gordo welcome to talk angling
I see above you say your getting frustrated with your fishing, maybe your trying too hard, its easy to get caught up in all the methods and stray away from the basics
You have come to the right place to pick up few pointers and hopefully put you on the right track,
The only issue I can see is you will have to put up with the guys here most of them are just plain nuts
It will take some getting used to
Have fun
JC