Lucky Hats

swampy · 02-09-2002, 06:18 PM

I read on here the other day that someone was afraid to wear their I-fish hat because they could only catch fish wearing their "Lucky Hat". I can help . And , like all advice on this board ,it's "on the house". You see , I too once believed I could only catch fish if I wore a certain hat. Indeed , my "lucky hat". I found a way to get over it . Best part is , it's free (although drugs are optional) . Alls you have to do is say these simple words ..." it's not the hat...it's not the hat ...it's not the hat". Say this ten times sporadically throughout the day . Say it when you wake up , say it while in line at the store or at Starbucks , or while the tank fills . Over and over for several days . A heads up ...people will look at you funny ...as if to say "of course it's the hat" Ignore them or give them a funny look back. Within weeks you'll believe . Worked for me. Now I wear any hat I want ...pitching eggs ? wear the with egg goop already on it !! Trolling herring ..wear the one with scales all over it . You get get the picture. Wear your I-fish with confidence !! Wear the one you got for being on Allstars in Little League ...chicks go crazy over those !!! Hope this helps ...swampy , over and out .

Steelheader69 · 02-09-2002, 08:27 PM

Wanna hear a funy story? Iit explains why Ii DO believe in lucky hats. I have a selection of hats I wear fishing. I usually grab one and go. Ii'm not religious about taking pictures of my catch, but funny thing happened a couuple years ago. A friend of mine was over loking at some pictures and gear I had laying around. Of the pictures I have (say 70-100) almost 90% I was wearing the same hat. So, last year I did a litle experiment. I had a couple hats with me. What I did, was once we anchored uup to fish, I'd have a friend put my cap on backwards so I couln't see the hat he was puutting on. Guess what happened??? I caught most of my fish with that lucky hat. I call iit Kharma.

So, who am I to chance fate?? LOL. I do catch fish with other hats on, but it's nice having tha security blanky (or shall I say hat) giving you thaat mental edge. Sure, I've ben skunked wearing it, buut it adds tha certaiin something knowing "old faiithful" ii on your head.

husker · 02-09-2002, 08:33 PM

thanks for the help.... :smile: but i do love my lucky hat...but trust me....ifish will become the hat of choice

gottawayagain · 02-10-2002, 05:49 AM

My Lucky hat is a dirty old blue one that say's Shimano on the front. Can't seem to find it......maybe that's why I have lost so many fish this year. I smell a conspiracy among my fishing buddies......they got tired of me out fishing them......so they stole my hat.

swampy · 02-10-2002, 06:56 AM

Whoa !!! Now this is weird !!! My lucky hat was a dirty old blue one that says shimano on the front !! no kidding !!!! cosair on the back ...got it at joes when I bought my last corsair a couple years ago ... still , when I think I need a little extra edge ...this is the chosen hat .

gottawayagain · 02-10-2002, 07:06 AM

Shimano Rules!!!!!!

Alligator · 02-10-2002, 08:11 AM

I do hope my new Green I-Fish hat become more lucky as time go on. So far it hasn't been lucky at all. I bought my new hat at the Sportsman show Thursday evening. Cost $12 bucks plus $218. for towing. Total cost for my new Green I-Fish hat = $230 not encluding gas. Plus I missed meeting Jen by one hour.

I'll get the hat on a river Monday [img]graemlins/hearton.gif[/img]

invader · 02-10-2002, 08:45 AM

well i have several lucky hats!! and now thanks to meeting jen at the sportsmans show i have another!! .nice to meet you jen!!.thanks..john

02-10-2002, 10:50 AM

I got rid of my lucky Red Sox hat last year. It was so dirty you could plant a flower in it :shocked:

Mr.Kitch'nPass · 02-10-2002, 03:23 PM

Whenever I get into a slump and am fishless for awhile(who me?) :shocked: my daughter wants to sleep

with the sweatshirt im going to wear the night before I go fishing to bring me luck. [img]graemlins/hearton.gif[/img] Talk about pressure,the first thing she wants to know when I get home is "HOW MANY?!!!" :whazzup: so far so good its worked. :grin: :grin: One of these days my luck is going to run out

But when she says I told you so it sure is great :grin:

gottawayagain · 02-10-2002, 04:31 PM

Kids and fishin'. Aint it great.

BigSpinner · 02-10-2002, 07:56 PM

Green Oregon ducks hat it is always on my head when I am fishing. If I forget it at home the day is going to end up with no fish. But that is how a lot of my days go with my so called lucky hat.lol Well you can never get them all but I will die trying.

Jeremy,

husker · 02-10-2002, 08:00 PM

went fishing today with new ifish hat...no fish....ut oh...now what am i to do??.....i have faITH...ifish will come through

wiser · 02-10-2002, 08:06 PM

Well for twenty-two fifty my new green ifish hat with Wiser? embroidered on the back better be lucky. First day out with it on my head was a three for three day. Two natives released and a small but fresh chrome bright hatchery hen went home with me. Gave me the chance to try out an egg cure I bought at the show. A liquid that you use 3/4oz per two skeins. So far so good. Not sure about the yellow thread color of embroidered name(my wife's choice of color)on the hat. Jenny, you weren't around when I bought the hat and you looked real busy when I passed by later in the evening, Friday. We'll meet someday.

[ 02-10-2002, 09:08 PM: Message edited by: Wiser? ]

DF · 02-10-2002, 08:13 PM

I went to the sportsmans show today to gey a hat but no body had them :depressed:

oh well i'll just have to get one somwhere else :tongue:

fishchaser · 02-10-2002, 08:18 PM

GOT MY HAT THIS WEEK @ THE SPORTSMAN SHOW. I hope it will be lucky. Haven't had time to go out and get it diry yet.

Buck · 02-10-2002, 08:26 PM

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Originally posted by swampy:
I read on here the other day that someone was afraid to wear their I-fish hat because they could only catch fish wearing their "Lucky Hat". I can help . And , like all advice on this board ,it's "on the house". You see , I too once believed I could only catch fish if I wore a certain hat. Indeed , my "lucky hat". I found a way to get over it . Best part is , it's free (although drugs are optional) . Alls you have to do is say these simple words ..." it's not the hat...it's not the hat ...it's not the hat". Say this ten times sporadically throughout the day . Say it when you wake up , say it while in line at the store or at Starbucks , or while the tank fills . Over and over for several days . A heads up ...people will look at you funny ...as if to say "of course it's the hat" Ignore them or give them a funny look back. Within weeks you'll believe . Worked for me. Now I wear any hat I want ...pitching eggs ? wear the with egg goop already on it !! Trolling herring ..wear the one with scales all over it . You get get the picture. Wear your I-fish with confidence !! Wear the one you got for being on Allstars in Little League ...chicks go crazy over those !!! Hope this helps ...swampy , over and out .

Buck · 02-10-2002, 08:33 PM

I tried on an ifish hat at the Sportsman Show, but like a lot of hats, it wasn't big enough. When you're rounding Windy Point when the east wind is blowing and you're at the oars, you don't want to have a hat on your head that isn't on solid. The only hat I've found that really fits tight is the Nestucca Valley Sporting Goods hat that Ron Byrd sells in Hebo. I told Jennie at the Sportsman Show that I bought a bunch of those hats for my fishing relatives at Christmas. Great Fishing Hats!