BlakeMolone Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 On 1/25/2023 at 11:45 AM, Obee said: Can be very discouraging. Just got done watching a dozen yesterday follow my jerkbait 25ft and never hit. Tried all sorts of kinds and retrieves. They definitely did not like the rapala's as they would rise way to fast. I wonder if a slow sinking jerkbait would have tempted them into biting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregN Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 On 1/27/2023 at 10:29 AM, BlakeMolone said: I wonder if a slow sinking jerkbait would have tempted them into biting? Might have, might not; always worth a try. Sometime fish aren't in a positive feeding mood, where they follow, but won't bite. Downsizing to a smaller profile sometimes does the trick, but not always. Often times environmental conditions can make stubborn/neutral fish TURN ON in an instant. At least from smallies, I've experienced situations where I was fishing a flat, with no wind, for an hour two without a bite. Then the wind picked up, put a chop on the water, and BAM, hookups for me an my buddy. Those fish were there and not biting, but the wind and chop turned them from neutral to positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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