as the title states how long does a bass take to return to "normal"(i say normal very loosley and general) after a cold fornt. the was 85* and now around 76-77* we had a cold front yesterday and i had a tournament today and i got all screwed up. bass had lockjaw at my my spots. i only boated one bass to weigh in. im just wondering because grand prize tomorrow for another tournament on the same lake im fishing(yeah i know it sucks) is $1000. i want that $1000

24 to 48 hours, depending on the body of water.

Generally a couple of days. Depends on the severity of the front as well as the lake. Down here, if a front rolls through you might as well stay home. Once the weather stabilizes, be ready for a good bite to happen.

Given the same water depth, it hinges primarily on the subspecies of largemouth bass.

As you'd expect, northern-strain bass are more adaptable to coldwater,

while Florida-strain can be VERY insulted by a severe cold-front.

When I lived in Jersey and fished a lot in Canada, the effect of a major cold-front was typically a 2-day affair.

In central Florida, I've gone 3 and even 4 days without seeing a full recovery,

particularly when cold temperatures persist

Roger

IMO, it depends on how deep the bass inhabit. Bass that live in shallow water, like in Florida, are much more adversely affected by a cold front than bass living in deep water. Also, IMO, bass living in a muddy water environment are more adversely affected by a cold front than those living in clear water. Of course, the former usually live in shallower water than the latter.

How did everyone else do ? How did the front effect the rest of the competition ? If you have confidence in your spots, slow down even more and fish them thoroughly. Fish for 5 bites. You just might grab that grand.

I wait for the first sign of clouds which signals the end of the bluebird skies. It seems like when the clouds start to form things are returning to normal conditions.

Cold front? What's that? I forgot..

Hey buddy, How'd the tournament go? If you're like alot of us that tournament fish, cold fronts won't stop you from getting out there. Cold fronts are funny in that the fish can do some funny things on them. Two days would be a typical that I hear that most people experience. I've had a few times where after a bad cold front the fish would feed hard in the morning and shut down shortly after day break. So I wouldn't waste much time getting to your sweet spot and I'd fish it with some type of reaction lure. if they are feeding hard that morning you will load the boat and be ready for that slow period after. If the morning bite is tough you should fish slow and diligently like they say with the occasional reaction bait just to test the chance of the fish picking back up quicker than expected. Lets us know how it went and how you caught them

Mottfia