night fishing favorite tactic?

[Bruce Yeaton]

Going to head out tomorrow night and help my partner practice for an upcoming tournament. This is a 7 - 7 time frame.

What's your favroite tactic for night fishing?



Thanks guys

 

[Bruce Freeman]

Both eyes closed with my head on a pillow.. I ain't been out at night is so many years...I forget.

BF

 

[JAMES MOORE]

Buzz bait or a big old hula popper or one of those crazy walkers or a jitter bug are all favorites of mine for night time fishing. Enjoy it can be loads of fun.

 

[Mike Levesque]

I'd say I get out at night about 75% of the time, due to work, and crowds, gotta love anything that makes a commotion on the surface......buzz baits, poppers, even a very shallow crankbait especially if it's noisy,(rattlin').

sounds like you'll be done before dark, but that hour to hour and a half before sunset can be sweet at times......

Good luck with your tourney! egMike

 

[Texas Transplant]

Buzz baits, jitterbugs and such - Black. Make sure they make noise and get close to cover as possible. Earlier this spring, a couple of friends from my bass club were fishing a weekly night tourney on Wylie. Their pattern was black buzz baits fished parallel to rip rap. They said, they just about had the buzz baits bouncing off the rocks.



Tex

 

[Richard Lane]

Buzz baits and a 8-10 inch plastic worm with 4.0 hook. All in black. Pull the worm at a steady pace....it's killer late at night in 3-10 foot water (in the south usa). All my fish over 9 lbs came on one of these two baits fished at night this time of year.

Good luck and run your lights!!



LT in Georgia

 

[Marke Cicero]

Can't beat a good ol' Jitterbug. Just make sure you check the little screws that hold the metal bill to the bait.



Twice I have set the hook on a fish and came back with nothing but the metal bill tied to my line.

 

[James D.]

good posts. i've been thinkin about giving night fishing a try for bass also. read in a magazine though that it would be a good idea to get some clear glasses in case one of the lures comes flyin back at ya.



jd

 

[Bruce Yeaton]

Well, we did ok, few small ones. I caught one on a popper and two more on a black senko. He caught most of his on a black / blue senko and also black / chart. Nothing on a lizard, nothing on a buzz bait.

I'm glad it's his tournament and not mine this time!

 

[Grumpy 7790]

OK, here is a killer night bait for hawgs. Use a 1/2 to 3/4 single hammered copper colorado blade (6) black spinnerbait tipped with a black prok frog. Reel it just slow enough to turn the blade. I use the Shimano 38 Curado with a 3.8:1 retrive which forces you to slow down.



Hang on,

Grumpy