Telling a Bite on various lures help.

[Snake2715]

I just started fishing plastics this year. I searched this site but didnt find anything great for an answer.

OK so hers my question I have the worm bite down for the most part. I am still learning on that everytime I use it.

But on a jig and even a tube. Is there a one answer fits MOST to telling if you have a strike or bite? To clarify this:

My experience on a worm and my most successful hookups are when I get a nibble or two. Then I wait and they either nibble a bit harder or they take it and run then I set the hook.

I was fishing a jig two weekends ago and I got the nibble then nothing, this probably happened 3-4 times during that particular 30 minute period. I was always waiting for them to come back but it didn't happen.

My assumption is I needed to set that hook upon the first 'nibble'. As thats all the indication I am going to have. Is that correct or was I just getting short strikes?

Anyone that can clarify it would be much appreciated. Everything I read doesn't really explain the hooking up part of the equation.