I've fished some small ponds with a certain lure and hammered the bass one year, only to come back the next year with the same lure and not do as well. On the other side of the coin, I've seen a couple of instances where a bass would break the line, and a short time later would get caught on the same lure with the broken off lure hanging out of its mouth.
I think bass are a lot like people: some of them just never learn.

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Now the sun is just starting to climb up over the treetops,
And it's gonna be a beautiful day, that's plain to see.
But I won't be around at all, so don't even bother to call,
Cause on a day like today there's one place I gotta be:
GONE FISHIN'
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