trying to get some help going out for tomorrow night.. My grandpa is coming up for his Bday he loves the cold weather so im going to take him out bassing on my john boat..

I got some 8.5 inch tequlia sun rise colored worms saw tailer. and i picked up some more black and blue chatter baits with craw fattys.. some buzz baits hula ect pretty much have much of the top water cover.. any tips for snagging the lunkers at night?

Don't forget some jigs, best big fish night bait I've found.

zoom ol' monster in black. also jitterbugs, hula poppers, buzzbaits, spinnerbaits

1/2 oz single spin spinnerbait with a large colorado blade for vibration. I usually use black .

here in the ozarks, we fish at night all fall. sometimes you have to handpick your nights to go. as the water dictates, we fish the same banks and use the same methods that we did in the spring. our first coice of bait is a jig. until the water reaches below 56 to 57 we will use a rubber skirted jig. below that temp we go to hair. spinner baits work well and also a crankbait. i would imagine if you live in new york you have some vegetation to deal with and the crankbait might not be an option.

bo

Where to fish should be your goal, the lure needs to be able to work where you fish it.

Top water lures are most effective the hour before and after it get dark. T-rigged soft plastics work in shallower cover areas, down to about 10'. If you don't fish the lure during the day time, leave it home at night.

The all time best night lure across the country is Berkely's Power worm, 7 1/2" and 10" in black or black with blue flakes. T-rigs are simple to use, don't snag often. Go up in line size to 15 or 20 lb and use 4/0 hooks with 3/16 oz weight.

Learning to use new lure at night isn't productive and very frustrating.

Tom

PS; like Bo I aml a jig fisherman and that would be my first choice, however a ,cold dark night is not a good time to learn to fish jigs.

I would also suggest slinging a 6" huddleston in your favorite pattern. I've gotten some big bites swimming a rof 5 hud along shorelines at night. No hook ups though a wakebait if you know the fish are active.

Ive been jigg fishing alot during the days but now to some much at night.. ive caught so many hawgs this year on jigs and chatter baits during the day but not at night should i try fishing them slower? And ive tried the texas rig at night but with black and purple worms.. i need ot pick up some black worms for sure.. and idk i think it might be time for me to switch to hair it because its beeen pretty cold i dont have any elctronics im a shore fishermen mostly.. but i do need to get some for my john boat..

Ive got black and blue jigs.. and a black and blue chatter bait which hasnt produced for me at night yet ..

I would also suggest slinging a 6" huddleston in your favorite pattern. I've gotten some big bites swimming a rof 5 hud along shorelines at night. No hook ups though a wakebait if you know the fish are active.

Try the 68 Hudd at night, the extra thump seems to call them in like a colorado single blade spinnerbait.