Bass anglers are a superstitious breed. If they have a good tournament, they wear the same hats or underwear the next event. Or they keep a new mustache in hopes luck will continue to shine on them. Have a bad event? Out goes that special hat, the ‘stache is cut, underwear finally get washed.
Florida’s John Cox took it to a different level, however. After leading the Progressive Bassmaster Angler of the Year race for much of the season, Cox failed to make a check in either of the New York tournaments or the Lake Oahe event, and his AOY ranking tumbled accordingly.
So what brought such unfortunate luck?
Well, watch this video to learn what he changed out to ward away the bad-fishing juju.
