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What To Use For Night Time Bass Fishing? 2025


fishing user avatarTheangler1 reply : 

I've read that a few of you swear by fishing at night, what do you guys use? I fish mostly ponds and can never manage to get good numbers at night. Do I go slow? Loud? Bright? Any help would be great. Thanks!


fishing user avatarCatch and Grease reply : 

Black jitterbug....


fishing user avatartbone1993 reply : 

chatterbait


fishing user avatarCrappiebasser reply : 

Black zoom Ol Monster


fishing user avatarRaul reply : 

As much as I love the gurgling sound of a Jitterbug I have to say that topwaters are not the best producers at night and at day, I will still keep on fishing them just because I like to do it and really don´t care much about numbers, Jitterbugs fished at night have produced me some very nice fish.

 

For numbers, at least for me, nothing beats spinnerbaits and lipless cranks.


fishing user avatar5fishlimit reply : 
  On 6/11/2014 at 5:09 AM, Catch and Grease said:

Black jitterbug....

I start with this. If it doesn't work I'll go with a spinnerbait with a HUGE Colorado blade for maximum thump.


fishing user avatarTheangler1 reply : 

Thanks guys! I will definetly keep these ideas in mind the next time I go out.


fishing user avatarMunkin reply : 

Try the same baits that you use in the day.

 

Allen


fishing user avatarCatch and Grease reply : 
  On 6/11/2014 at 6:37 AM, Raul said:

As much as I love the gurgling sound of a Jitterbug I have to say that topwaters are not the best producers at night and at day, I will still keep on fishing them just because I like to do it and really don´t care much about numbers, Jitterbugs fished at night have produced me some very nice fish.

For numbers, at least for me, nothing beats spinnerbaits and lipless cranks.

I wouldn't say anything is the best lure at night but I said jitterbug because it is a tried and true tactic at night
fishing user avatarHyrule Bass reply : 
  On 6/11/2014 at 5:05 AM, Theangler1 said:

I've read that a few of you swear by fishing at night, what do you guys use? I fish mostly ponds and can never manage to get good numbers at night. Do I go slow? Loud? Bright? Any help would be great. Thanks!

same thing you use in the day


fishing user avatartcbass reply : 

A Thermacell. No. Really. Bugs are usually horrible. lol. Even in a boat in the middle of the lake.

I have had luck with topwaters when it gets dark. Never fished all night or anything. But caught a few on buzzbaits and Ragetail Toads.


fishing user avatarCatch and Grease reply : 

The main reason I hate night fishing is because of the bugs. If I go out im covered head to toes with no skin showing except finger tips. I fish with an orange ski mask at night if I have too! Haha


fishing user avatarMr Swim Jig reply : 

Black and blue swim jig and a all black buzz bait are 2 of my favorite night time fishing lures....


fishing user avatarAlonerankin2 reply : 

On really small waters you should just dissect it with a 6" to 8" straight tail... You're hunting a bigger fish... You must have quite entry's ... Then, later when about to leave.. Run a jitterbug, buzz bait thru and see what happens.. Even a Rapala j12 will work


fishing user avatarTNBassin' reply : 

Use something black. Chatterbait, spinnerbait, jig, worm etc.


fishing user avatarCJV reply : 

BUZZBAIT!!


fishing user avatarCatt reply : 

Same lures I use during the day ;)


fishing user avatarABW reply : 

Something to create a large silhouette in the water. Black and blue jig, single colorado blade spinnerbait, black buzzbait,


fishing user avatarphototex reply : 

After dark, I seldom use any lure that's not black - black single-spins with black blades, black Jitterbug, black Musky Jitterbug, black buzz baits, black jig & pork, and black worms. A PB 8-12 LM was caught on a black Jitterbut at midnight. My PB SM hit a black single spin with black metalflake Colorado blade and black Sin-Sation trailer...also around midnight. If I'm using a topwater hard bait under a full moon, I might go with a white or grey belly plug, but that's about the only exception to my "rule."


fishing user avatarTorqueConverter reply : 

I stay on the same presentations that are producing in the day.  As the evening progresses I'm switching to darker colors in my baits and by the time it is dark I've switched over to black and blue colors.  Night fishing is something I do to stay on a hot bite and because I've already gotten things figured out during the day, it's just a matter color changes and lighting.  I keep a junky baitcaster and spinning reel around with Stren Clear Blue Florescent so I can line watch at night with a black light.     


fishing user avatarBluebasser86 reply : 

I only fish 3 baits at night, a dark colored bladed jig, a dark colored jig, and a dark colored 10" worm. Fish slowly, fish quietly, keep organized, have a good headlamp, and be ready to catch way bigger fish than you would during the daylight hours :)


fishing user avatarTorqueConverter reply : 

Lighting can be a big deal at night.  I have a Bass Pro suction cup LED lamp that I stick the flat portion of the bow behind the trolling motor.  It has 3 settings, a white light, green and black light.  A lot of the time i use the green and as I approach shore line cover, in my case docks.  The light illuminates the shoreline just enough to pitch to targets without flooding the area with bright light.  LED lighting on the casting deck and in storage compartments is also very nice when searching for equipment.  If on a tight budget, peel and stick lights in storage compartments and a clutter free casting deck with glow in the dark handle knob inserts can go a long ways.  


fishing user avatarBack Country reply : 

They don't make them any more, but if you ever run across a Jitterstick (an Arbogast lure, as is the Jitterbug), BUY IT.  Same lip as the jitterbug, but with a longer and more slender body.  I had several that got ruined by leaving them in a hot car one day.  :dazed-7:  


fishing user avatarCatt reply : 

Despite what you may have heard bass do not morph into a new creature when the sun sets!

I fish the exact same locations and the exact same lures I do during daylight hours.

The only exception; night lighted areas, lighted docks, lighted boat ramps, and camps with lights near the water.


fishing user avatarBluebasser86 reply : 
  On 6/11/2014 at 7:04 PM, Catt said:

Despite what you may have heard bass do not morph into a new creature when the sun sets!

I fish the exact same locations and the exact same lures I do during daylight hours.

The only exception; night lighted areas, lighted docks, lighted boat ramps, and camps with lights near the water.

They sure do in some of our lakes. Bass that normally either live in the depths or suspend over open water and ignore almost everything you throw at them, suddenly are in the shallows cruising weedlines right along the bank and attacking baits with reckless abandon. They really do seem like a completely different animal once the sun goes down. 


fishing user avatarFish Murderer 71 reply : 
  On 6/11/2014 at 7:42 AM, Catch and Grease said:

The main reason I hate night fishing is because of the bugs. If I go out im covered head to toes with no skin showing except finger tips. I fish with an orange ski mask at night if I have too! Haha

One Word for ya!  THERMACELL!!!  Best 20 bucks you'll ever spend.


fishing user avatarGary0155 reply : 

Some of my most memorable fishing has been at night at the strip pits. I have had the most luck with strike kings midnight special spinnerbaits. It comes in red and black and blue and black.




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