What would you expect?

[keithdog]

Normally we ease into fall/winter untill by early november the weather is cold and rainy. Adjusting to this from late summer untill early november is usually easy to plan for as to what to expect out on the water chasing bass. The seasonal patterns are fairly reliable year after year. However, this year I'm expecting to be thrown for a loop pattern wise. Normally we are still having days in the high 70's, low 80's. However, 3 weeks ago the weather made an abrupt change and seemingly missing a whole portion of the season. It has gone from late summer weather to cold early november weather virtually over night. The past 1 1/2 weeks. nightly temps are dropping into the mid 40's to high 30's with daily highs in the low to upper 50's. Add in high winds with cold rain and the lake temps have plummitted. Not sure what they are but no doubt the water temp is easily 25 degrees colder than two weeks ago. How has this affected the bass I can only guess. The lakes around here are naturally formed lakes, of about 90 acres. There is a lake not too far from here that is around 450 acres. There are no reservoirs here, no dams, inflowing rivers and no shad to chase. Bluegill is the primary forage base for these bass. I'm planning on getting oout this saturday morning, and using jig n pig around wood with vegitation nearby, if the vegitation is still green and alive, which I am rather doubtfull of. I'm also planning to hit the pads which I know are still there but thinning out. And definately working cranks around submerged weedbeds. The weather tomorrow, friday, is for cold rain and highs around 48. Saturday should be partly cloudy and low 50's, but saturday morning should be around 40 degrees. But really, I have no idea what to expect out there other than bass who are going through weather shock. Any ideas of what you would do when facing something like this?