I followed Masons suggestion, which was easy because of a lined-up shoreline landmark hed directed me to cast toward previously, and within a few cranks another bass stopped my Flash Mob Jr in its tracks
My preferred knot to tie the braid to my leader is an improved Albright knot super-thin braids can be tricky to keep from the knot slipping
This difference was significant in DDLS (mean = 4.4 vs 2.8, p = 0.018, Wilcoxon signed-rank test), but not in ALT/WDLS (2.9 vs 2.6, p = 0.465, Wilcoxon signed-rank test)
Additionally, its straight hook eye and the in-line hook point design ensure a jaw corner hook up, being for this reason ideal for C&R
But if they dont, thats no reason to assume a likely spot wont be productive, and besides, if bass move around, that means fresh fish get caught