Rango , it was near the end of winter when I met and started learning from you.What exactly are the winter tactics you speak of , if you dont mind me asking.I know we were fishing warm water spots at that time , but that was leading up to the spawn.I too have had terrible luck the past two weeks out.I really need some help , or I'm gonna start catfishing for the summer.I probably need to practice my catting for this tournement in the fall anyway, but there are no more slabs in my freezer after last night's dinner and thats a bad thing.Good luck , Eric.