I appreciate that & thank you for the kind offer. A more accurate statement from myself however, would have been that I don't have a fish finder mounted. I've got a Garmin Echomap UHD 73SV waiting to be mounted, but I've been putting off upgrading to a good deep cycle battery to run the trolling motor & Garmin. That & I had my brain & hands full trying to learn to fish & run a boat & didn't want to add another distraction quite yet. I'm trying to figure out the optimal mounting location & method for my jumped up little jon boat.
My uncle & I have talked about going in together on a couple guided fishing trips, specifically to learn the hows & wheres of catching certain species. Crappie, naturally & I'd love to learn whites & wipers as well.
Like I said, I know it's been weather & timing, coupled with inexperience, that have been keeping the fish away in droves, but that doesn't make it any less frustrating.