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

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.

Did you recover both halves or did one half stay with the fish? Seems to
me that if the fish broke the plug in half, the problem was all with the
plug construction and had nothing to do with waiting to feel the fish.

One problem is definitely with the plug construction, but it only has a
forward hook. The second half was also recovered. I got a topwater hit
shortly afterwards on a pencil popper that never submerged or pulled so I
suspect the bass in that area were only slashing at the baits. I followed
up with a wacky senko to one spot and picked up a fish. That supports that
theory. In other words I doubt she could have hooked that fish no matter
what she did. We didn't have a good topwater bite all last year, and so far
we haven't had a strong morning topwater bite yet this year. I have heard we
have had some good evening topwater bites, and I have managed some evening
bites on the canals this spring/summer.

Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com