You've just got to keep going through the lean spells, but learn to get it into perspective at the same time.
I could have sacked it after last season, which was probably my worst in a decade.
But you hit your second wind after a certain point when it does get really hard, because you know catching something half-decent's going to mean so much more.
Chris Hammond summed this up brilliantly when we were struggling somewhere a while ago.
"I'm not bothered mate, because I know I'm another blank nearer my next 20," he said.
Pike fishing's a long-term thing, with all the other pressures on the pike, the waters they live in and the pike angler.
Judge fish by the time and effort you put into catching them, coupled with the enjoyment you get out of it.
That way, you'll still be fishing and enjoying it years down the line.