I've found much the same thing, generally what is happening is the bucks are looking for the hens and when they find one they stay on her tail. Usually there are more males than females and several bucks will be attracted to the same hen - the big one will hang around closer and keep the little sattelite males away. Bucks are more aggressive and usually bite first if you are using an attractor type of lure, and I find that if I use eggs or something similar I will get a hen to bite first.
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The fishing was GREAT! The catching could have used some improvement however........