Pop and drop syndrome

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Thanks you guys, sorry my reply function isn't working this morning, but wanted to let you know that I appreciate your thoughts and replies... Pacman was correct I did mean that my hook tip wasn't covered with bait, so it should be able to be set.. My flig is getting pretty tired, I've caught a ton of cats on it, so the tip could very likely be dull.... The bobbers may be the issue, but I sure like using a bobber when its hard to keep my line tight to see a bite... Might be the fish are more tentative lately and that slight resistance is tipping them off... I have been catching more fish on the Carolina rig the last two trips where before it was all bobber bites... I have had the mudder problems with pop and drops, but it's happened to me often enough that I recognize them now. What I was talking about is channels doing this to me... Many of them spook in a big wake or a big tail flip so I'm having visual confirmation that the channel busted me... Maybe this is the time of year that I need to start drifting instead of still fishing, so they have to make up their minds quick and hit or leave it... I may try that next trip...Thanks for all the great info.. Jeff