Well as an update, I have had a little better luck...at times. I've not been skunked yet but still haven't really "got into em". Staying back a ways helps. Weedless helps with hang ups. If I get one hung, I leave it there and go to another rod. Jerking or moving in to get unhung, or breaking off seems to sour the spot. I eased into one tree and caught 9 but all small. In fact, I have only rarely these last couple weeks I've not caught but very few of any size. And still mostly picking up a couple here and there but still better than I was doing. I really think this screwy weather has a lot to do with it. I catch a few off one tree and nothing off one 50 yards away. Three days later that's reversed. We've yet to have a spell of warm and steady weather. Heck, it's the second week of May and we've had freeze warnings. And the wind has blown for 3 weeks.
Anyway, the advice has helped and I keep pounding away and learning. Thanks a lot!