[gcnj]

[QUOTE=tycomps]feel the tap, lower the rod, watch the line, if it moves, take up slack from lowering rod and if there's tension pull firm

Try--feel the tap---Lower the rod---Set the hook.....
Bass dont mess around, they inhale a bait.
If you are standing around after the tap watching the line and waiting for it to move you are going to gut hook fish.