THE RIGHT MAN IN THE WRONG PLACE CAN
MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD. PHOTO: FIL MARTINEZ
[CLOWN FISH] LUCKY CHARMS ONLY 50 PERCENT OF FISHING IS ACTUAL SKILL
Kayak anglers are superstitious. Lucky rabbit’s foot, lucky hat, lucky lure or lucky penny, if we believe something brings us luck we bring it with us every trip. We asked Kayak Angler readers to share their kayak fishing lucky charms…
A little plastic cat fishes with me in all my tournaments. Started as a joke but now I don’t leave home without it.—Benton Parrott, Spanish Fort, Alabama
I have a small coal carving of a German shepherd my wife gave me. —Rob Odette, Homestead, Florida
Sounds crazy, but I once carried a foam cup from Texas to Louisiana to Florida and fished with it for days until my luck and my drink ran out. —Fil Fishman Spencer, Corpus Christi, Texas
Found a G.I. Joe on the ground one day. Glued him to my rod rack and he has brought me luck ever since. —Fil Martinez, Hopewell, Virginia
I have a rubber ID bracelet from the 2012 TKAA tournament. I won the Slam division that year. The next year I wore the same bracelet and won the Slam division again.—Richie Bekolay, Navarre, Florida
My lucky paracord-buddy rides on the front of my camo Trident 13. He helps me locate the fish.—Chris Dolin, Reading, California
My son gave me a quartz rock and wheat penny he found on the beach. I caught a citation smallmouth that day. I’ve carried those lucky charms for 20 years.—Juan Veruete, Bellefont, Pennsylvania
My cat passed away, but I carry his harness when I go fishing. Psycho was the coolest cat I have ever owned, he loved my stinky fishing shirts. —Scott Vaughn, El Dorado Hills, California
MyKayak Angler magazine hat! I will turn around and go home if I don’t have my hat with me. It’s my lucky fishing hat.—Theresa Southerland, Rockport, Texas
My Skeeter Boats baseball cap that my cousin gave me and a hand-me-down Daiwa Millionaire that my dad gave to my grandpa as a gift in the ‘70s. —Matt Stanton, Minneapolis, Minnesota
I always take my dad’s old Zebco Fisherman’s De-Liar. He always had it with him when he fished and now I take it along for good luck and a nice memory of Dad.—Rich Crann, Monroe, Connecticut
When my fishing buddy died, his wife gave me his tackle box. Inside I found a matchbook advertising his old barber shop. I have carried it in my tackle box for 30 years.—Kevin Undem, Eagan, Minnesota
I carry a perfectly spherical river rock I found when I was very young. Not only is it my lucky charm but it also reminds me of my grandfathers. —Kyle Polk, Indianapolis, Indiana
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