Quote Originally Posted by robmedina View Post
I arrived at 6:00 to flat, calm waters.I started to think about why they caught fish and I did not.

I could rule out that the Spruce Run Reservoir was completely devoid of life, other than the carp. So what was it? Why did I not catch any fish? I came the only conclusion that was reasonable.

I did not have confidence that I would catch fish. I reflected on my attitude the whole time I was on the water. I remember saying to myself- there are no fish in the lake. This place is barren. I had no confidence I could catch anything in this lake and I succeeded in that goal!

In the end, besides the great workout, I learned a valuable lesson.

Great story and narrative even though you didn't catch any fish. I heard spruce run is huge and merrill is smaller so you might have better luck learning merrill.
Thanks for sharing. Did you know you can't open the video you posted? It's marked as private.