they don't always bump it, I like it whan they smack it ten feet into the air with a tail the size of a broom
smaller fish tend to bump plugs too big for them to suck down in one shot-try downsizing your plug and see if that helps. You also have to remember that bass aren't stoopid-if they take a whack at a plug and miss it the chances of him (or most likely her) going after the same plug is slim and none-switch plugs, and maybe vary the retrieve to trigger a harder strike-I was fishing in RI last fall and the fish were just bumping my 7" black mambo which I was bringing in on a very slooooooow retrieve. I started using different retrieves till I got a hookup, then stuck with that. it's all about the presentation
