C&R makes it tougher to catch the next time?

[Bergen Angler]

Here's my experience.

If I don't set the hook hard enough and lose small mouth bass, I can usually cast the same lure and catch the same small mouth again. Once I catch & release the small mouth, he/she won't bite the same lure again.

If I lose a large mouth, he/she usually doesn't bite the same lure again.

Last year, when I had a 10+ day, I was using a lipless crank bait. A few other anglers saw it and they all start throwing the lipless crank bait. A few days later, they were not biting the lipless crankbait. However, they were going crazy with green pumpkin tube jig.