Can't catch a thing at night or with lures
Jan 22, 2022 01:00:48 #
Able Man wrote:
A potentially VERY important fact to be mindful of... (show quote)
And now you know how I catch 80 to 100 squawfish a night worth $8.00 apieceš¤«. The good thing is itās legal where I fish.
Jan 22, 2022 07:02:21 #
Able Man
Loc: North Coast (Cleveland, Ohio)
Catfish hunter wrote:
And now you know how I catch 80 to 100 squawfish a night worth $8.00 apieceš¤«. The good thing is itās legal where I fish.
NOW;... I do .. thank you. It was legal to be using them, where I LEARNED Ć bout them, as well = longlining in the Gulf Stream.
Jan 22, 2022 19:47:48 #
bozokarl
Loc: south central Pa
Anybass wrote:
Plenty of good top water lures mentioned that work. Obviously at night, difficult to see the shore line and weed bed openings. Solution. One 12 watt bulb. One of the old, wide metal warehouse type hanging lamps. One 12 volt battery hooked up to the bulb and lamp. Clamp the lamp to side of boat facing shore. The glow looks like a full moon out and allows you to see the weed beds. Get your net ready.
Or you could just get a Coleman lantern. Then you don't have to drag a big heavy battery around
Jan 22, 2022 19:54:40 #
Jan 23, 2022 13:19:38 #
Anybass
Loc: Pa.
Problem with the lantern is that it throws light all around. The shape of the lantern keeps the light out of your eyes and directs it to where it should be going, the shoreline. A little inconvenience never bothered a true fisherman.
Jan 23, 2022 13:24:00 #
Able Man
Loc: North Coast (Cleveland, Ohio)
Anybass wrote:
Problem with the lantern is that it throws light all around. The shape of the lantern keeps the light out of your eyes and directs it to where it should be going, the shoreline. A little inconvenience never bothered a true fisherman.
Years ago, I'd had the need for a "directed light"/ no other light source, than one that threw light out in all directions. I found that a simple piece of aluminum foil and some electrical tape solved my problem.
Jan 23, 2022 21:30:18 #
Chuck56
Loc: Texas
FS Digest wrote:
I live in Florida. I don't have a lot of time to f... (show quote)
Good advice given by the stage. In my humble opinion, I would offer a few more options, due to low light conditions of night fishing and possible less worry about getting a treble hook stuck in your finger/ hand . The Texas rig dark worm is a good idea, but sometimes you need more disturbance / noise from your lure. The first option I would suggest is a dark colored spinnerbait with a large single Colorado blade . Blade color is not important . The spinnerbait is fairly snag proof and will draw them in . The second option I would suggest would be a paddle tail swimbait. I would choose a darker colored bait , at least 4ā long, and rig it with an underspin that uses a hook that is imbedded in the top of the bait , like a Texas rig. These are also fairly snag proof. These 2 baits can be thrown at night closer to visible cover with less chance of snags than a trebled topwater and make more vibration/ disturbance than a plastic worm. the third option, if it hasnāt been mentioned , would be a topwater frog. You can chunk it right into the cover and work it right out . If anybody else has mentioned these lures, I apologize for being repetitive...My 2cents
Jan 24, 2022 19:23:42 #
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