Your not alone, I stopped fishing as often as I did about 6 years ago or so. I have still fished but not like I did, now I am being able to go more I can't catch fish likeni use to be able to. I think it's not so much we can't fish like we could but the fact water's change, we go back to spots we use to fish and do really well. But un reality those places don't hold fish like they did. Try going to different places and use different baits. If your like me it's hard not to use the same technique I always have, but they something different, even if you have to leave all your other stuff at home. You may be just as surprised as I was. Hope this helps, and Welcome.