Quote Originally Posted by mhall View Post
Alright am I the only guy that looses tons of fish on these baits and why? I for the life of me can't figure it out. Now granted a bunch I'm loosing are smallmouth getting Michael Jordon type of air time, lol. I've changed the hooks on mine, add a split ring on the nose and sharpened them to lethal status but continue to see brown fish wave bye to me 20' off the side of my boat while three feet in the air. Somebody tell me the dang secret to keeping them hooked up on these top walkers. Oh and by the way this started for me about two years ago and I use to never have this problem, I'm at a loss??????? Maybe I'm just getting old and loosing my touch. I can tell you this, I'm not gonna stop fishing them because smallmouth just can't stop themselves from smacking them, oh how I love that smack.
I agree with what most have already said...softer tip, mono, and hold the rod down. Are these smallmouth bites coming from Cumberland? I'll be down there this weekend and I just hope I have the same problems you are having.