When the bait hits the water and DIES!

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Hit the Hybrid grounds with Mikey Saturday. Had quite a few members out there on a beautiful balmy Saturday morning. We all went our own ways and marked the fish pretty good. Some fish were stacked like cordwood but we weren’t catching! 4 boats that usually do very well catching “NOTHING!!!” What’s the problem here? Dying bait! There’s your answer. Bait was lively and lasted in the cooler all day with not many dying despite the heat. Once the bait hit the water in the 6 rod spread it was dying within 5 minutes. Never, ever had this happen before. Very aggravating to say the least. So does anyone have any input on this? Surface water temp was 80-82. The body of water does not have a thermocline as of yet. The body of water is also sick with the HAB. It’s really bad and never went away over the winter. Pretty strange! TIGHT LINEZ!!!