Rapid Changes in Water Temp?

[NoShoes]

What strategies do you guys typically use in these situations?  Good water clarity for this location (heavy stained cypress swamp), but water temp went from 60’s two weeks ago to 51 this morning.  I’m in southeast GA, never knew our water even got that cold.  
 

I was committed to learning jigs, and spent a lot of time with a finesse dirty jig, but couldn’t get a bite. Towards the end I tried a t-rigged finesse worm. 
 

Place is pretty flat and featureless, but fished the only 7-8 ft structure it has and no joy there either. Just curious what strategies y’all would’ve put to work, might go back tomorrow. 

[Russ E]

i would be throwing a suspending jerkbait.

If nothing else works a ned rig will usually get a few bites.

fish can still be fairly active at 50 degrees. You just need to fish a little slower.

I was out a couple days ago. the water temp was 44.

caught a couple bass on a jerkbait. one on a spinnerbait. 1/2 dozen on a ned rig.

[TnRiver46]

I would say jerkbait but that may not fly in a cypress swamp. Maybe a fluke instead, and keep after the jig bite. If it falls down enough stumps a bass will eventually slurp it . When I fish cypress down south I use weightless stick worm to avoid hangups