bass have threemoods active ,neutral, and inactive,active periods are around the major and minor feeding periods only 4 short periods in a 24 hr. day.these times bass aren't as picky and will hit more colors ,speeds types. nuetral and inactive bass do not as a rule strike out of hunger.but out of reaction or "instinct"colr ,speed ,and types will be more critical at these times which are most of the time.soft plastics fished slow or even dead sticked will usually draw more strikes in these periods over fast moving retrieves.flat on the bottom w/ no or very subtler movements. you are no moving the bait to the fish the fish are coming across your bait.