When you catch a bass, get your bait right back in the same area as quickly as possible.

When you catch a bass, get your bait right back in the same area as quickly as possible. Your fishing partner can cast back in there as you are unhooking your fish, to keep things going. It's often true that one bass eating a lure will create urgency in other nearby fish to feed, too, and things can get downright frenzy-like for a brief period if you keep the fish worked up. But if you give them time to settle back down, the mood can pass.