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Barometric Pressure & Bass
- As the barometric pressure rises, bass will move deeper; as it falls they will move shallower.  The biology behind this is that the drop in pressure has decreased the amount of air in the bass's air sack.  The bass therefore move to deeper water so they don't have to expend more energy trying to remain in the shallows. 

- Below 15  feet deep, bass are not usually affected by barometric pressure changes.

- A high barometer indicates a post front condition, a low barometer means a pre front condition.  So put two and two together and you might just have a better chance of finding them.

- A Few Rules of Thumb - Like the weather man says, "We have high, clear, blue skies indicating a post front moving through the area!"  When you hear this, you may want to use post front pattern for approximately 3 days before switching to a stable pattern.  If you have cloudy, gray skies or rain, this indicates a pre front condition and you may want to use a pre front pattern until the front passes.  Most avid anglers know this short period of time to be one of veracious bass feeding!  A great time to catch that lunker!

Cold Front Strategies
- When a cold front comes through, bass will immediately move a few feet deeper, however they will still be active at the onset of the cold front (5-10 foot level).

- If conditions are cold (40-50 degrees), Overcast, Windy (out of NW) - fish the eastern shore of the lake and give a crankbait a try.  Getting down a little deeper where the big largies may have pulled off to and fishing the wind-blown shoreline where the baitfish might be due to the wave action and upwelling of the water.

Cold Weather Tactics
- If you planned a day on the lake or know you have a tournament scheduled in the normal post-spawn period in your area of the country, however the weather has been abnormally cold, spawning will most likely be delayed. A sound tactic here would be to look for bass farther back in the creek arms or bays than you might have thought.  The water is warmer in these areas and may be attracting those bass whose biological senses are telling them it is time to spawn, but the water temperature at the depth of normal spawning time is just a bit to cold, therefore they move farther up.

- Location - Where on the lake will a bass have to move the least amount of distance up or down to go after prey?  The answer - steep banks, bluffs, drop offs, etc... This may prove to be a key location in hunting down those big largies in cold weather situations.

- Fish Slowly, bass will move even less out of their strike zone in cold weather.  This also means slowing down your presentation.  Some pro's write about waiting up to a minute or longer after their baits hit the bottom.  For example, a jig and pig, a great bait for cold weather.  You may want to pitch it out a little farther than normal and slowly drag it in, stopping and changing cadence until that bite finally comes.  Really feel the bottom and hopefully some structure, then really slow down and be patient.

- Prime cold weather baits include the jig and pig, tubes, grubs, slow rolled spinnerbaits, slow retrieved crankbaits and finally the suspending jerkbait.

- Match the Hatch for the cold weather situations.  A prime example is crawfish and the color pattern they are going to be in at the time of year (especially spring and fall when it is cold and their colors vary greatly).