Quote Originally Posted by robmedina View Post
In the end, my prey convinced me to settle on Spruce run. Now I have fished Spruce run before with the HOW event. I did not really get to fish that much as I was chaperone to a vet. 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.
Nice job on taking the vet out on the water. I have read about that program online. Good for you and may it bring you good karma.
As for the confidence part I am fishing places in MA this year that always held fish and they are empty of bass. Others have some fish and are good. Confidence is good but if the fish are not in one area they just might be not there. The fw fishing is different in the summer. Looks like you gave it a good effort. Enjoyed the report keep em coming.