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!

[Anonymous]

Good lookn islandbass. I hope they go for a lot at your daughters auction.
Stay with it man. We'll all be sticking bass soon. It's only a matter of time.



fishnislife

[2000subaru]

The lures look great. Hopefully the auction bidders have the winter doldrums too and can tell a quality hand made product when they see one. I am 0-3 also and am going to try and get out today, saturday with the family (so I can say I have taken the wife on the boat), and Sunday with Dilbert on Tapps. Here's to adding 1 to the win column!

[gpc]

Those are nice Islandbass. Dont worry I am having a hard time catching trout in the winter, springs on its way!