"Ronnie Garrison" wrote in message
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Bob La Londe wrote:

First thing in
the morning on her fourth or fifth cast she had a huge bass blow up
right
next to the boat on a top water. She was excited. It made a huge
ka-ploosh
like a really big bass. I didn't see it, but it broke her bait in half.

Pure tournament angler after that. Right down to beating herself up
over
what she could have done to put that fish in the boat. I had to tell
her
over and over again that topwater is like that. You have to wait until
you
are sure the bait is under water , or you feel the fish before you set
the
hook. Since she never felt the bite, and the front half of the bait
stayed
on the surface there wasn't anything she could have done.


The bait was broken in half by the fish but you don't think it had it in
its mouth? What kind of bait was it?

Jointed topwater. Broke at the joint. Its a nice alternative topwater.
You swim it slow or fast and it makes a disturbance at the surface. Kids
like it because they can see something happening, and it does work. Its one
of my favorite baits to put on for a kid. Its poor contruction though. I
keep playing with the idea of making something that is little better
constructed.