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What bait should I use for night fishing in a lake?
For night fishing in a lake, there are a few tried-and-true lures that can significantly increase your chances of success. Based on the video context and my experience as a bass fishing guide, here are some top recommendations:
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Black Spinnerbait with a Single Colorado Blade:
- Why: The black color provides a strong silhouette against the night sky, making it easier for bass to see. The Colorado blade creates a lot of vibration, which helps bass locate the lure through their lateral line, a sensory organ that detects movement and vibration in the water.
- How to Use: Cast it out and retrieve it steadily. The vibrations will attract bass even in low visibility conditions.
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Buzzbait:
- Why: Buzzbaits create a lot of noise and surface disturbance, which can draw bass from a distance. A buzzbait with a clacker or double blades can be particularly effective.
- How to Use: Retrieve it quickly across the surface to create a commotion that bass find irresistible.
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Large Worms (e.g., 10-inch Worms):
- Why: Larger worms displace more water and create more vibration, making them easier for bass to detect. Dark colors like black or Junebug are ideal for night fishing.
- How to Use: Fish them slowly along the bottom, allowing the bass to hone in on the movement and vibration.
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Jigs:
- Why: Jigs are versatile and can be fished in various conditions. Larger jigs (1/2-ounce to 1-ounce) create more vibration and are easier for bass to find at night.
- How to Use: Work them slowly along the bottom, mimicking the movement of prey.
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Wake Baits:
- Why: Wake baits create a V-shaped wake on the surface, which can attract bass looking for an easy meal. Dark-colored wake baits are particularly effective at night.
- How to Use: Retrieve them slowly to create a consistent wake that bass can track.
Additional Tips:
- Avoid Treble Hooks: Lures with treble hooks can be tricky to manage at night, especially if a bass strikes and you need to set the hook quickly. Stick to single-hook lures to minimize complications.
- Slow Down: At night, bass rely more on their lateral line to detect movement. Slowing down your retrieve gives them more time to locate and strike your lure.
These lures and techniques should give you a solid starting point for night fishing in a lake. If you have any specific conditions or additional details about the lake you're fishing, feel free to share, and I can provide more tailored advice!
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The Best Bait For Night Fishing | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → Here's a question that was sent to me on Facebook. "Hey, Glenn. I do a lot of night fishing. And I want to know what would be your number
one lure that you would use for night fishing?" Yeah. That one's an easy one. For me, it would be a spinnerbait, a black
spinnerbait with a single Colorado blade specifically. The reason for that is a couple things. First of all, the bait itself being black,
it presents a better silhouette. All colors kind of turn into just a neutral
gray color at night, so it doesn't matter what color, what you want is contrast. So black lure presents the most amount of
contrast and makes it easier for the bass to see it. The Colorado blade puts out the most amount
of vibration so it helps the bass locate the lure through the vibrations that it produces. And then finally, a spinnerbait is a fairly
weedless lure. And let's face it, when we're out fishing
at night, our accuracy isn't all that good. You land on boat docks, you might land on
someone's boat or what have you, and it's less susceptible to get to snagging on those
things, first of all, and also under the water, there's things that you may not see. For example, there's ropes that are attached
to docks or chains that anchor a boat...the boat dock in place. Or there's logs or snags or stumps or other
things under the water that you may not see
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Top 3 Night Fishing Lures for Bass by LakeForkGuy → okay for those of you that like tonight fish or maybe you're trying to get into night fishing for the first time I'm going to give you three baits three baits that are excellent for night fishing that I've caught fish on for many years and there's other things you can throw you know experiment with but these are three foolproof baits right here number one a black spinner bait this is a booyah midnight special Ward eagle makes one two that I really like that has rattles that are included with it black is a key you know black is the key at night because silhouettes are important when fish are looking up they want to see something they can they can track down white is good if there is a full moon but most of the time I'm throw-in a dark color like black because of the silhouette factor this is a 3/4 right here it's got a Colorado blade on it I feel like that is the perfect weight combination for when I pair it up with a chunk this chunk right here this is a lake for trophy lures little crotch on but you can put your favorite chunk or whatever slows the bait down a little bit so you want to go slower at night so the fish can track that down since it they have these little hair follicles on the side of their bodies along their lateral line that really cents movement
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Night Fishing Tips For Big Bass | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → Well, now that we're at the hottest months of the
year, night fishing becomes a viable option. Why is that? Well, a couple of reasons. First of all,
during the summer months, on especially popular lakes, you got a lot of recreational boaters out
there, and that just turn that lake to a froth. When the lights go down and they come off the
lake, and the lake lays down and it's nice and calm, and serene, makes it a much more pleasant
experience for bass fishing. But more importantly, the bass come up shallower to feed, particularly
when it's a clear night out and you've got some moonlight, those bass come up and they start
feeding, and that's what makes night fishing so much fun, it's exhilarating. So, I get asked a
lot of questions about night fishing, I think the number one question I get asked the most is what
baits should I use? So, let's start with that. It's actually really simple. It's a lot
easier than what baits to choose in the daylight. For night fishing, I got four main
bait categories that I use, that's the jig, spinnerbait, buzzbait, and worms. That's it, very
simple. The difference is that, for number one, I size up, I go to larger size jigs, we're talking
1/2-ounce to 1-ounce size jigs. The spinnerbaits, I'm using 3/4-ounce spinnerbaits. The buzzbaits,
I'll use, you know, buzzbait's got at least a clacker on it to make a lot of noise, or I'll use
even a double-bladed buzz bait, a double buzzer.
