A few years ago the fishing at lake Barrett was soo stupid 100 fish days were easy. I read a report from a biologist that said the fish had prasites thet made them think they were always hungry. I rember catching a fish and letting it go and watching it swim away and casting in front of it and cacthing it again. I did it twice with 2 different fish and then I felt bad for them and didnt do it anymore even though I could have. They werent big though, around 3lbs.
I have caught a couple decent fish that Mark calles "line jumpers"
You cast out, the bait hits the water but your line never stops going out. It always takes me a second to figure out what just happened. Those fish must actualy see the bait before it hits the water or I must have litteraly landed it right on top of them.
This seems to bunk the theory that the loud splash of a swimbait spooks the fish.