Favorite Night Fishing Lures And Techniques

[Bluebasser86]

I don't believe there is such a thing as fishing for "too long" lol. I'll stay out there all day/night. I'm always up for a little night fishing, especially if the fish were biting during the day. Don't have to share the water or worry about the fish getting spooked. And it's extremely productive. Had my best day last year at night.

X2. One of my best days last year we started before dark and got off the water around 9am. We just killed them all night long on jigs and 10" worms, largies and smallies.

[fishinthedacks]

Same here. My biggest didn't come at night last year but my biggest numbers did.  I got out of work at 5:30 was on the water by 6 and it was a wild mix of LMB, rainbow trout with a few panfish mixed in but come the end of the day I had landed 40+ fish. I could have had days that beat that but usually had kids or a woman with me so when we were hot they thought ok I caught enough fish lol sometimes cant win with em. They are either bored because they arent catching enough or satisfied because they caught "too many" <--- no such thing.

[donk]

One thing I have noticed is the night-bite is far far better during a heatwave than during a period of average weather temps. I night-fished a lot last year and I caught a lot of nice fish. But when i night-fished during a 90°+ heatwave, I couldn't believe the average size of bass that i pulled out. I have read that bigger bass feed more at night, but I didn't expect to be catching bass all night with a 4lb average, several a lot bigger and none smaller than 3.

I couldn't agree more, although a heat wave didn't really play into my success. I will say I experienced the same 3 to 4 lb avg fish with a few 5 lbers thrown in. I know that big fish are active at night and fish were caught relatively shallow, less than 10 ft on 10 inch black powerworms. I think my lake choice and water clarity were important. I fished lakes at the time in New Jersey  that had lighted boat docks and where pleasure boaters ruled the day. After sundown until first light the big fish came out to feed. As sunrise approached the bigger fish shutdown and I would leave while other anglers were eagerly ready to start the day. I would think to myself , if they only knew what I caught last night ! Its important to note that this was the norm and not a one night event.

[dtruesdell24]

Wacky rigged bubble gum senkos always seem to work for me.

[Fish Murderer 71]

I cheat at night, I have a drop in green light that  brings in the bait fish...

[Catt]

My records show May the best month for numbers with August thr best for size.

[Gone_Phishin]

I didn't need to hear that!

 

My wallet hurts

 

It's only just the beginning.  Lol.

[scaleface]

I use a lot of buzzbaits , Texas rigs , crankbaits and spinnerbaits at night . I have not caught bass deep though . I've tried an will continue to try but it just hasnt worked .

[Mobasser]

I like 10" plastic worms rigged Texas style, dark single blade spinnerbait,  jig with craw or (preferably) pork trailer, and muskie jitterbug. I've done best on hot, humid, buggy nights, on the dark of the moon.If its really sticky and muggy, those are the times I've done best, during the hottest part of summer. I always try to keep retrieves slow and consistent. Its amazing how well your senses sharpen at night, and become much more keen. Over the years I've done well on better sized bass- 4pound + at night. My lakes are clear, and sometimes I think the bigger fish become nocturnal in feeding habits. I love it.