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It is often when most the damage can be done to a fish if done incorrectly even with a fish that is super high energy and wont stay still

Hook type, size range and hook pattern

Look for the bass to tuck in just downstream of the cover and try to bring your bait right by that pickoff point

With bream fishing, you dont want to cast too often as that could spook them, but you also dont want to sit on your hands for too long either as they could have eaten the loose feed and left the area

Lastly, I dont know why no one has added a fine grain sandpaper to the eye of their rod to see how many casts before fail or weakened to the point that the line strength is below 50%