jim, this is gonna sound a bit odd,,, but have you tried giving your spinner a wee squirt of wd-40 before you cast?? if the fish are there in front of you and they're just not taking. it will give you an edge

apparently the fish home in on the smell or something

. i can't begin to explain why it works,, it just does. when i'm fishing for huss or conger i always give the baits a good blast of wd-40 before casting and i've caught loads

. fisherking off the site has told me about his exploits when out spinning off the rocks. he has had loads of sessions where the fish were following the spinner, but not hitting it. but one blast of wd-40 later and the fish almost impale themselves on the lure. give it a go man