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Frog Fishing, Moon Phases, Texas Rigs, and More | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → phases and what's going on with that and how
might it affect the bass that day. Here's a question that was sent to me on Facebook. "Hey, Glenn. I do a lot of night fishing. And I want to know what would be your number
one lure that you would use for night fishing?" Yeah. That one's an easy one. For me, it would be a spinnerbait, a black
spinnerbait with a single Colorado blade specifically. The reason for that is a couple things. First of all, the bait itself being black,
it presents a better silhouette. All colors kind of turn into just a neutral
gray color at night, so it doesn't matter what color, what you want is contrast. So black lure presents the most amount of
contrast and makes it easier for the bass to see it. The Colorado blade puts out the most amount
of vibration so it helps the bass locate the lure through the vibrations that it produces. And then finally, a spinnerbait is a fairly
weedless lure. And let's face it, when we're out fishing
at night, our accuracy isn't all that good. You land on boat docks, you might land on
someone's boat or what have you, and it's less susceptible to get to snagging on those
things, first of all, and also under the water, there's things that you may not see. For example, there's ropes that are attached
to docks or chains that anchor a boat...the boat dock in place.
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Night Fishing Tips For Big Bass | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → And the worms, I'll use like a 10-inch worm,
large worms. The reason behind this is you wanna put out more vibration. These baits displace
more water, and they're larger targets for the bass to find, so it makes it easier for them to
annihilate. So, you'll get more bites that way. The other change that I make is color. Bass,
let's make it really clear, bass can see much better at night than us humans. I'm gonna make
that abundantly clear. However, in the absence of light, all the colors turn to different shades
of gray. So, what I do is I...all my colors are black, are real dark like a Junebug. The reason
for that is against the sea of different shades of gray, black contrasts the most against that
background, so they show up the most. It's easier for the bass to find. Whether that's contrasting
from a moonlit sky of a buzzbait going across the top, or even on the bottom, it'll be a lighter
shade of gray than a black jig, for example. So, that's the differences I make with my lures.
You notice one thing that's missing? Yeah, any lures that have treble hooks on them. Yeah, treble
hooks, I'm telling you what, if you're fishing a topwater bait, like a Popeye or something that's
got treble hooks on it, and you see or hear the bass attack, there's a tendency to set the hook
right away. It's just a knee-jerk reaction.
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Summertime Fishing Doesn’t Have To Be Hot And Frustrating! Try Night Fishing! by Matt Stefan Fishing → it I have caught hundreds and hundreds of bass and Dogfish and Pike and musky on this bait this is actually a cool bait to me hang it on my wall uh behind me cuz this I had as a child caught a bunch of fish on it caught a bunch of personal bests at the time on it and ended up losing it to a really large bass uh the next day my dad actually was out swimming in the lake we were staying at and ran into a guy that found my bass on the surface with that bait in its mouth so the guy actually gave the bait back to my dad while he was swimming across the lake so I got the bait back and ever since then I've kind of retired it just based on uh you know memory sake but an a shallow running wake bait style bait is an excellent choice during the nighttime period throw it out retrieve it nice and slow so it creates the V on the surface and it will generate a lot of strikes now if you can't find an old shallow running fat wrap another good selection is a lot of your uh wake bait style baits these days this is a Berkeley surge Shad in the Maverick color you can see it's all black I personally prefer to use really dark colors during the night just based on giving the fish a darker silhouette to
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