Nanna thing

[Flatdog]

Ok whats with the Nanna thing were did it all start?
Have to ask the question, I have seen such strong reactions to the fabled bent yellow fruit just have to get it right in the brain.

[Deep C]

Hunders of years ago. Boat with them found with no crew or dead crews. Blamed in some cases on spiders in the bunches... I ain't buying it. They're just plain bad luck!

World reknowned superstition followed by many in all oceans... Even in South Africa or Mauritius its recognized as being bad luck. No science behind it. They just are. To the point that I won't let the word be uttered in my house. On the rare occasions it has been said aboard the boat we shave seen not a single billfish for the rest of the day after it was said. Not making this shit up. Just an observation...

[Flatdog]

It's a bit like the Scots Opera in the Theater nobody talks of the play, backstage has the same effect, though people have died under strange circumstances after even talking about the Play on stage. Nannas have the same effect??

[Deep C]

I don't have an answer as to why... Its just one of those things... Hell I won't go to a Wawa or 7-11 before fishing cause they oiften have them near the counter. Shame is that they do taste good. Havn't seen the curse cross over to land, only on the water...
I'm not alone in my feelings. Loads of old salts have experienced the same.

Whistling is another one. Lore says sailors did it to bring the wind... I have a beef with it though for a different reason. It sometimes sounds like an alarm or tranny or bearing starting to go. With old engines I really don't like that as a distraction when I'm trying to concentrate on catching my guys fish...

[Tenacious]

A nana a day will keep the billfish away. Is that how it goes Deep?

[Flatdog]

The Scots opera is Macbeth there I said it 2 mins have gone by have not died yet...........
In the days of blow boaters allot of commands were given by whistles to the rigging, perhaps the real last whisle is Skipper is coming on board

[Deep C]

A nana a day will keep the billfish away. Is that how it goes Deep?

I break into a cold sweat, start to convulse, flesh falls off, get riggormortis, then bad things start to happen...... The boss said the word last week while sharkin during a pretty hot bite and we never got another bite all day...

[N2theBlue]

i've seen it happen to. 3 or 4 boats on a red hot king mackerel bite a few weeks ago, and my buddy couldn't buy one. Finally asked if there were any bananas on board and turned out the charter customers had brought a whole bunch of them. Threw them out, moved to a different spot and ended up with 10 kings and a sail

[SeaMarie]

My understanding is this; Back in the 1600-1700s when one made ocean crossings that bananas were the first fruit/vegatable to spoil and the gas that they produce caused the other fruits and vegatables to spoil quickly as well. Hence, no freakn nannas on the boat if you want to have food to eat!!

Guess now they're just not welcome on a boat,,,,,,,,period!

[Captain Rich Adler]

True story, I had a customer out last spring for winter flounder. We aren't getting any, and then I find out he has several bananas with him. I instruct him to throw the bananas as far as he can towards one of my fellow charter captains, who is anchored nearby. Well clearly this customer hadn't thrown anything in years, (except maybe a tantrum), because the bananas went straight up in the air and landed very close to the boat. Not so the cell phone in his jacket pocket, that thing took off like a major league pitch. I turned to him and said-"See --I told you bananas are bad luck". We spent the rest of the day catching flounder and calling his cell!