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I'm in New England and this time of year high temps into the high 80's and low 90's are common. In front of a thunder storm, bass will exhibit a brief period of extreme activity,and the bite will be good, especially in the deeper zones as fish feed prior to the front. Immediately after the storm passes, the bite dies. Personally I think they are just full at this point. The first day after extreme T storm activity and the passage of a front with low temps and high pressure, I think some deep water post front LM bass suspend off structure here. I like to throw a crankbait to these fish on the outside of the structure, and some of my biggest fish have come on a 3/4-1 oz spinnerbait over open water retrieved just under the surface and "killed". The heavy spinnerbait falls fast into suspended fish and they react.I also throw a heavy jig to the base of deep structure. A faster fall seems to work best at triggering fish so I increase weight, sometimes to 3/4 oz.I have caught them post front as deep as 25 feet this way. For shallow fish,throw slow moving baits like a light jig or Senko,and soak it around docks, trees,or other cover. Up here,summer bass that are shallow will stay put after a front unlike spring bass,that will vacate a shallow flat for the comfort of deeper, more stable water with a drop in temps.

Braden sounds like you have some fussy, spooky fish. Remember that if you can see the bass, they can likely see you, so stay back and make longer casts with more subtle presentations. I like light braid for this stuff;10# on a spinning rod and very light weights (1/8-1/16 th oz) and baits like a Smallie Beaver or tube rigged Texas style, or a small worm rigged wacky. For jigs try throwing a 1/16th or 1/8th oz Bitsy Bug with a small trailer. The braid will help you set a hook at distance,and allow you to fight a fish successfully around heavy vegetation. The light weight will provide a slow fall and give the bass a longer look at the bait. Move slow and soak baits. Keep in mind that there is a lot of food in the water come summertime and bass will have feeding activity periods that are frequent but brief, so mostly you are fishing to bass that may not be all that hungry. A subtle bait and presentations will help you get more bites.

Hi Everyone: I am a new member from the New England area. I've been bass fishing for quite a few years ,and generally fish in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. I have also been lucky enough to fish for bass in the Thousand Islands area, as well as Okeechobee and Istapoka in Florida,and in Texas at Lake Fork, and the Austin area. I was attracted to this site because it seems to have a lot of knowledgeable bass fishermen and I enjoy reading the information you guys have to share. Best to all!