"Ronnie" wrote in message
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When a partner says a bass is "playing" with his worm and has not taken
it, I always ask which hand the bass is using. Every bass I have
watched take a bait they suck it into their mouth by flairing their
gills - it is either in their mouth or not.

I have had the good fortune to fish aggressive bass few times in shallow
clear water. Most of the time I would agree with you, but there are
exceptions.

I've watched bass pick up the tail of a bait and then a moment later suck up
the rest of it. Often this is with things like long rubber worms witht he
nose dfown in teh dirt, but I have seen a big (8-9 pounder) grab the back
half of one of Gilbert's rubber waterdogs and just sit there for a minute
before sucking it all the way in. I was watching another angler show me how
to fish those baits.

An associate of mine who fishes those type waterdogs a lot told me that
often he will see a big girl pick it up and acually turn to swim away before
slurping it in all the way.


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