Just out of curiosity, when do you all classify yourselves as a "Successful" fisherman. I was thinking about this the other day. Now, I haven't ever limited out on crappie down here, but I would say at least 3 out of 5 trips to the lake I end up walking away with enough for dinner. Rarely do I ever go and NOT catch anything at all... I would say I feel like I am a fairly successful fisherman. Considering up until last weekend I have been limited to fishing from the bank. I am pretty sure that forced me to be a better fisherman. I had to find areas that could potentially produce fish that were within casting distance, and had the wind going in the right direction to be able to fish from that spot. Just curious.