Bass busting on bait fish at the SURFACE. Sometimes the excitement will blind you. The Bass are always telling you something. Sometimes you need to stop for a second and think. i would have fished a spook in different speeds or also tried the e-z meal with the fluke , wacky rig or maybe even an Alabama rig. Just my $.02

The smiley face indicates that I was just giving him a hard time.

No worries mate...