How do you guys fish at night, if you fish from shore?lighted Bobbers, dropshot or just simple cast and hop along the bottom? Which lure and color work best at night?
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How do you guys fish at night, if you fish from shore?lighted Bobbers, dropshot or just simple cast and hop along the bottom? Which lure and color work best at night?
On a new moon, find you a spot with some brush or other cover in about 10-15 fow with some deep water close by and hang a lantern; or find some boat docks near deep water that have lights on. Fish minnows about 2-3 feet deep. On a full moon, I spider rig minnows juuuust below the surface in 6-10 fow and hang on! This is my substitute for not being able to use yo-yo's at night. If you go with jigs, go dark colors. Good luck!
Use underwater green lights. Fish a known location for crappie, such as bridge pillars or brush. Place your underwater lights in the water, generally before dark. This will attract the bait fish which will in turn attract the game fish.
I generally have one rod with a lighted float and one rod straight down. I use light sticks for my float and cast it out beyond the circle of light created by the green lights. I may slowly retrieve it back into the green light circle or I may just allow it to sit just outside the circle of light. I then drop the other line straight down to the bottom and slowly retrieve it up, then repeat the process. If the water isn't deep enough to jig then I would cast beyond the light circle and swim it back to me. This depends on which method is the most productive, the float line or the jig line.
I currently use jigs but have used minnows in the past. Minnows are more productive, just more trouble to use.
You will need a source of light to use to tie on jigs, etc and to be safe.
My home lake is too full of wild water lice, wakeboarders, and idiots during the day these warm months, so I am very interested in fishing at night!
Any recommended lights? I'd like to buy a couple. There's a few bridges I can go try to fish.
Go on Youtube and search green fishing lights to build your own and save some money. I find the brighter the better, I use the hole 15' LED strip in a 24" light. I built 2 for about 1/4 the price of a store bought light.Quote:
Originally Posted by jawjatek
I spider rig at night following channel line edges with green light sticks submerged and I bought these led light bars that run off 12 volt wired to a switch and they are fantastic, bright and very cheap. I put one in front of every four rod holders and couldn't be happier.Attachment 344074
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Light under water is not workable for me. I only fish a couple hour at night on public dock not boat. Minnow is also not an option. I’ll keep the light in mind, though, one day I’ll take pontoon out anchor overnight and fish the heck out of it.
the light can be as simple as a solar spotlight from the flower bed or a led submersible. I take the soar spot and put it on the dc pot to shine down. within he hour you should have minnows and crapy. jig plastics or a iiggin rap.
If I add lighted stick or rattle to the line close to jig when rig bobbers, would that help? Anyone try it? I have noticed at night after bobbers hit water I pretty much got bite right away if crappies around. I think the splash sound call crappies to come investigate.
Get a floating headlight . It costs $13.99 at amazon. I would probably lengthen the cord if I was using it from a bank but this is a fast, easy solution. And I know floating headlights work as I used them for years before I switched to green underwater lights.
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They work great but battery eater,,,I removed bulb and made alu plate to replace bulb with LEDs mounted in it...works great and battery last all niteQuote:
Originally Posted by ezgoing