When things take a turn in the wrong direction for you on a trip, how do you salvage the trip? This is a thread on the techniques that one can use to salvage a skunking. Should I ever find my self in the Great Lakes struggling to charge my mojo meter I follow these guidelines:

Eat Buffalo wings after the first days skunking.. the worse the wings the better luck you might have. Avoid this step if staying the Buffalo area. If you are not experiencing any issues on your trip you may also choose to eat some buffalo wings as long as they aren’t from the Drift Boat Inn.

Wear a hat appropriate for the river you are fishing.. this is difficult to identify at first but is very important. If you are feeling VERY unlucky hats can be paired. The following is an example of pairing hats a base ball hat with a knit hat. Together the two can drastically increase your luck!

You can have anything to eat before the trip with one exception, no Chinese food before you go on your trip! Once you arrive at your final destination you may opt to eat Chinese food.

The more stops you make one the way to your destination the worse luck you will have. Extra mojo points will be awarded for reaching your final destination without taking a rest stop. Although this can be difficult to accomplish at times it will be well worth the effort... trust me.

Bring a two pairs of waders if possible ideally one pair should be a good luck pair. You may wish to reserve the right to wear the lucky waders the first day if you are on a multiple day trip. Save some mojo you owe it to yourself!

Bring multiple lighters with at least one of them being a lucky lighter. Five years ago I adopted a hula girl lighter. She has brought me much luck, unfortunately she had to be retired. Now I bring along my lucky Mets lighter with me. If you encounter somone asking for a light while on your trip it is best not to bring the lucky lighter into play, hence the suggestion of brining multiple lighters.

It is alright to be intimate with your partner before a trip. Although some athletes believe this to be bad luck before a big game it is acceptable before fishing as long as you follow two rules:

1) They may not come on the trip with you, this will be acceptable just politely inform your partner that I advised you that they not come along.

2) You must keep you conversations with said partner to a minimum while on the trip. If you are going to a location that they have never been to before, try telling them that there is limited to no cell reception.

Do not fill up your tank with gas after you have departurted or before you reach your final destination.

I hope that everyone hear benefits from the techniques I have shared above. Please feel free to share some alternative techniques that others use in this thread.

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