About 2 years ago I was fishing a river on the peninsula. 2 guys had been drift fishing a hole for 2 hours. I was downriver and had landed a 5lb hen drift fishing. I moved up to the hole they were fishing and they went to were I had been fishing. I made one drift with sandshrimp and was not happy with the presentation. I then put a bobber and jig on. The first drift through the tailout I hooked an 18lb buck. I was still fighting the fish when they returned. They helped me land it and took a couple pictures for me. I agree that presentation could have been a factor and fresh fish may have moved in. I used to strickly drift fish but now prefer to use my 11'6" and 12' rods with jigs when possible.