orygunfan55 said:
Been using a spinner rod, and have been trying everything from night crawlers to shrimp and spinners. I think i'm just hitting the wrong spots at the wrong times
Well there's your problem man!!! You are using spinners and bait!!! :lol: You should leave the dark side and come over to the light side of the force!!
Just a little fly fisher humor for you.
But on a more serious note, it sounds like you are doing things right.
Something I would recommend, try and go out with someone that has fished those waters before and has had success. It will help to teach a ton and get you into some fish.
Good luck man.
-Spydey
-P.S. One other thing. Once I got back into fishing since a long hiatus from my younger years, I did spinner and bait fishing for about 1.5 years and was skunked for 1.5 years. I eventually switched to fly fishing and have LOVED IT!!! I think that in the last 1.5 years that I have been fly fishing, I think I was skunked like twice. I may not be the best at it but I always manage to get at least something!!!
Also, I would say that it isn't about how many or how big of fish one catches but the enjoyment that one gets from the effort and action. Sometimes the fruit is in the planting and caring of the tree and not the apples that it produces.
Just a little thought there for you to help you not get too frustrated while you are out there fishing.
Take care and enjoy the water.