Yellow butterflies over water mean tarpon are biting.–Tommy Thompson Big Bend I have spent my life around boats and ships and, therefore, also around all types of fishermen, anglers, and sailors ranging from deck hands to captains, from old salts, sea dogs, and barnacle-backs to googans, squids, NUBs, and lubbers. I’ve always been intrigued by how superstitious water folk are and how our superstitions, customs, and daily practices evolved. Mariners worldwide have countless superstition, myths, legends and rituals, many of which still influence our on-the-water beliefs and behaviors, and Florida boaters and anglers are about as superstitious as they come.
Probably the most widely known superstition boaters still practice is the rule of no bananas on a boat. Bananas, we believe, are bad luck on a boat, but no one…
