I was fishing by some docks with a rattle trap and had got some quality fish to bite but they jumped and threw the hook. after that the bite slowed so i decided to practice some pitching. (yep with a rattletrap). on my first pitch a caught a bass but foul hooked em in the top of the head. so i thought to myself he must of missed it because it was getting dark at this point. then a few pitches later I foul hooked another, this time it was hooked closer to his tail then his mouth. Both bass were fine. I then went on to catch 3 more which were hooked properly. sorry for the long post but just got off the pond and had 8 bass hit and got 5 in the boat in 1 hour! I guess my question is were the two bass i foul hooked just minding there business and i hooked them, or do you think they were actually trying to hit the bait? I feel bad ... I kinda feel like i didnt deserve those fish

I think when you foul hook fish, they swipe at your bait but don't committ to it completely (or they did commit but just missed it). It's very unlikely that you snagged them  

Do you guys notice how bigger bass are rarely foul hooked? They're much more efficient and effective predators. I have tons of respect for some of the nicer fish I catch, as deadly hunters.

cool thanks for the reply.. I dont feel so bad about it anymore ;D Man I was on the pond at 6pm and not a bite until 8pm. But after that it was like a switch 8 hookups and 5 fish landed in an hour!

It is very possible that you snagged them but it is more then likely that they attempted to bite but missed and that is how you hooked them. I would suggest that you slow down your retrieve but you say that you caught some too, so with that in mind I don't know maybe the ones that you did hook properly were faster and more hungry then the ones that were foul hooked.

Sometimes they will decommit at the last moment and a hook will ****** them.

some fish will smack at baitfish with there head to stun them, do bass do this? Could this be why those fish are foul hooked?

I think some bass do smack into their prey to stun them..I've heard that too..not exactly sure..we'll wait for RW to clarify haha.

some fish will smack at baitfish with there head to stun them, do bass do this? Could this be why those fish are foul hooked?

I have seen evidence of this and read about it too.

I was out around sun up in one of my little lakes I fish,and right there next to the boat were at least 3 decent size bass were bashing this poor little 6 inch bluegill over and over and finally had him swimming on his side in circles on the surface.Suddenly a larger 4lb class fish came up and engulfed him as I sat there in shock of the violence I just witnessed. ;D

Quickly fleeing prey may be easier to eat if knocked senseless first.Another bass may get to it first though.Its a dog eat dog world under water.

If you snag a bass it may also be because its is trying to grab the item so quickly before another gets it.Thats why many times you see other fish following a hooked one to the boat and sometimes attemting to steal the item away.