I was on the river last week and hit some nice fish early morning on a suspending jerkbait husky jerk size 10 all silver when the bite slowed I fished a weighted wacky rig 1/16 and 1/8
I was up at mosquito lake about 3 weeks ago. It was cold, windy, and we got skunked. So I'm happy to see they were biting. Going back in 2 weeks for a whole week. What was the water temp just out of curiosity?
After the 2nd/3rd lost fish I would have changed hooks! Not just the one tied on my line but brand and size. With the amount of bend I'm seeing in your hookset I'd suggest dropping down 1 size in hook. A smaller diameter hook will get better penetration.