Wow, really? I've never heard of that one before. What makes that happen?

[He isn't humouring them, he is genuinely interested. He wants to learn about this new superstition. Does he plan on fishing anytime soon? No. But it doesn't hurt to know. ]

But yeah, that's why I do it too. Things are baaaad enough without tempting fate. Fate can be pretty fickle. We don't wanna upset her more than we do already, right?