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Don’t Jinx The Trip

Do not jinx the trip. An old fishing superstition is that bringing bananas on the boat is bad luck, and the fish won’t bite. The superstition goes back to the 1700s. Many doomed ships from that time happened to be carrying the fruit. A possibility for this is bananas give off ethylene gas that causes other fruit to ripen and spoil faster. Also, it might be possible that fish do not like the scent. The “no banana” policy is sort of an unwritten rule among fishermen. This might be the only time we noticed the topic made explicit like this.