You're probably not going to jog down to the pizzeria for a pepperoni slice. You don't feel like it, but you'll sip some tea and toast for breakfast, and a bowl of hot chicken noodle soup soothes things. As far as hitting the water softly with a jig, I do that if I can see a fish and want the jig to give it a wet one on the lips on the drop. If I do not see a fish, I have no compunction in making a loud splash. You'd probably be startled, scared, mad and want to hit the closest thing to you.
Fish have feelings too.
Even if you were a small distance away from the firecracker, you'd turn and look in its direction, as bass do when a jig explodes into their watery world. Thanks for writing, Peter. It is interesting that jig fishermen always bring larger fish to the scales. Well last year when I met a pro from the Northern California area he was big on jigs and started to help me in my quest to be a jig fisherman. Well now I'm pretty good at it but could always get better with more practice.