Bananas on a Boat - the Ultimate Fishermen/Boaters' Superstition!

[@duainenye3599]

Thanks for the video

[@CDotFromJerz]

NEVER bring a banana. But since I was a kid, a friend used to say, "no hander no footer" when passing over a bridge that has that metal on it which makes your car make noise. So to this day, 30 years later.... always pick my hands and feet up when riding/driving over the metal part of a bridge! I've missed it before and caught TONS of sea Robin's. I no longer miss my normal "no hander no footers" 🤣🤣🤣

[@mccandrj]

Spiders were a problem for early Merchants trading bananas in the 1600 & 1700’s. Ships of all sizes would pull up to the dock and load crates of bananas on board their ships, unaware that these venomous spiders lurked inside waiting for their next victim.

[@jiggingjerks]

That’s an interesting theory too.....

[@chriswilcox9369]

This is the theory I heard as well

[@jobino511]

Heard this one as well.

[@TheReal.MikeMozz]

I also read something about banana boats back in the day would bring spiders and other poisonous insects on vessels the would bite an poison ☠️ sailors and ship hands.

[@jiggingjerks]

Yes, that seems to be the one other theory that I missed. Quite a few comments on that and Nick Stanczyk disproving the theory LOL

[@BStavFishingAndHunting]

I knew about the premature ripening of other fruits but never put that together with boating. I always heard that crates of bananas often had the Harry Belafonte "deadly black tarantula" in them and sailors often perished when being bitten while at sea. Either way, I won't even eat a banana prior to going on the boat because I don't want it in my stomach and I don't want to have a banana torpedo in the chute waiting to launch!!

[@jiggingjerks]

Hahaha!!!

[@savvy1856]

IS THAT GUY BANANAS!

[@bobdagrossa8688]

I have to book a flounder trip with you soon

[@jiegong9681]

My biggest fear getting ice at 711 before a trip is seeing bananas by the entrance or by the cashier.

[@Delmarvafishing]

Women in a boat is bad luck ☹ winds out of the East fish bite least. The last one seems to be true though and this is the most fun I have had learning about fruit

[@jiggingjerks]

Hahaha

[@Fluke17]

@capt stanz loves bananas when he goes sword fishing 🤷‍♂️

[@jiggingjerks]

Yes - this is the PREVAILING comment here. That dude can fish. My point was really to shed some light on this superstition. I don’t believe it but follow it religiously lol

[@Fluke17]

@@jiggingjerks lol idk they love to use electric reels we up here in the north east muscle our fish

[@jiggingjerks]

@@Fluke17 But we are not catching 500 pounds sword fish from 2000 feet down LOL.

[@Fluke17]

@@jiggingjerks lol I know I am just having some fun!! Tight lines to all

[@jiggingjerks]

I know - not sure why I stated the obvious

[@craig1lengyel]

The old Banana on the boat ploy!! What a boat you have. Are you getting the Freeman next year?? And I like that tall jar with the flip lip for the Gulp!!!

[@louisauret6839]

Weird in South Africa it was citrus. In particular a Satsuma (naartjie) was the superstition so we HAD to use bananas instead as a take along snack.I think its all crazy but will never fish without my lucky hat........

[@jiggingjerks]

That’s an interesting insight about South Africa. Thanks for sharing Louis!

[@joedennehy386]

Of course its a superstition but based on some sort of reason. If you put bananas with your other food in a live aboard situation it will cause the other fruit and vegetables to ripen quickly. In new Zealand one of the best selling soft plastics is called the bruised banana.

[@josephstreet3407]

I first heard that from Wicked tuna..

[@MikeinNJ]

Stanzyck busted this myth 1000 times over already

[@jiggingjerks]

Yup yup. This is maybe the 10 Stanz Fam comment lol....I get it

[@louisjutkiewicz2534]

Changing the name of a boat is bad luck but there is a ritual you can do if you google it

[@savvy1856]

Went fluking last Sunday locally and the day wasn't going according to plan as far as the fluke fishing was concerned. So, as a joke, I said to the Captain, "I think I'll eat my banana now!" He went NUTS looking through my cooler bag for the "banana" so he could do what you did...TOSS IT OVERBOARD! Of course, I was only kidding, I would NEVER bring a banana on a boat! But it was funny watching him search for it!

