Carolina popping bug guaranteed to work every time on any species.
Comanche20 (Don)
2008 Ranger Z 20, 225 RUDE
Ultrex 45/36/112
2 Birds
2020 F150 LIMITED Eco Boost
Leave them, go find an active school.
2016 Phoenix 921 ProXP
2016 Mercury 250 Pro XS
This is sound advice here. After chasing smallies on the great lakes for over 20 years, i can say that there is no magic solution, and every fish, every day is going to be different. I will say, a stop and go retrieve, where the go is reeling as fast as humanly possible, is one of the more effective ways to trigger bites with any bait.