Big guy, little guy

[Abbeysdad]

Had the most amazing thing happen a couple of weeks ago that's worth sharing.
I'd been bait fishing with real night crawlers with only slight success. I had a snap swivel on the end of the line with a sinker and a #6 snelled hook about a foot or so above that. Becoming bored with the fish not biting, I hooked a crank bait on the snap swivel and just left the hook unbaited (thinking I'd switch back).
On my first or second cast w/slow-medium retrieve, I got a hit so I set the hook - I reeled in to find a small bass....with the unbaited hook firmly in his mouth! I'm thinking that this looked like a small fish chasing prey and the bass figured he'd beat the other guy to the "food".

If any empty hook worked....

Now I'm wondering if two lures in tandem (where the second appears to be chasing the first) might be a deadly combination? (maybe best in a trolling situation, but even cast 'n retrieve) For example, a small spoon followed by a larger one. a small spoon followed by a larger crank bait. A small spinner followed by a larger anything.

Might be something worth a try.