Fishing after a heavy rain can be either the best bite of your week… or a total grind. This video breaks down what rain actually does to bass behavior—post-front bluebird conditions, rising vs falling water levels, added current, muddy water, and how warm rain vs cold rain changes everything.

Very timely and, based on my experience, highly accurate. One question though. I currently have all of the equipment, lures, and plastics that I need to fish these conditions, but I am running very short on one thing. Are there any tackle dealers that sell patience? I really need to stock up on that for the post-frontal, cast-it-out-and-forget-about-it technique. That bin is almost empty. Thanks in advance.

If Generations Were Cars…

Back in the day, generations were built like reliable, no-nonsense vehicles. Take Gen X, for example. They rolled off the lot with patience included—standard equipment. No subscription, no firmware update, no waiting list. Just… patience. Built-in. Like power steering.

You’d get stuck in traffic? No problem. Long line at the store? Whatever. Dial-up internet? Sure, I’ll make a sandwich and come back in 10 minutes. That generation had the emotional equivalent of a full-size spare tire and knew how to use it.

Then things started to change.

Millennials were the first to see “patience” moved into an optional package. You could get it—but it came bundled with things like “student loan debt” and “housing market anxiety,” so most people opted out. Instead, they got upgraded infotainment systems—fast, connected, but prone to freezing at the worst possible moments.

By the time Gen Z hit the showroom floor, patience wasn’t even on the brochure anymore.

Dealerships would say things like:

“Oh, patience? Yeah… that’s a legacy feature. You might find one used, but good luck.”

Now patience is like that rare OEM part nobody manufactures anymore. You hear rumors about it:

• “My uncle had patience once.”

• “I saw some on eBay but it was backordered.”

• “There’s a guy in a forum who claims he rebuilt his own.”

Meanwhile, the newer models come loaded with incredible features:

• Instant startup times

• Unlimited tabs open simultaneously

• Real-time emotional reactions

• Zero buffering tolerance

But try waiting more than 8 seconds for anything and the whole system starts throwing warning lights.

And here’s the real problem—where would you even find patience today?

Most stores are out of stock.

Amazon says it can deliver it, but only “arriving sometime between now and never.”

Customer service puts you on hold for it, which ironically requires… patience… which you don’t have… because you’re calling to order more.

It’s a vicious cycle.

At this point, patience has become like a rare collector’s item. The kind of thing older generations casually mention:

“Oh yeah, I’ve got a little patience left. Been saving it since 1998.”

Meanwhile, younger generations are out here refreshing the tracking page every 12 seconds, wondering why their “2-day patience” hasn’t shipped yet.

So if generations really were cars, here’s the truth:

• Gen X: Patience came standard, built to last

• Millennials: Patience available, but expensive and complicated

• Gen Z and beyond: “Patience not included—check aftermarket suppliers”

And honestly?

At this rate, patience isn’t just an add-on anymore.

It’s a discontinued feature.

Fact is, if you want patience these days, there’s no quick add-on, no overnight shipping—you’ve got to get it the hard way: practice.

Full disclosure: Ironically, I used AI to help craft this message.

44 minutes ago, Glenn said:

Fact is, if you want patience these days, there’s no quick add-on, no overnight shipping—you’ve got to get it the hard way: practice.

Full disclosure: Ironically, I used AI to help craft this message.

Very nice @Glenn ~ How long have you been holding on to that gem ?

I can relate.

I feel so fortunate to have been born with at least some patience.

It was built into our lives.

Example . . .

Grew up writing out bills, filling out checks, addressing envelopes, buying and using stamps,

and actually walking to the mailbox to mail them.

And this was all just to keep the lights on in my house.

At this point, I wear patience like a Boy Scout merit badge.

Something I use varying amounts of just about every day.

See plenty of folks who have very little or none.

They are tough to be around honestly.

Watching them is like seeing someone on the train tracks infront of an oncoming train,

and not being able to say anything, because you know they won't listen anyway.

Full disclosure. This is not AI-aided and, honestly, should have included much more colorful language.

I like Bass.

A-Jay

We had a fairly significant cold front come through the other day. Not a lot of rain, but significant wind and temperature drop.

North-central NC; fairly grassy LMB reservoir; surface temps before the front had risen quickly to 70, but few bass on beds yet. However, most were quite shallow the previous week. For next couple days, with surface temps down 5 degrees, nothing was shallow. Two and a half days, nearly every single bass I caught over 2 1/2# was between 9 and 12' on secondary/tertiary points. Bite wasn't great, but I don't recall ever finding such a well-defined pattern - everywhere in the lake. The only exception was a few big pockets with big schools of 4" gizzard shad. If the surface got 'nervous', I could make big hops with a light t-rig Rage Bug under them and catch good fish. Not sure why, but those bass herding shad wouldn't touch spinnerbait, crankbait, bladed jig, swimbait, etc.

Might be fairly specific situation, but if I'm faced with a cold front around the spawn again, I know where I will start looking.