its killin' me. I know there are fish around. maybe not a ton of fish, but they're around. canal, flats, reefs, rivers..... even the clowns I work with had some fish one their neighbors boat too. and those guys who write blogs about largemouths are catching them too even


and I can't catch a friggin thing. was out 3 times with zimmy last week- he had 2 OK fish on the first trip, but he also got skunked the other 2 nights.


its maddening I tell ya..... friggin pissin' me off.

you are a very good fisherman. So it can't be that.

Don't think about it. You'll try too hard an just get more frustrated. Just go out an enjoy the fishin. It will turn around. Just go out an enjoy the fishing.

I'm in a slump also. had tons of pogies with my partner Chris yesterday morning. 4 hours of livelining and not one chase. We left one area and 15 minutes later someone from this site (no name mentioned) got a nice fish over 44".

You should probably choose your associations more carefully, for a start.

Here on South Shore LI it is a very similar situation, 1 out of 6 trips I had 1 Bass that was maybe 22" tops. Even the bluefish are small and finicky. Bait is around too.

You aren't alone but at the same time remember fishing isn't solely about the fish, you get a gorgeous view and get away from civilization!

I'm in a slump also. had tons of pogies with my partner Chris yesterday morning. 4 hours of livelining and not one chase. We left one area and 15 minutes later someone from this site (no name mentioned) got a nice fish over 44".

I'm convinced there's a fair amount of luck in this sport!!
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I'm convinced there's a fair amount of luck in this sport!!
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A good fisherman makes his own luck! LOL!:tooth:

Fishing is the fairest sport there is. If your line is in the water you've got just about as much chance as anyone else.

its a mental game as much as anything else...... reading reports of other guys catching fish just makes it worse. seeing the video of swarms of fish off Herring Cove really frosts my @ss ;)

Thomas Jefferson said it best when it comes to luck...

“I'm a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it”

Agree with big fish and Mr Jefferson about working hard and making your own luck. Fished hard from 330 to 6 am, nothing. Had confidence in lure and location and at 6 am saw a breaking fish and put lure on her head at absolute end of my casting range. One crank and on to a 40 inch freight train moving at full speed. First hit and fish since Friday and put in my time every day since. Just keep putting the lure ( or bait) in the water.
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Slumps are part of fishing, man. Years back when I got serious about wetsuiting I had about 2 solid weeks of crummy fishing, and I'm talking 5 nights a week driving a half hour, walking a half hour to the spot and getting devoured by mosquitos there and back. I was feeling deflated, but then one night a 43-pounder tapped my eel about 15 feet in front of my rock and took off like a freak. It was the most exhilarating fishing hallmark of my life to that point. Needless to say I was reinvigorated, and whenever I'm in a perceived "slump" I realize that any day could be the day.
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A good fisherman makes his own luck! LOL!:tooth:

BS! Not when I liveline for 4 hours in all my "go to" spots.:realmad:

BS! Not when I liveline for 4 hours in all my "go to" spots.:realmad:

You know better than that,,, LOL

come to cc bay 😀

in baseball it would be time for a slump buster....:banano:

Go to the canal
Go time there
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its been a LONGG time since I saw fish on the finder and said- "hey, theres bass under the boat". as in years since I saw fish on the screen.

maybe its time to take the show on the road......

Soon youre going to see more and more guys fishing for scup from shore with van staals...
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Come to Cape Cod Bay.
If your slump isn't broken - sell your gear.

(Seriously, sometimes a change of scenery can change your luck).
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