I've been a long time reader of the forums and finally decided it was time to make an account when I came across this puzzler.
It was a hot day about 80 degrees at 10am. We had just gotten a ton of rain two/three days before.
I was fishing off the bank at a local pond with a white chatterbait, the tip of the trailer dipped with Chartruse JJ's. I Swam the lure into the opening of a large pipe in the water that was about 1 foot under the water. I let the lure sit in the pipe for a second then I hopped the lure out of the pipe and let it rest right on top of the pipe. Just then, a bass quickly swam right up to the lure and was ready to ambush when it saw the lure and swam away.
What does one do at this point to try to catch this fish? Was there anything I could have done to try to entice the fish to bite the chatterbait? Was there an obvious lure I should have switched to due to the observed behavior of the fish?
I'd be interested to see what your thoughts are.
Thanks!
