Bass anglers refer to this as crossing his eyes. During this eyecrossing act, the fish has most often turned at an angle to the fisher and the line is yanked across the inside of the fishs mouth, a big fish with a big mouth being more likely to have the whole bait inside its mouth
I stand by a simple rule: when hopping the lure, as soon as you feel the vibration, set it back down on the bottom
John Hunter, Shelbyville, Ky
If you have a smaller-sized spool that doesnt hold much line, youre setting yourself up for an unsavory outcome if you happen to catch a large fish that will make especially hard runs and pull significant amounts of line off the spool
That seems to catch a lot of those post-spawners that are still hanging around beds or even pre- and spawning fish
32-2)Merrick Diaz and Cade Hayford from Campbellsville University also relied on a shallow bite for a Top 12 finish