[@jiggingjerks]

Hahahaha

[@rachelthompson9324]

Ishtar, Demeter and Athena hate bananas on boats

[@johnsikorski1732]

Great info about the bananas theory. After watching your video, by the way I enjoy all of them, I thought that superstition pertains to everyone except Mr. Skinner, who could catch fish sitting on top of a pile of bananas. LOL

[@jiggingjerks]

LOL, I want to test the theory by making him wear a banana suit on a future trip

[@Fishing_WithChris]

Can you please make a video on how to do voice overs? Also love your videos keep up the good work !

[@24gamogun]

Bananas are a no go.

[@BobAquatic]

I used to joke around about the banana superstition years ago. But it’s the real deal. I don’t even eat them the same day of going out on the water.

[@FishingGrubbZ]

hahahaha you are a madman

[@vipergeddy]

Fish from the art bite the least WHO KNOWS THE REST LOL

[@PeterRanieriII]

my brother brought a piece of banana bread onto a tuna charter once, we finally found out he had it in his backpack with only 30min to go on the trip, we immediately threw it overboard and...still didn't catch anything. On a separate trip, my bald-headed pops got yogurted by a bird and the captain told us that it was really really good luck...he didn't catch anything the rest of the trip

[@jiggingjerks]

Oh my God, I completely forgot about getting crapped on by a bird. That’s another good one but it goes to show you that good luck or bad luck with superstitions is just that, superstition.

[@PeterRanieriII]

@@jiggingjerks haha, yep!

[@richienegron7886]

I don't even like seeing a banana at the deli counter in the morning before a trip😂

[@jiggingjerks]

Hahaha - wanna laugh, me too!

[@richienegron7886]

😂😂😂

[@vipergeddy]

Fish from the west bite the best

[@jiggingjerks]

Never heard this one

[@nextdriftfishing]

Ohhhh noooo!!! Lol Huge fine for that banana 🍌 :)

[@jobino511]

Dont whistle on a boat, you could "whistle up the wind." Also no bananas or plantains on my boat...Ever!

[@rayjansen6712]

Make him walk the plank.... Oops...

[@chrisbodner9170]

I heard that there were lots of poisonous creachers living in the banana bunches such as spiders and snakes that many sailors died along the way being bitten and hence the bad luck banana 🍌

[@waynejones205]

"Bad Luck" is STILL Da Bunk to me! How many bananas are shipped on 747 cargo planes or C-5 Galaxys? They come by Ship! Period. But if they shake you up....by all means, don't.

[@Guywithoutahobby]

Lol, before I owned a boat I used to kayak fish… never flipped, the one time I brought one with me to prevent cramps, I turn to grab it from behind me and i end up in 50 degree water…. The rest was not fun, and I never had one on a vessel ever again lol.

[@jiggingjerks]

Wow…scary and directly the fault of the banana. Glad you came out ok

[@Redcrown48]

It's not just boating, I know some instances on the fire apparatus where a banana was discovered and it raised an uproar.

[@mtiseo]

I called your boss & told them you need to take a few days off b/c you slowing down with KZbin posts. All cleared now! Great Job as usual.

[@jiggingjerks]

You have no idea. We have been slammed at work and I’ve had zero time to work on videos. Not helping much that the weekends have been generally crappy weatherwise and the fishing has been mostly inshore

[@walterwatkins8599]

I never bring bananas on my boat either. But my dad regularly brought them on his boat and even caught fluke on strips of banana peels....go figure!

[@skelly5893]

Enjoying the videos man! Keep them coming 👍 i actually thought of bringing a banana on a boat once. Now ill take an apple lol

[@robtopham6095]

Fun times! It's a universally understood with fisherman. Don't bring a banana on my boat. I've been on party boats in North Jersey where they will threaten the person with throwing them overboard if the don't throw the banana overboard.

[@fierceflyer5]

My buddy says no bananas and no women on the boat.

[@jiggingjerks]

I subscribe to both theories - the second one against my will

[@rhodierideshareguygerry6369]

😅🤣😅🤣😅

[@LongIslandLethals]

Wow, way to get the history out there on the "no bananas".

[@jiggingjerks]

This is the type of hard hitting journalism this site offers

[@jameselander132]

Never leave port on a Friday afternoon

[@adaml1856]

You cannot re-name a boat (even when buying a used boat) without performing the proper ritual(s).

[@jiggingjerks]

That’s a good one too!

