>>2725007Fish get curious and investigate things that get their attention. Best you can do is try and trigger a curious bite. If they swim fast and close and dart away right near it, they could be seeing you and getting spooked. If your lure is big and gaudy (like a bass lure), might just not look right to them anyways.
>>2724825I love panfishing, got a cheap fly rod set up just for bluegill this summer. But I hate eating around the bones, usually catch and release outside of the occasional fish fry, rather fight them than dine them.