I fish a lake on a regular basis and I too find the same thing .......They seem skidish all the serious attention is when something really erratic takes place Big splash from the cowgirl hitting the water ect.... and most fish I do catch are on a long cast. The biggest ones that follow are spooked by the boat ( I think ???) I try as much as I can to not move my body during the figure 8 But the always spook.......