[@chrisbodner9170]

What is the proper ritual

[@adaml1856]

@@chrisbodner9170 google it... www.discoverboating.com/resources/ceremony-for-renaming-your-boat

[@hooper4581]

Don’t ever bring a banana 🍌 on boat !! Should have walked the plank

[@charlesdbruce]

The most superstitious person on earth sent this video to me. Superstitions are (quoting Wikipedia) "...a belief or practice typically resulting from ignorance, a misunderstanding of science or causality (false causal attribution), a belief in fate or magic, perceived supernatural influence, or fear of that which is unknown. It is commonly applied to beliefs and practices surrounding luck, prophecy, and certain spiritual beings, particularly the belief that future events can be foretold by specific (apparently) unrelated prior events." Simply put, this superstition, like all superstitions, is ridiculous.

[@jiggingjerks]

I don’t disagree but dang it, I still freak out if I see a banana on a boat...

[@charlesdbruce]

@@jiggingjerks Hehe... 😄 Well... when it's your boat, it's your rules. My primary rules are no drugs, alcohol, or tobacco. I have a foam banana which I keep on board and have a boat key lanyard covered in banana print to disprove the superstition. Cheers...

[@archieoutdoors1776]

Imagine a bumblebee plug that catches doormats, that’ll be the day

[@derekdavis8054]

Never bring a bananas...has guy never been fishing ..I'm only in my 30s and definitely know that...never took one...

[@jiggingjerks]

Hahaha - he was a super nice guy but he never heard that one. The look on his face when I threw the banana overboard tells all

[@derekdavis8054]

@@jiggingjerks john sorry but you done exactly what any good captain would..imagine being on a party boat...some captains woulda probly threw him over..lol

[@derekdavis8054]

Btw we need a good party boat vid wit sweeny doc rick n the skinner...? Is have you caught any nice doubles this year

[@jiggingjerks]

@@derekdavis8054 No doubles yet. I have only been out in the ocean three times. Weather has not cooperated on weekends when I’m off from work. I would love to do that but I am literally booked for charters every free day. Perhaps I can squeeze a trip in if any of my weekday charters get canceled and one of the party boats is still able to sail. I doubt those guys will be free though

[@derekdavis8054]

@@jiggingjerks that's life ...but I hope you get to catch a nice one..and many more...we love them vids with the crew..take it easy...

[@troyn936]

Very bad luck. We caught no fish. Lost a fishing pole, boat ran over a crab trap rope, land into low tide got stuck. Not a good day with banana 🍌 on boat. Don’t ever bring bananas on boat again. Bad luck come by 3 times.

[@JerzyAnt609]

Lmao

[@wilk7958]

Caught my first albie when I brought a banana on the boat by accident

[@C-J-Outdoors]

I've brought bananas on plenty of tuna trips, it's bullshit. I caught the only tuna on one trip and won the pool, never had a bad day, of course I got plenty of flack but I don't care, when you catch 36 tuna in one trip while eating a banana (not me) I call BS. lol

[@davidpituk5750]

The biggest fopa. If you don’t stow your life jackets correctly they will not be properly available when you need them !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jiggingjerks]

I have stowed them all away. The only two left are two children’s ones....

[@georgeniebergall7074]

Hey Stan's fam one of the best swordfisherman in all of Florida brings bananas on the boat every time he fishes as a matter of fact he put a banana as a lure for the swordfish and caught four of them on a banana in one day check this out baby maybe you want to stop bringing bananas

[@N2theBlue1]

Nick is so dang good he can outweigh the banana. The rest of us need all the help we can get.

[@stephenburg315]

never listen to Billy Joel before you go fishing

[@jiggingjerks]

OK, you need to explain this one. This is definitely one I haven’t heard and on my old boat I always used to blast downEaster Alexa during fishing trips

[@stephenburg315]

@@jiggingjerks I will admit I stole this one from bill wetzel (so might only apply to surf fisherman) but it seems to have panned out with me

[@jiggingjerks]

There’s a name! Years and years ago I hired him to guide me surf fishing in Montauk - really, really knowledgeable guy!

[@robertk28k29]

I heard never name a boat after a mans name alway a woman name

[@deezn5778]

Big one ? oh looks like a nice one, got one ? geez let people reel the fish up before you hit them with a hundred questions before they get the fish 2 feet from the top phewww

[@jiggingjerks]

I get too excited!

[@jamesps7515]

Watch the YT channel stanzfam hes a very well known sword fisherman in FL he brings bananas every single trip. Thats a BS superstition all because a guy who had bananas had a bad day fishing and had to blame something but himself lol. I had frozen bananas on the boat 2 weeks ago and got 2 keeps so its BS