Best thing to do when they hit it and miss it is keep walking/moving the bait. When they stun a real baitfish it doesn't stop moving completely. After they hit and miss you almost wanna move the bait faster and more erratically.
Nice little skiff to run in the skinny creeks and back ponds. That 3" white skitter is my go to...nothing like a linesider blowing up on that topwater bait!
