Fishing the slow times of day

[doggonefishin]

I've always marveled why the fish will be biting like crazy and the "switch will turn off" and you almost immediately get nothing and vice- versa. It sure can be frustrating to see lots of fish on the finder and not be able to coax a bite. When I'm facing that situation, I will do all the things you did first but if I'm in a position where I'm marking lots of fish and still no luck with jig and bait changes, I also will give them different "looks". What I mean by this is I'll jig heavily, softly, reel it up to the surface, deadstick it, and a bunch of other moves that probably don't make sense to describe. It doesn't always work, but sometimes, it will elicit a strike and a hookup. I call it "cat and mouse". I think the effort adds a few fish to the count and it makes it so the afternoon is never dull.
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