bartoopuck

down here in virginia, weathers about the same. I have found slower retrieves = more fish. It seems to be spinners have to be retrieved to fast to get em spinning. I have been using crankbait 3-4 feet down seems to work ok. My buddy's fish finder tells him all the fish are 6- 8 feet down.

I would agree with all the posts about fish seeing me, and spooking. but, these fish are 30-40 feet off shore. So I don't think me being there is the issue. kinda related.... why does a fish follow my lure for a short distance, then stop and turn away. Its like hes thinking "ooo, that looks good. bah, Im not hungry"

So often times at my local pond, I see some big beauties, lollygagging along. I toss my lure ahead of it and reel it past the front of him. No matter what speed,lure, jerking motion, distance from fish, the fish just ignore it. Any ideas....I have tried slowing down, letting the crankbait float, sink, let my spinner hit the bottom. I just can't get him to bite. Other times, In shallow clear water, I can see my lure coming back to me, and see fish chasing my lure, but never bite. they just kinda chase it. It seems the only fish I catch, are within 5 seconds of the lure hitting the water. I am relatively new to serious fishing (since this summer). I have read tons of forums, and I just dont know.... Any thoughts? Bart