Reading your post was like deja vu...I floated the Sky yesterday with a buddy who is a strong advocate of baitless fishing. To add to the irony, I couldn't find sandshrimp anywhere. I started out drifting a Wigglespin with yarn and shrimp oil, expecting a slow day.
I hit 3 fish in the first 500 yards and lost all 3.
0 for 3.
What is Reiter putting in these fishes mouths? Titanium? Hook looked like it might have taken a little ding so I changed it out.
Then the weather got better and we didn't hit another fish.
I've never lost 3 in a row before.
I am usually playing the fish from the bank. Does the elevation of the boat make a difference?
I'm guessing it was the hook but my experience was so similar to yours that I felt compelled to reply.