Hey salted leech,
Like your handle.......those are one of my favorite snacks. It's exactly why I like wading in swamps with shorts.........

Your not so far off base with what you said. I have a couple of friends who are tour bass pros (Now that's a tough racket) and it's not uncommon for them when they fish docks to smack the lure off the posts to "wake them up". Crappie fisherman will often stick there rod in the water and swish it vigorously back and forth to "call them in". And down here in Fl. I often fish with a bobber (popping cork) that is cupped and makes rather loud "blurping" noises. I'm just ringing the dinner bell.

What makes being quiet in canoe country so important IMO is that human noises are so typically absent they stick out like a sore thumb. I can fish a pass or a marina where the fish hear motor boat racket all day and are used to it and it doesn't really make any difference how much noise you make as it is the norm.