Thread: I want to quit

I agree with all the above post but the one thing that has helped me the most is keeping a simple notebook with every trip I went. I still keep notes every time I fish even after all these years. Keep going and don't give up. Read all you can find and don't be afraid to switch things up. Crappie .com is the best source of information on the web. Lots of great folks on this site that are willing to help .

While I don't want you to quit, I will say take a break. If you like fishing you can't really quit anyway. But take a break. Put it all down and forget it for a bit. I bet the urge doesn't stay away very long. When you start to get 3 warm days in a row, you won't be able to keep yourself away from it. And the fishes attitudes will be changing. You will get it back.

Yesterday I went to academy and browsed the clearance section and picked up quite a bit. I got some 1/16oz jig heads and some bobby Garland baby shad and mr crappie grubs. I figure I ought to atleast try using the best I can get before i get too mad at it. I wasnt using jigs and good soft plastics so I took all your advice on getting some of them. I think I fell into the pattern of doing the same thing but expecting different results. So we will see how it goes. Going fishing today but at a pond I've never been to and no idea what's in it, let alone if there are crappie in it. But if I can ketch a bass or two that will help brighten my mood towards crappie fishing.

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hang in there. I have many times I get skunked too esp since i mostly have to bank fish but I think of it this way. A bad day fishing is better than a perfect day working!

I say all the time one must accept there are things you just gotta do to be good at catchn..... Put the time, work and learn what ya gotta do to go catchn instead of just fishn.... And most of all don't expect it to be catchn all the time....

In ‘05 I moved to TN. Having fished FL for many years, I couldn’t buy a fish there. Little from my FL days worked there. I do well and had an extra bad time trying to adjust. Time went by and I too had a hard time getting excited about going. Finally I found this web site and started asking questions, and some of the locals extended a hand and taught me what I needed to get going again. I can’t tell anyone what to do, but all I can offer is to stick with it and keep asking questions. There is a light at the end of this tunnel, and it’s not a train. Things will turn one day soon.

Originally Posted by silverside

This may sound crazy to you. You say it is all fish species. Is your scent the key? Gasoline, shower soap, deodorant, the food you ate on the way to the water, etc. I have seen it happen to a family member. He washed his hand with natural soap and used a human scent cover up such as Slab Sauce. He started catching fish. Now it is a ritual at the dock on every trip. I don't know...could help.

They did a study many Moons ago on this very thing they did it on bass fisherman using the top pros. It was pretty revealing all of them were low in a certain chemical ( cannot remember the name ) but it secretes thru the skin everyone has it but some secrete more or less then others.. All the top pros tested showed low levels of this chemical and you figure 100% percent of the time they use artificials that is saying something..

I am bad at this but I have a friend that keeps super good notes on every time he goes out. He has accumulated years worth of notes and it has served him very well. Before he even hits the water he will review his notes from previous years for the date and probably 85% of the time it is right on.

i fele ya man i have horribleeeee luck also cause im not fortunate enough to have a boat so im stuck on the shore