YogiB

I was catching them prior to the front/rain on just about everything both shallow and off deeper banks. Most were on a crankbait or A-rig.

Yes the water temp is usually higher up by the plant (if they are generating power). Do you usually use the TRD tube on a NED head? Thanks for the input.

It's lake of Egypt in So. IL. It's fairly shallow and grassy, and it's also a power plant lake which throws another wrench in.

In southeast Missouri.

Got my first bass tournament tomorrow and the weather looks like a challenge. High of 40 with 1" of rain forecasted, cold front came through last night. Any general suggestions on style of fishing to focus on? I was thinking finesse and slow down but with the wind and rain that maybe difficult, has anyone had success fishing quickly in these conditions in the spring? The lake was at 50deg and will be cooling down and muddy water flowing in from the creeks but it usually stays fairly clear on the dam end.