Mister twister Loc: Foxworth,Ms.

Your thoughts on night fishing with live bait for bass.

fishinphil

try it...you may just have the best catch of your life.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

It's good if you can do it.
One of my favorite ways to fish for bass in Texas is at night when we go to the crappie house.
(It's a flotin dock with a roof and lights with a big hole in the middle for fishin)
Anyway, at night the shad sometimes get real thick and when they do, you take a treble hook bout the size you have on a crankbait, tie it on the end of your line. Then you lower it down in the water below the shad and jerk it quickly through the water. Keep doin this till you hook a shad. Now put a small split shot bout 2 feet above the shad. Don't try to reposition the hook, just leave it where it got hooked. Now lower it down bout 10 to 15 feet below the shad and wait for a bass to hit it. Won't be long.
If the shad show up it works great.

Mister twister Loc: Foxworth,Ms.

I see where that would work there but my situation is a small shallow lake with only grass and pads. After dark all you have to go by is the sound of water exploding. Decision time, fish on bottom or under a cork. Could use couple of each I suppose.

Mister twister Loc: Foxworth,Ms.

Forgot, my bait of choice is 3” bluegills.

fishinphil

if you have anything like a black hula popper or jitterbug, then i;d toss them for those water explodin top water strikes! Good luck.

Mister twister Loc: Foxworth,Ms.

Your right on and I have them both. I just wanted to try live bait and sit back and relax. Seemed like a good idea. Cup of coffee in one hand and landing net close.

Jeremy Loc: America

Best food for fish is FISH. Oregon Bass are considered Sportfish so we can not do it. Im guessing the Shad Saw is snagging ( also illegal in OR) are little minnow or so sized? Sounds like a blast though. The Crappie house sounds like a place similar to ice fishing shack.

Mister twister Loc: Foxworth,Ms.

I’m ignorant about Oregon fishing laws. What’s the deal with bass,Jeremy, can’t fish for them at night or what? Can’t use live bait? Help me out.

DB Ed Loc: Brock, Nebraska southeast ne

Live bait is illegal in Nebr unless it comes from water you are fishing in

FixorFish Loc: SW Oregon

re: Oregon fishing laws, MrTwtr.. no fishing past 30m after official local sunset time until 30m before local sunrise, General Rule, statewide... exception is fishing catfish specific (you DO NOT want ANYTHING BUT ACCEPTABLE CATFISH GEAR, on your rod... the fine is way more than your gear is worth, ..... much less, a salmon, or EVEN A BASS).
There is Lake of the Woods, nearby me (40miles) in Klamath Co. where you are allowed to fish 24/7, mostly for the big brown trout that ravage the other species. We troll "low & slow"with 6"+ Rapalas, imitating the Kokanee that abound, thus preserving Kokes as the "preferred" species.... not sure who made that call....been the exception for decades.
No live bait except earthworms in freshwater, and "beach bait", sand crabs, etc..... MUST BE FROM LOCAL WATER, ONLY.
Wanna use shrimp ?.....gotta be dead.
Wanna use minnows ?......buy some plastic swimbaits, some scent, and work on your presentation !
We definitely have restrictions, more so, than rules....takes a 96pg book ODFW publishes each year.
But, in turn, we have some of the most diverse fishing opportunities in the nation. Cold mountain streams and rivers, High desert rivers with smallmouth, tons of lakes, walleye, bass, catfish, crappie, ocean species, like 5 or6 kinds of trout, steelhead and...oh yeah... salmon.
Downfall of lots of restrictions vs. incredibly Great Fishing ? Fair trade, imo.

Mister twister Loc: Foxworth,Ms.

You guys ok with that? Just seems like a lot of restrictions. But the way you explain it I guess it’s a fair deal. If the overall fishing world benefits then it’s a program that is working in Oregon and best left alone for now. Beautiful state and nice people.

FixorFish Loc: SW Oregon

Yeah, we kinda have to be. But there is still a huge controversy at the other end of the state from me, the Columbia River. Between the dams, the seals, convoluted regs(some areas are literally, Fri., Sat.,Sun., closed Mon. Tues., open on Wed......we'll take a count and let you know about next weekend)....and then there's the $&#¥£$$ GILL NETTERS ! Too long a story for here... just poor management by conflicted board members, some of whom have been purged. And of course, the fact that Washington shares the waterway,.... so many conflicts if how/what/WHAT NOT to do and when to do it. I rarely go upstate anymore to fish. The entire drainage is under a special fee that would add $9.75 to my already outrageous ----$137/ yr fishing license fee !
(Resident Angler-$44, 2-rod endorsement-$28, salmon/steelhead harvest tag-$46, Waterway Access Permit-$19...... "for non-motorized boats 10'+ inc. drift boats, rafts, SUP's, inflatables, etc.") Another $30/yr for Wildlife Area Parking permit, $30/yr for my County Parks permit, and, $10 for Annual Shellfish License (haven't gotten one most years, since I don't live on the coast, I do get it, to crab & clam, when I go).
LOTS OF $$$$ !! Just to be legal ....and then there's the specialized gear for each target species.
It's no wonder my ex's (2) were always questioning my use of the "disposable income"....and with both, ....I only had one boat at a time !

Mister twister Loc: Foxworth,Ms.

A lot of that seems unreasonable to me. I understand the state and local govs. Need the revanue to support outdoor activities but come on some of this seems foolish to me. Think about it, other states provide without charging for all this crap. At the end of the day they want more and you catch less, sometimes. The only thing we’re not paying for now is oxygen, except for medical, and that’s coming. Move here and save money FixorFish. Not a bad place to reside.

FixorFish Loc: SW Oregon

Me ?.....move to MISSISSIPPI ???
LOL,LOL,LOL,LOL,LOL, LMAO, big time !
Sorry dude, IF I wanted to move (and certainly wouldn't do that to save $$ on my fishing license !).... there's about 45+ states that would be AHEAD of Mississippi in my choosing.
Between weather, politics, flora and fauna, terrain, population.... waaay down the list... sorry.