Ok, here is food for thought on why a bass will eat a hot dog. If i would have told you 40 years ago to put a pice of PORK on a jig and bass would eat it, you would have told me i am out of my mind. What dose a hot dog and pork that we use today have in common? Amino Acids! I have seen big bass caught on hot dogs in the local ponds and have caught some in the local lakes when fishing for catfish. I was like most of you at first, why the hell would a bass eat a hot dog? For a bass to grow large and healthy it needs amino acids, thats why the pray on crayfish, bluegils, other bass ect. A bass can't live on shad alone. Thats the conclusion that makes the most sence to me.