So I had a job yesterday laying down mulch in someone's backyard. Trip after trip with wheelbarrows up a hill . They had a big pool in their backyard.
Seemingly every nightcrawler, lizard, and frog from miles around had crawled into that thing. There were hundreds of small squirmy things in the bottom of the pool.
So, what am I trying to imitate?
Worms: were quite short, and they looked just plain old black on the bottom. Just like a 4-inch finesse worm, a lot (In particular) like a Roboworm. Just sorta squirmed on the bottom.
Lizards: were what interested me. They were just like a worm, but with four little legs sticking off the side. Didn't look that much like the lizards I throw. They inched along on the bottom, did not go fast at all.
Frogs: Would sit on top until someone came near, then would dive down to the bottom.
Now obviously, there are multiple species of worms and lizards, and this was a pool, not a lake or a pond. But I imagine the same things happen underwater where we fish. Just something to help me match the hatch. People ask why bass eat plastic worms, I'd never seen a worm on the bottom of my pond before. But now I'm quite convinced that water is a magnet to small creatures.