Post Front Bass Fishing

Find a North Bank where the wind doesn't destroy the water, plus it will warm quicker.

Weightless senko worked slow through the grass, chatter bait ,slow rolled jig

senko wacky rigged let it fall and sit for a few secs before even moving. However this technique is hard with north winds at 20+.

If you have good grass ripping a trap

Punching mats if you have that works in all situations.

I've also noticed that during the prespawn and spawn sometimes the fronts dont affect them as hard as far as their location. They trying to make some babies. But getting the bite is a different story

The biggest thing about post front fishing is you have to gauge quickly how much it's set them back. A weak dry front will barely bother them, a strong one will give them lock jaw.

Moving baits can still be effective you just may have to hit them in the head with it to get a reaction. Whether it's a spinnerbait, chatterbait, squarebill or swim jig you're gonna need to get up IN the cover and bang off of it usually to get bit. The strike zone is smaller.

I get progressively slower and smaller with the presentation until I find what they're willing to bite. I go from my typical moving stuff above, to more lazy moving stuff like paddle tail swim baits, to flipping, to finally small finesse plastics.

All the while I'm looking at depth to try to establish if they may have moved out a little deeper or up super shallow into thick cover. Not gonna be a one size fits all but if it was easy we wouldn't do it.

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I expect some shad to die off. I was thinking about going and cruising the lake a little to see if i can spot any (look for birds feeding). If i find them i'm gonna throw a jerkbait, spinner and maybe a green and white senko in the area and then move towards a northern bank like someone else mentioned cause it will warm up faster.

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If shad are dying off a suspending jerkbait would be my go-to lure or a weightless Senko around grass (if there is some present)

Good info in here. I plan to just take it really slow and try to develop some sort of pattern to see what I can make of it.
So in weather like this does it pay to still make that early morning trip or is it better a little later in the morning once the sun is up?

Not really just going to cancel the trip because the fishing will be tough. I’m expecting it to be hard, just hoping to get a few in the boat.

It’s just as much fun to me to go work for three bites when it’s tough because I know I had to earn them. Those are the days you have to adapt and be willing to get outside your comfort zone. As far as early morning versus letting it warm up, you’d have to ask the fish that day, can’t catch them on the couch. Sometimes they will wait for it to warm up, sometimes the pressure will still be rising and they will bite better early.

Larto. Have never been before either. Will either fish there or maybe Black River Lake, maybe both.

Just looking to spend some time on the water.

I’m heading to Larto tomorrow. Looks like the water has been rising this week. Anyone know if I can get to Uncle Buds form Vick/oil field road side? Or is the crossing underwater?

A day on the lake is better than a day in the office.

Again, this is always my take on it as well.

Catching is always a bonus. I’m just excited to get out on a new lake and try something a little different than shallow water marsh fishing.

Even though trip was scheduled months ago and a random cold front will blast us for the first couple days lol.