No. Doubt Phil..I"m a "Match the hatch " man myself..Bass are for the most part aggressive fish and very territorial. They are also like most of us..opportunist...
I try to fish very quiet and let my black worm wiggle down inside the vegetated water. I believe the fish ..like you have said sees this 7 inch meal as a snake....maybe a giant leech...but for sure a nice easy meal.The rubber worm has always been known as the number one largemouth bass bait....Since I used a worm yesterday I may use a jig today..
Ii caught quite a few small mouths up north when I lived there for 22 years...I either caught them on fishing worms or shad darts ( small buck tail jig)
In my opinion one of the most important ways to catch more fish is to fish the lunar phases , and knowing when to fish the fronts.After today I won't fish until the full moon ..ln the off time is when I make repairs around the house....