Matter of fact B,yesterday my bobber did slap me between the eyes when I gave a steelhead
response to a quick take that changed it's mind before the bobber got back up. Finesse has never been my game. Sock it to em!
Sounds like you ran into a school of those lite biters at "secret lake". Aside from the peripheral vision thing, you hafta have the lightning fast reflexes of a Steelheader.
Meditating won't help. OMMMMM OMMMMM OMMMM!