Pre-front fishing.... frenzy?

RodMaker and I took advantage of a sunny, 60-degree afternoon to meet up at
a middle-Tennessee lake for a couple hours. This lake has good populations
of largemouth bass, Cherokee bass (stripe hybrids), bream and catfish, but
more than once we've left there skunked.

Today we were able to eke out just three bass, all caught on the bottom
with very slow-moving, black/red flake tube jigs, 1/4-ounce bullet weight,
on 3/0 HP hooks. Nothing else we threw today even got a sniff. Water was 48
degrees F. Sky was clear and sunny, with just a few thin clouds. High
tomorrow is supposed to be about 30 degrees lower, with a rain/snow mix.

The question is... what happened to the pre-frontal feeding frenzy we were
looking for? Especially this time of year, when popular wisdom has it that
bass are eating voraciously in preparation for the (relatively) cold winter
months.

Is pre-front feeding frenzy just a bunch of hooey, based on selective memory
and wishful thinking, or is it a fact?

How far before a front does it start and end?

When a front moves though, with thickening clouds, blustery wind, and
precipitation, does that shut off the feed, or does it continue until the
sky clears after the front passes?

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Joe Haubenreich
www.secretweaponlures.com
First real spinnerbait change in 50 years!
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