I'm going with grimlin's theory - "You are capable of getting a bite till that lure is out of the water...that's my motto.I've seen fish strike a lure 1 foot away from the bank in shallow stain water" I don't believe my strikes followed the lure in, they ambushed it with lightning speed from a 90 degree angle to my retrieve. I saw them coming from about 4-5 ft away running parallel to the shore about 2 ft out...
Scared the hell out of me how fast they hit!!!