraps in the baitloop.
When tossing a pink worm - 7 wraps in the baitloop.

Red jigs catch bigger fish.

Procure wizard lava orange.

Steelhead eggs won't catch steelhead.
Silver eggs won't catch silvers, etc....

For silvers I have to wear my black lamiglas hat.
For kings I wear no hat.
For steelhead I wear my cougar stocking cap or my red cougar hat.

Size 2 owner hooks - black

bead below my corky.

Now I can fish effectively

1. hatchery fish and wild fish are the same
2. wind from the east the fishing's least
3. wind from the south blows the bait in their mouth ( which is illegal by the way)

4. only 3 more years till i can think like a fish
5. "harvestable surplus"
6 " healthy runs"
7 " steelhead managment"
8 " 10% of the fishermen catch 90%of the fish it's more like 5% and 99%

9 flossing isn't snagging

10. zipperlip

Hey, thats 104% Isn't that a harvestable surplus...

so much for number 5. :p

Steelies don't eat when they are in the river.
LOL - why did that fish swallow my bait?

All hatcheries are bad
All hatcheries need to be closed
Wild fish are the only fish worth keeping
Hatcheries kill too many wild fish
fly fishing is the only true "sport" fishing
the check's in the mail
I'll only put the......

Corky color matters when fishing terminal salmon hatchery areas.

Braided line breaks off in big chunks and screws up a lot of good drift water.

If it's hooked from the gill plates forward, it's a legal fish.

You need a net to land fish on gradually sloping gravel bars.

Fish know what fishing line is.

You need a stiff rod if you want to catch hens. (OK, that one IS mostly true! )

last i remember, that's not a myth

Told it was taken out of the regs. So it is a myth, at least now.

That's why I included that one. To the best of my knowledge, it never was in the regs pamphlet, at least not worded that way. I am to this day still amazed at how many people think that it is. I have my personal opinion as to why that particular "myth" is so widespread, especially on rivers during the fall salmon runs, but I don't want to start a big pissing match over it so I won't say anymore.

If it's not a myth, then I guess it's probably best that the state game Wardens and the Municipal courts sort the issue out, and save Bob a lot of bandwidth here.

should have been here yesterday
women don't know how to fish or play poker
a cheap pole will not catch fish
wear a seasick patch and you will not get sick

And the number 1 fishing myth is.......

There are NO MORE zipperlips left!!!!!

Hah Hah suckers

1. MSY/MSH
2. All fly fishers are snobs
3. All gear fishers are "bubbas"
4. Majority of anglers are working issues or actually taking action that will benefit wild fish
5. There are no true wild fish left
6. All hatchery fish are evil

This one is from my wife:

"Honey, I'm only going out for a couple hours".

BillyBob,

I used that one last weekend....Eight hours later Got in trouble for that one

Here's a few

1. Black guys dont fish cause most of them can't swim!
2. Here's my buddies favorite "Salmon don't bite in the mouth of the Puyallup".
3. Trolling the clay banks to slag pile sucks
4. Fishflashers don't work in the Sound!
5. There's nothing but dogfish in the sound!
6. Always add 3 lbs to the fish since it was weighed after the guts were removed!

A few of my favorite myths are,

1. Salmon don't bite in rivers, that is why snagging should be legal

2. The Steelhead you catch in the rivers aren't the same ones as you catch in the open water

3. Salmon and Steelhead don't bite at night, they are all lined

4. float fishermen are inferior to fly fishermen

5. Steelhead will only eat eggs.

Kore,

Good one. Never dared to stretch a few hours into 8. Hope you caught some fish.

I have always had the policy that if you're going to get in trouble, you might as well make it worth the trouble.