When you guys night fish for huge bass, what kind of baits do u use?
And how would you light your boat so that you can still see but not scare away the fish?

i like the slammer................in black (youll never go back).



good luck

i like throwing big curly tail worms, you can use a black light at night and it will light up your line and suposably not scare away the fish

fish tremble at the sound of my name

For me it is big power worms!! The color doesnt seem to matter at night so i just fish the same colors i would during the day. Also, they hammer the bait so hard and swim off with it, i dont use lights, no need to feel the line or watch it twitch as the fish usually thump it HARD and run. Maybe i can function better at night though, ive been doing it weekly for 20 years. Im not knocking the whole blacklight theory however.
Good luck.
Shawn

Ditto on the power worms, I have caught some of my biggest double digit bass on these worms. I use the pumpkinseed color 7" to 10". About the light all I use is a head light, when I feel the thump I set the hook and then turn on the switch to my head light. There are a few guys in my Bass club that do have the black lights but it's just easyer for me to use the other, like the other person I have been doing it for around 20 years also. Steve

Big worms, big top waters and swimbaits like the 3:16 Wakebait and the Slammer. Jigs have their time and place as well.

Has any one see a black light for a head lamp???? IF so whare do you buy them???

I like buzz baits with a really long trail hook evan two.

dz

mission fish work really well too.

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4539/sigcopy1sz.jpg

Terry Battisti did an article a while back with Cris Vanclef and I for Bass West mag about night fishing. It was re-published recently on westernbass.com at:

http://www.westernbass.com/dotcom/library/view.html?id=2671

Easier for me to provide a link than say it all again :)

thanx for all the suggestions guys! :7

YEARS AGO I SAW A VIDEO ON NITE FISHING. UNDER WATER FOOTAGE SHOWS TWO LURES
(1) NATURAL COLOR (2) BLACK


THE THEORY IS THE SILHOUETTE, BLACK WAS WAY MORE VISIBLE ( again as a silhouette) AN EXTRA EDGE? WHO KNOWS.....

NICE ARTICLE THANKS FOR THE INFO.