So last year, March I met a dude online that just moved to the area and wanted to get out on a local lake. I usually have a free seat in my boat so I offered to take him.

First trip out, he catches nothing and fall into the lake (52 degree water) and drive home in his wet boxers (about 40 mins).

next half a dozen trips that year he catches nothing ever, watches me catch a ton but seems no matter where I put him, the fish just did not want to bite for him. In the meantime he probably loses a hundred dollars of crank baits, spinners, chatter baits, and jigs to the lake.

So been a few months I hit him up last week to go out friday. reminding him that I still do not allow swimming from the boat in the spring (Hey I am bound by man laws to remind him). He txts back within second a resounding "YEAH!" abd we set out Friday 6:30am. Starts out the same, I catch one early he is getting nothing. I move north where there is some current because of the dam and let the current pull us down the shore along a large shelf for about 3/4 mile. He pulls 3 LMB off the shelf and finally breaks his curse.

Now anyone can claim to be die hard when they are catching them. This guy drops everything at the drop of a hat to get out there even when he has not managed to pull a single bass out of the lake in a year. LOL, all that and no swimming.

One year and no fish, that man has my highest respect.  Never give up!

Man! Took him a whole year to figure out that you were dipping his baits in the gas tank when he wasnt looking?

Geez that's dedication...

Persistance does eventually pay off , maybe he'll have better luck this year.