Oh man, I was so excited yesterday walking down to our pond/canal thing.  The weather was 78 degrees, a nice wind, and overall beautiful day.  I bought myself some plastic worms and lizards, I got some spinnerbait...I was certain I would catch something.  

I start off with spinnerbait, and after about half hour nothing, so I switch over to my slow plastics thinking the fish may be a little lazy today.  An hour of that....Nothing....not even a sign.  Until the turtles arrived.  Must of been about 15 of them.  Everywhere I went they would follow.   >  And to make it worse, the wind picks up as soon as I get there to about 15 mph, and casting these light baits was a nightmare.  I'm new to this, and I am learning to fish myself which makes it worse.

So after becoming frustrated and trying to keep my cool and hopes up, I walked all the way to the other side and cast there, and wound up with a birds nest.  At that point I hung my head in defeat and walked home wounded.  I've been fishing this pond for weeks, and I'm not getting anything at all.  I'm starting to wonder if there is even anything in it.  :-/

Anyone else ever have days like this???

Here's a picture of it.

I suspect we all have.

If there's bream in there, then there's gotta be bass.

try a bunch of nightcrawlers under a cork.

You'll know soon enough.

Chicken liver under a gallon jug. Turtles are a fine meal.

I would've went straight for the juggler vain & started with the Texas rig  

When fishing Texas rigged plastic slow doesn't necessarily mean weightless or small weights; the use of 3/16 to ¼ oz weights will increase the fall rate often time triggering reaction strikes on the fall. The additional weight will help with casting during windy conditions preventing back lashes

Catt is right about using a weight. You should put a slip sinker on your rig. Use a ribbontail worm on that rig because the slip sinker gives it crazy good fluttering action on the sink.

A spinnerbait can be your friend when there's wind .  Don't be afraid to throw 1/2-3/4 oz ones either.  No need to hang your head.  We've all been skunked so give it a try again.

Dan

yep, I got skunked today too, and that after hauling I disagree through the nastiest overgrown jungle of bamboo and bramble to get to my best performing pond. And then the rain came ||||||| :-/ |||||| keep your chin up son.