Trying to keep busy during the winter doldrums

[islandbass]

I must say that fishing hasn’t been easy this year and as a matter of fact for those shore bound like me. I’m batting 0 for 3 and I am trying to remove the funk of not catching a fish in winter. It’s perhaps my biggest fishing related peeve right now and it irks me that I hooked and lost what would have been:

1) The first fish caught in 2008
2) First bass caught in winter and
3) First fish caught on a jig.

Oooohh that gets me steaming like Yosemite Sam.

Fortunately, I have found comfort in making some lures that will be auctioned off at my daughter’s school auction. I made two sets of five inline spinners. Here is one set:



This set of 3 I made tonight:



I love my “Patriot” pattern of Red, White, and Blue bucktail.

Too bad they wouldn’t fare well as a Valentine’s gift!

[rondef]

I feel for you. I almost caught my first Lmb of the year last weekend but it came off right as I was pulling it out of the water.

[lunker-lander]

My first largie will be a'comin' soon (I hope)! We're still in the "Hard-Water" pattern, but I think it'll be changin' soon enough. Anyhow, I still need to save for my T-Rig rod and lines!

-Lunk-

[keithdog]

Hey island, sorry to hear about your fishing misfortunes, but making those spinners to auction off at your daughters school auction is a great idea and gives me thought. We have a mental health facility in town here who has a fund raiser like that every year. I've been asked to enter some photographic work in there in past years, but maybe I'll also make some spinnerbaits to auction off.

[links_man2]

I live pretty far south and I am getting tired of cleaning reels and rearranging tackle bags. Finally broke my winter/2008 funk last Mon & Tue with limits each day 2# to 6#. Was beginning to think winter would never end, now think i can see that light, just hope it isn't a train.