5/21 Night fishing

**Eyezcrazy** · 05-22-2013, 02:52 PM

he wouldn't want to spoil your fun by telling you where they are.....he thinks you should find your own fish or you're lazy.

**freddie** · 05-22-2013, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by Eyezcrazy

he wouldn't want to spoil your fun by telling you where they are.....he thinks you should find your own fish or you're lazy.

Exactly. And you guys don't want to be lazy non-fisherman do you?

**fishhead315** · 05-23-2013, 10:15 AM

Freddie, 70 post and yet to see a report of any kind from you . you must be on of the tail pippers that like to follow people out and pack fish .... You toooo funny !!!!! So many jealous people that dont know how to fish without someone holding their hand ...

**Bryan** · 05-23-2013, 10:30 AM

How can you learn if you can't get help?
I grew up in Indiana and never picked up a fishing pole till a few years ago. Thanks to the guys here I can catch a fish now n then.
I'm still a mediocre fisherman, but it sure helps and saves me a bunch of gas money if I read a report. Maybe your dad left you a fortune and you can run all over hells half acre looking for fish, I know I can't as a common working stiff.

**fishhead315** · 05-23-2013, 10:38 AM

Dont put much into saving gas as most of these spots are well offshore and community spots . You would be surprised just how many fish you are running over to get to that well named spot . Then you get to fight all the traffic in that spot with people trolling all different ways , in front of each other , side of each other .. Sounds like fun ahh ????

Try looking at a good map for nearshore structure and you will find fish in closer anytime of the year and pretty much have the place to your self . Back in the day when there was no internet things were different . Now you post a spot and the next day there is 100 boats there and you cant even make it to your numbers due to traffic in that area . Believe me I dont burn through nearly as muchgas as these guys running 10-15 miles out at all . There are a ton of fish to be caught in water less then 20ft deep but 99% run to where the charters are and reports are instead of stopping and looking in closer..
Good Luck

**freddie** · 05-23-2013, 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by fishhead315

Freddie, 70 post and yet to see a report of any kind from you . you must be on of the tail pippers that like to follow people out and pack fish .... You toooo funny !!!!! So many jealous people that dont know how to fish without someone holding their hand ...

Too lazy to find my fishing reports huh? I think its safe to say I've contributed more to this forum than you have.

**fishhead315** · 05-23-2013, 12:40 PM

You are great at stroking some peoples ego.
should change your name to "Pack hunter " have fun with the crowds...

**Eyezcrazy** · 05-22-2013, 02:53 PM

LOL....Freddie posted it while I was typing.

**ReelTime** · 05-22-2013, 08:38 PM

I'm quite confident I can find my own fish!

**TIN CAN** · 05-22-2013, 09:32 PM

I have night fished the Islands area for about 60 years now and here are my thoughts to your questions. To begin with, yes it is one of the most productive methods of fishing you can use there now. Keep these thoughts in mind.

1. Find the shallowest water you can that is surrounded by deeper water for the fish to come up from.

2. When you pick your spot anchor, do not drift.

3. longer minnow type crank baits such as count down or floating Rapalas. work great. Keep your retrieves ultra slow.

4. Oraganize the boat before it gets dark so you know where things are. Don't move around too much with other guys casting around you, it gets dangerous with those big lures in the dark.

Places that come to mind are the south side of the rattles at Rattlesnake. again get in close about 5-6 feet of water, the reef west of North Bass on the hump about 5 feet deep. Close in on the north side of North Bass.

Usually just after dark in these areas you will encounter smallmouth then the walleyes. and as mentioned you will hear them on the surface. They will work very shallow water and on top feeding. I usually find the best fishing to start about and hour after dark. It is not uncommon to have a limit of fish in a half hour.

Oh and check your line and retie if need after every fish.

Keep two lights handy, one small one for working on you lure line etc. and a big one in case something bad happens and you need to see a guy in the water etc.

Hope this answers at least some of the questions, above all safety is more of a concern in the dark than on a bright sunny day.

TIN CAN