Advice for post front 52-55* water temp sunny skies

[Skeet22]

Thats what it looks like for our club tourney this weekend...I know the bite will be tough. I have a game plan but would like to hear your approach to see if im in the ball park. Thanks

[Crestliner2008]

I just wish I had your problem.    Still got 2 more months before open water arrives around here. Good Luck though!

[MFBAB]

The best answer I've found for post frontal days is to obviously downsize everything, slow down and try to get tight on the available cover but for me it's also important to fish baits with the least amount of appendages, ie: no curly tails, flapping style jig trailers, etc.  I have a lot better luck on the tough NE wind days with straight tail worms like Senkos or Trick Worms and the old school chunk style jig trailers with straight appendages.  I'm not trying to trigger a bite with a ton of action on these days, more along the lines of trying to remove any potential reasons for them not to eat my bait.  Less action = an easier meal for a negative bass.  No guarantees but this method has salvaged a lot of days for me when they don't seem to want the bigger, faster moving baits. 

[Skeet22]

This is right on target with my gameplan. Plan on starting with some small Booyah Pond Magic spinners fished very slow then switch to a light tx rigged finesse worm,wacky rigged trick worm, Bitsy bug jig with a tiny chunk trailer for my plastics. Plan on punching some left over grass with a sweet beaver and may try a little shaky head and drop shot a tiny fluke if all else fails... The key will be finding the areas that are holding fish. I have some dead end canals with good fresh grass and some wood. Thanks for the advice..

[MFBAB]

That sounds like a good plan, give us an update later to see how you did.  I like those Bitsy Bugs a lot, you should try slow rolling it around areas that you would fish a spinnerbait in too, that is a great finesse alternative to a standard spinnerbait.  Another really good finesse presentation with a Bitsy Bug is to take the skirt off of it and put a 2.5" Yum Crawbug (the smallest one) and pitch it around cover, if they won't hit that it's going to be a really tough day, lol. 

[garry77]

I would also add a lipless crank to that list.

[Skeet22]

I would also add a lipless crank to that list.

Def will have one on deck

[hike4steel]

Slow approach and tight to cover.

[bassfisherjk]

Take your time and look for cover.Good Luck

[Catt]

[Tin]

Kind of hard to make a good suggestion without knowing clarity, depth you want to fish, maybe a map of the lake, etc....

[piscicidal]

It's not my favorite way to fish, but if the fish are in a negative/neutral mood and I'm in a tournament scenario (i.e. have to put fish in the boat) then out comes the senko.

Also, beavers with a lighter T-rig setup (slower fall) worked off heavy cover/adjacent drop-offs.  Jerkbaits, also. Several people have mentioned traps...they are great at eliciting a reaction strike from neutral fish when ripping them thru grass.

[BassmanDan]

I would also add a lipless crank to that list.

a 1/4 oz spot or trap if you are looking shallow.

[steezy]

Be still my heart, that rat-L-trap is money in the bank.