What do you THINK????

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by Fish_Eye

When you are fishing a favorite spot hard and get skunked what's your thought process?

There were no fish there.

The tide was wrong.

I should have gotten there earlier.

The full moon killed the action.

There was no bait in the area therefore no fish.

I didn't have the right color lure.

I suck.

Seriously, we've all had occasion to fish a trusted spot with lures or bait we are very confident with and despite the stars and moon being in the right place we don't catch...are they there and have lockjaw or do you chalk it up to fishing over barren water?

Yes.

[Crafty Angler]

Well, what I didn't see was:

- I'm too old

- I'm too tired

- Ya know, I might not be as sharp as I used to think I was, or

- Dammit, I can't believe I have to take a squirt again...

I dunno, sometimes I think it's just theory overload

Who was it that said an expert is someone who can tell you all the reasons why you're not catching fish

And some nights you're just plain snake-bit and couldn't hit a cow in the ass with a bullrake no matter how hard you try...