Just joined - Worst Bass fisherman of all time

Welcome to the board, recommend--as others have--that you visit the fishing articles section of the board. They really have a wealth of information that will help you out. I was kind of where you are now about a year and a half ago, and while I still suck, the vacuum factor has at least decreased to the point where I can almost always catch at least one bass per trip--given a water temp at least 60 degrees. Reading the information on these forums and spending a lot of time on the water over the past year did it. Give me a holler some time and we will go out. A friend of mine was catching striped bass a few days ago in the Potomac near the Occoquan river.