Water Depth To Fish:

Most of the time I try to put my boat in about 14 feet of water or greater. I want to fish at least 12 to 14 feet down; that is where the bass feel the cool water and are very comfortable.

I am not saying that they will still not come to the surface to hit topwater bait. They do see the shadows of the small bait fish and will indeed explode on top for an easy meal.

I do not recommend watching a scary movie before you try night fishing because you will be hearing all the weird sounds and then have an eight pounder explode on your lure might be just a bit much.

Bass Night Fishing Lure Recommendations:

A good black and blue jig is also a very good bait to use. It cast a very good shadow that the fish tend to eat up. I must warn you with the jig and pig or worm if you throw it into a brush pile and need to go get it, break out the bright light and check the brush or tree very carefully. You do not want extra company in the boat like a snake.

I check out the branch real good, and will tell you I once went up to a stump to get my lure off it and did not check the inside of the stump and sure enough there he was just waiting for me to reach in. I guess I made a little extra noise that scared him away so I could get my lure. My partner said that we might as well leave this spot since there would not be any fish in here or the surrounding area for hours after the noise I made.

On the worms, I like the 10 inch grape worm and good luck on finding them. I found mine at a fishing show, and bought all he had. I also like the squirmin ringed worm that I have told you about that Bass Pro Sells.

Those two are my best lures for night fishing, and I use the chartreuse Dip-It with garlic. I dip the tails in it.

You will hear everyone tell you to use a spinner bait that you can cover more water and because of the Colorado blades; it creates enough noise for the bass to come and get it.

I will leave it up to you on which way you want to go with either the soft plastic or the spinner bait.

Using Black Lights And Fluorescent Line For Bass Night Fishing:

The last thing that I guess should be mentioned is they do make black lights that you can run from your boat and if you are using the fluorescent line it will make it easier to see a strike.

The newest black light system for fishing on the market is the Led Nightfishing Night III. It has ten bulbs across the front.

We tried it on my 17 foot boat and found out it takes two to light up the whole side that you are fishing from and part of the bank. I like to have these lights just in case I want to check and see what I hooked before I go sticking my hand in the water.

I bet a lot of you can tell I do not fair to snakes and have been known to give one snake the entire lake if he wants it.

Will be coming back now and then for updates. Stay tuned and add my website to your favorites.

Keep the Hooks Wet!

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