I have a quick question that I think I might even know the answer to, do the fish just plain old stop biting after a thunder storm? This there anything I can try to get them going again? Is it even worth it to go out after one of these quick hard storms?

do the fish just plain old stop biting after a thunder storm?

No.

They move out a bit deeper to the drop offs and hold there for a short amount of time before getting back to their normal patterns. That is where I concentrate my efforts with the most success. Using deep cranks, jig and craw, Carolina rig etc.

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Heck no. In fact they usually become more active after an influx of fresh oxygenated water.

I looove fishing before, during, and after the rain.  

What usually works for me is moving out to the next available structure, whatever it may be. Once I find that, I usually slow down using jig-n-pigs, cranks, or lizards. If that does not work for me, then I try for a reaction strike, using a jerkbait and such. Then, if I still cant get any bites, I move out to the next available structure again, and start all over, once you find 'em, your set.

                                                                          Ian

Thanks for the advice. The way its been I'll get plenty of practise

Fish love the rain......I hate it!

What usually works for me is moving out to the next available structure, whatever it may be. Once I find that, I usually slow down using jig-n-pigs, cranks, or lizards. If that does not work for me, then I try for a reaction strike, using a jerkbait and such. Then, if I still cant get any bites, I move out to the next available structure again, and start all over, once you find 'em, your set.

                                                                        Ian

I wish I had tried this on Saturday.  I started out the day well getting four fish in about an hour.  Then a thunderstorm moved in that caused me to leave the water for about 30 minutes or so.  After it passed, I went back to the same and similar areas that I had been to before the storm but had no luck for the rest of the day.  

It all depends on the severity of the storm, if it is just a lite rain then it doesn't affect the fish, (Fish are wet already they don't care about the rain.)

However the temp change of the rain into the water will cause the fish to go deeper, I would try using a lizard, jig, jerkbait or a top water popper... Fish the popper around overhangs.

What usually works for me is moving out to the next available structure, whatever it may be. Once I find that, I usually slow down using jig-n-pigs, cranks, or lizards. If that does not work for me, then I try for a reaction strike, using a jerkbait and such. Then, if I still cant get any bites, I move out to the next available structure again, and start all over, once you find 'em, your set.

     Wow, great advice Ian. Where do they go WHILE its raning?                                                                     Ian

I wish I had tried this on Saturday.  I started out the day well getting four fish in about an hour.  Then a thunderstorm moved in that caused me to leave the water for about 30 minutes or so.  After it passed, I went back to the same and similar areas that I had been to before the storm but had no luck for the rest of the day.