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Superstitions
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There is a segment of passionate fishermen and fisher women that are considered by many as quite superstitious in our beloved Trinidad and Tobago. These anglers are enriched with fishing tales and folklore's; which may have been passed down from generation to generation from grandparents to grandchildren. Whether it be by a pond, in a boat out at sea or while cooking the catch around a small pot near the river, these tales have always found a way of living on. Some of these folklore's or superstitions eventually become vital pieces of information for the fishing recreation. Superstitions are irrational beliefs in the supernatural forces that do not conform to the laws of nature. For many families, these superstitions become a way in which they remember a moment. For all we know; the day granddad wore that particular old t-shirt, he caught the biggest fish ever. Though some believe that superstitions are creations from our minds and have no basis, it is not worth the risk of filling the barrel with fishes compared to returning with an empty one even though some superstitions are actually very funny!
Below is a list of the tricks of the trade based on personal family superstitions:
- The T-shirt-Definitely, with this T-shirt, it can either make or break the trip. Specifically, that old, stained and beat-out shirt has the power to undoubtedly enable you to catch a fish, no other t-shirt is blessed with this power in the fishing adventure.
- Special pieces of equipment-If this particular piece of lure is forgotten at home, the fishing trip will be deemed a bad trip with a poor catch. Most family and friends have a specific favourite piece of equipment whether it is a rod, lure, glove or reel which is assured to catch something. It can even be standing at a specific side of the pond, river or side of the boat to catch the fish.
- After you put a live worm on the hook, you have to spit on it for good luck and it definitely works! Guaranteed.
- Fishes bite best at night in the bright of the moon and during three days before or after full moon since their mouths are not as sore and they are hungrier at this time.
- Turning of the pockets inside out will greatly increase your chances of catching catfish.
- The sign of the fish is a good time to go fishing.
- When the clouds are scattered and are close together (which mimic the look of fish scales), there are a lot of fishes in the sea.
- Fish on Good Friday and all through the year you are guaranteed to catch fishes.
- When it rains heavily, fishes bite more because of the run-off from the land. However, you must use whitebait in cloudy or murky waters.
- The fish will not bite if you use a bright cork.
- Fishes bite best when it is cool or overcast so that the water surface is cool. They hide at the bottom when it is hot.
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