Snookalot....0119 you are right...
Mitch.... You are right
Fishing for small fish as in LMB,as in money on the line, getting the bass in quickly, is very important . I learned very long ago to pump and reel down.... I then learned how to water ski a bigmouth in.. I only fish for joy and I apply my way of doing it when I need or want to. Big fish ? It's just my instinct to pump and reel.. Smaller species is most often quickly cranked in for me.
I just don't see a point in pump and reel on a 2 pound largemouth... But I choose how I fight the fish !