FISH SITS STILL WITH SCENKO IN MOUTH!

[Mike the plumber]

The last 6 times I fished.

4 to 5 times I would get a bite and the line would stay tight!

This fish would not move.

I try pulling hard,let it sit, and pull very slow. NOTHING WORKS

[Bluebasser86]

I’m lost, why do you need the fish to move? If you know it’s there, set the hook?

[Bird]

If you know the Senko is in the fishes mouth, set the hook and reel it in.

Sometimes they move and sometimes it's weight on the line but if you wait to long it can injure the fish with a deep hook.

[Bazoo]

If you feel a strike, and then no movement, and you can't budge it... probably a huge turtle.

[islandbass]

Once they’re on, you have to set the hook and whether they’re stationary or moving is not a consideration. The longer you wait, the greater the chance for them to spit it out. 
 

I am curious, and would like to know your train of thought or reasons for waiting? My curiosity has definitely been piqued. 

 

If the bass was in your sights just sitting there with your lure in its mouth just chilling, that not only would be a sight to behold, but probably would make for a great photo. 😎

Update: After giving it more thought, we all assumed the fish bit. But if it didn’t, and you’re trying to describe a scenario where they’re stationary and you throw everything at them and they still won’t bite, that’s a different story completely. I’ve plopped lures right in front and to the sides of their faces and some wouldn’t budge and don’t seem interested at my offering. I’ve even made sure my lure touched them on the top of their heads and this bass didn’t even budge. I never got her to bite with any action I imparted to the lure. One time I dropped a bait right in front its nose. It looked at it dead to rights, the it changed its pose to look directly at me and we locked eyes for what seemed like an eternity. And you know what happened  next? She nonchalantly did a 180 and slowly swam away. If this is what you meant to described. It can be a tough situation in which getting bit all depends on them. 

[ironbjorn]

You don't need it to move. Set the hook. So many jokes to be made here but I don't like bans.

[bloom]

are you sure it's a fish?

[Mobasser]

Not sure what or how your fishing? Bass strike different ways. If your hopping a soft plastic bait on the bottom, most strikes will come on the fall. You'll feel a " tap". Take up slack and set the hook. You could be getting snagged, or I've just wasted my time making this response because this post is bogus? I don't know...

[Jar11591]

If the fish doesn’t move, it isn’t a fish. 

[GaryH]

You must be in stick fish habitat. 

[scaleface]

Were going to need more info to help with this puzzle. 

[Glenn]

You hooked something on the bottom.  It wasn't a fish.  You might want to try a Texas rig so you won't snag.

[Rucksack]

I agree with the others here. I think you might have gotten hooked on something on the bottom. Maybe a rock or a log. It can feel like you've gotten a bite sometimes when that happens. It's a bummer when it happens, and it happens to me a lot where I fish! 

 

A good test is to stop pulling or reeling, take tension off the line, and wait. If the line doesn't move, it's almost certainly not a fish. @Glenn is right, throwing a Texas rigged worm is a good way to make that happen a lot less.

[scaleface]

Snagged

Turtle

Bass wrapped up in brush.

 

 

I get bass wrapped up in brush often and they are almost impossible to get out. Some times the hook penetrating the basses mouth catches on the snags.