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This is how I most often fish them;The cadence is 2 big arm sweeps (2-4ft), short pause (3-4 sec.), 5-6 "jerks" of about 4-6 inches, pause, then a short "vibration", then repeat. If in 2 or 3 cycles I don't mark fish or hook up, I move to the next hole. This is about what I start out with each trip out.
[quote author=missoulafish link=topic=262521.msg2958947#msg2958947 date=139214121 others will just pop it with the very tip of their nose and it's very hard to get a good hooks set in that area.that sounds exactly like what's been happening to me lately, have lost some really nice bass after playin them for a couple seconds, then-poof!
the stock hooks that come with small chubby darters are too small IMO, so I've changed them out to larger trebles and now I get much better hookups
Mind if I ask what lure/jig you're using when they come unbuttoned?