Druid, you have missed one commodity all anglers rely on and yet it cannot be accounted for, nor relied on: lady luck.

Sometimes we analyse things that are beyond accountability, that certain X factor.

The one thing I have tried to get over on the posts I put on this board also the videos I make: success should not be measured by fish landed. True success is the pleasure we take away with us when we pack the gear away and head for home. Sadly it is obvious some anglers do not experience such pleasure but that is their loss; it's not called catching it's simply fishing.

I have enjoyed these exchanges of posts, I am confident soon your fortune will change, as I know mine will ... I blanked the last time I fished.