I spent the weekend fishing an 844 acre lake. out of a 12 foot aluminum sears, with a 50 pound thrsttrolling motor. Heres my problem. Im 17 years old and a seattle native, never had anyone to teach me to fish or hunt, so Im learning on my own, with the help of a few mentors. anyways I was at this lake, and the fish were jumping all overrrrrr. yet I could never catch one or even get a bite. We were using number 9 egg sinkers behind a swivel with abot 4 inches of 3lb leader with a number 8 or 6 hook. with power bait on it. we tried all different power paits, then I tried some mepps lures, and then some rooster tails as well. so my question is what can i do differently? Less wieght for higher up, or more? different stuff. thanks