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I can imagine trying to explain to a game warden that "I swear, I wasn't using the small bass as bait! I had hooked the schoolie, and the bigger bass just inhaled it as I reeled it in!"
Just seeing a monster following your smaller catch is awe-inspiring as well as frustrating ("Why can't I catch THAT!")
I call them "escorts" and it's a blast if you are fishing with friends. When you see the "escorts", have you or your friend cast another line just behind the first one and have some more fun.
These escort fish are typically following the hooked fish because the hooked fish will either throw up the contents of their stomach to try to dislodge the hook, or they think that the hooked fish will drop whatever is causing the thrashing, thus giving them a chance to pick up some easy scraps either way.
Better luck next time, and try bigger chunks of bait.
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