NEK - that would be cool if it was a Northern Pike, but I'm not sure we have them in the reservoir I was fishing. How are they to eat? I like to catch and release...into my cooler! But I throw the big fish back because they don't tend to taste very good in my experience. Bass are quite tasty at 1.5lbs and under, though....

Chuck - I guess that's a good tip. But even though the hooks are small, they can absolutely snag on anything...and do. But I suppose that setting the hook on a rock, branch or algae won't hurt...so long as the lure doesn't come flying out of the water and hook me or a bystander in the face! It was just strange though…I’ve never felt a bite that didn’t feel like a bite. They was almost no “impact.”

I just started fishing last season, and I caught my first fish on a small Rooster Tail and have caught more fish on Rooster Tails or Mepp's spinners (very similar to Rooster Tails) than anything else...by far! I caught my biggest bass on a Mepp's! I enjoy using these types of lures because it's hard for me to do nothing (or very little...i.e. working senko worms) when fishing. I like to keep my hands busy!

Never caught a fish on any of my various Rapala lures either. Or a buzzbait. Or pretty much anything not a Senko worm or some version of a spinnerbait. I have no idea what I’m doing.