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What adjustments can be made during cloudy days opposed to what you might do on a clear day?

On cloudy days the bite may last longer.  Matching the color of lure to the amount of light or clarity of the water can help too.  You don't need to go overboard and fish only black and blue, but a firetiger or bluegill color might be hit more.  Chartreuse spinnerbaits too.

Hope this helps, this is all I've been able to figure out and I'm sure someone much more knowledgeable will come along and set you straight

For me I also go spinner on cloudy days.  But keep an open mind and try different things.

My most productive days were cloudy with some wind.Pending on season,water temps,and what type of water I'm on,bass are usually more active.Alot of times what was working on clear days,works even better with some clouds.Bass may make an adjustment to how they are relating to cover or structure.They may make a short,lateral migration.

On another note,switching from slow plastics,for instance,to more of a "power pattern"might be the ticket.This time of year when I got clouds,I automatically start thinking about topwaters,spinnerbaits,and crankbaits but I never forget about what has been working.

May sound confusing.....just some thoughts. CJ

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Cloudy days rule!!!   8-)

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It depends on time of the year while bluebird skies are not preferred during summer they are looked forward to during winter.

The only adjustments I make under clear skies is to fish tighter to cover during summer months.  ;)

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Cloudy days give you more options. Nearly every "low light" lure can be fished throughout the day. I'm not a fan of topwater and buzzbaits for example during "bright" hours, but on cloudy days these might work just fine. On the otherhand, "regular" daytime lures can be fished on cloudy days just like you would use them on sunny days.

Just more options! It's all good.

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I like darker worms on cloudy day, specially with some stain in the water, junebug is nice color to start with.

Also, with cooler nights starting in Tx, bass are moving daily to follow the shad.

I recommend throwing some cranks in shad colors or chrome with black back, spinnerbaits, and topwaters for search baits.     Once you catch a few in an area, slow down and work it thoroughly with plastics.

We have bass in the backs of some creeks following the shad, the shad are moving in and out along the channels and with low light conditions, they are up in the grasses.  

Hookem

Matt

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