nope, at first i was bouncing a pumpkin colored 3.5 " tube with a jighead and the water was clear enoguh that i saw the fish following but he didn't look like he was going to take it, so i switched to a single colorado blade chartreuse spinnerblade with a stop and go retrieve along the bottom and thats when it hit. It fought alright for the light actin rod i was using but still seemed a bit sluggish