Sunshine State largemouth (like this one caught by Brett Hite) are notoriously affected by cold fronts. Photo by Joel Shangle.
By Tyler Brinks – January 27, 2019
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – If you landed at the Orlando airport in the past few days, you would have noticed airport employees and fellow Florida residents wearing jackets and hooded sweatshirts, while the newly arriving tourists from the north donned shorts and flip-flops.
Temperature highs in 50s and 60s – which is in the forecast all week in Kissimmee for the MLF Bass Pro Tour B&W Trailer Hitches Stage One Presented by Power-Pole – are viewed much differently depending on where you live.
The same is true of Florida-strain largemouth: They’re not used to the cold, and simply don’t like it.
Cold fronts and early-season Florida bass tournaments go hand in hand, and cooler weather always seems to affect the bite at these events. After the most recent cold front in Florida, another is on the way, and it could play into the outcome at the inaugural Bass Pro Tour event, which kicks off Tuesday.
