My thinking is ... the fish see the minnows (or jig) just hanging around there, and may be in a neutral mood, so they don't show much interest. BUT, let that minnow (or jig) "appear" to be leaving the scene .... and the fish react, so as to secure the "food" they know they'll have to go find, later. It kinda snaps them out of their neutral mood, even if only momentarily. And sometimes, it can even trigger a feeding frenzy ... since fish can sometimes act like greedy little kids Rofl .... that have the "he got one, where's MINE" attitude !!
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