What is a good choice for surface lures when the water is calm and it is dark and how do you fish them.

Black jointed jitterbug. Can't beat it.

Black buzzbait would work well also. Just a standard retrieve, nothing special.

Caught one out of my pond last night on a black buzz bait.

Jitterbug.

Rat swimbait.

Hula-popper, jitterbug, buzzbait all work wonders for me.

Hard to beat the tried and true hula popper and jitterbug...

Original jitterbug, and a spinnerbait is about all I ever use at night anymore.

Both a black jitterbug, and buzzbait  are excellant choices.  I personnelly like the black jointed jitterbug.   You can make alot of noise and surface ripples and then let it sit.  I dont night fish much but I love this lure.

Black muskie Jitterbug (Lake Fork, TX), black Jitterbug, Black buzz bait, black single-spin, black worm, black jig & pork.

Black shore minnow Crazy Crawler, fished slow and steady [Drop microphone, and exit]...

I'm gonna have to agree with WRB, a rat swimbait.  

Rat baits are awesome, CL8 water vole,CL8 Possums, MS Slammers and Mini-Slammers, Thundersticks and Redfins...

jitterbug

black buzzbait w. black blade on moonless nites

black buzzbait w. chrome blade on moon lite nites

Enough said

Mister Twister top prop.

Poppers

Hula poppers

Jitter bugs

Hula poppers

slammer and another slammer

Buzzbait, rage shad, and jitterbug.

Any topwater as long as its black. Best for me? Black Cavitron buzzbait hands down.

black jointed jitterbug

black Cavitron buzzbait

Big - Black - Noisy   (that's all she wrote)

 

Roger

Deps Buzzjet. A slow and steady retrieve.

Black jitterbug and a black spinnerbait