Missing strikes?

[TonyNucci]

Hi

Went fishing last night, caught 2 small ones.

Tried a superfluke first, missed 2 strikes...
Then an original Rapala floater, caught 1 (the rapala's first, it was very happy ;D), missed 1 (Man bass are quick, just before i lifted the rapala from the water one came flying from the side and took it, exciting to see)
Then a deadringer worm, caught 1, missed 1 strike.

My questions:

1. I read in some previous posts people complaining about missing strikes using a super fluke. Why do they miss strikes easily (assuming nothing wrong with the rigging)?

2. Is there something like an acceptable strike/miss ratio to indicate that I'm not doing something wrong. e.g. using a super fluke its ok to miss 1 out of 10, and a spinner bait maybe 1 in 20? Which bait has the best ratio (to use when the bass take anything you throw at them?)

3. Obviously the size of the fish should make a difference? Missing more strikes from small fish?

4. What do you guys think of the Mepps Black Fury spinner (is this classified as a spinnerbait?). My friend used that for a little while and outfished me... Will it only work for small bass?

Enough for one day... and thx for all the help