keep posting and asking and hopefully the newfound friend has knowlege of the sport which is priceless to fish with. no dummies here, just slow learners or unlucky participants and bad timing overall. i promise next season you will be more successful.
funny thing i got my gear stolen last week so i took my dog to the park here in providence saw this guy with a habs hat on and started talking we've gone out 3 times so far and as good as the web is he's 20 year surf caster huge help having someone to actually show you certain things and spots this year wasn't two bad got my first two keepers and it's not over yet