Super User A-Jay Posted June 18, 2016 Author Super User Share Posted June 18, 2016 Cool looking Bait A-Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1simplemann Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 AJ, I like the write up. As a kid and a young man I did a lot of LMB fishing at night in a canoe in the private lakes near my house. My absolute favorite way to fish. The fishing's good, the peace n' quiet is refreshing and you have the whole place to yourself!. So let me ask you a dumb question that I think I already know the answer to. How bout the smallies? Didn't have them where I grew up but out here they are in the river and some of the reservoirs. I've never river bass fished before but may try it. Very challenging walking in the daylight so night fishing may be dangerous but it can be done in certain places. Then you add the rattlesnake factor. Maybe not such a good idea. However, I recently bought a boat and have a world class SMB fishery 4 1/2 hrs away. I also have a week off in August so the conditions may be right for some night time smallie fishing! Also here is another question that I have no idea about. We didn't have many Pike back home but we had pickeral. I don't recall ever catching a single pickeral at night. Do Pike bite at night? The reservoir I'm going to has some MONSTER Pike. 40-50"s They are so aggressive during the day that can't imagine there isn't a night bite for pike but as I said before I spent a lot of nights on the water when I was younger and can't recall ever catching a pickeral. Pike and pickeral are related so I don't if the same is true for them. How awesome would it be to be walking the dog, listening for the explosion, setting the hook on a 20lb Pike although a 5-6lb smallie would just fine by me! Tight Lines! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User flyfisher Posted June 18, 2016 Super User Share Posted June 18, 2016 tonight will be my first foray into night fishing in a few years and i am looking forward to it. It is an electric only lake which is nice and usually doesn't have many people on it. I am hoping the clear skies stay and i will be able to limit the use of external lighting. I'll be sure to post up some pics of my hawgs that i hope to catch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User A-Jay Posted June 18, 2016 Author Super User Share Posted June 18, 2016 On 6/18/2016 at 12:40 PM, 1simplemann said: AJ, I like the write up. As a kid and a young man I did a lot of LMB fishing at night in a canoe in the private lakes near my house. My absolute favorite way to fish. The fishing's good, the peace n' quiet is refreshing and you have the whole place to yourself!. So let me ask you a dumb question that I think I already know the answer to. How bout the smallies? Didn't have them where I grew up but out here they are in the river and some of the reservoirs. I've never river bass fished before but may try it. Very challenging walking in the daylight so night fishing may be dangerous but it can be done in certain places. Then you add the rattlesnake factor. Maybe not such a good idea. However, I recently bought a boat and have a world class SMB fishery 4 1/2 hrs away. I also have a week off in August so the conditions may be right for some night time smallie fishing! Also here is another question that I have no idea about. We didn't have many Pike back home but we had pickeral. I don't recall ever catching a single pickeral at night. Do Pike bite at night? The reservoir I'm going to has some MONSTER Pike. 40-50"s They are so aggressive during the day that can't imagine there isn't a night bite for pike but as I said before I spent a lot of nights on the water when I was younger and can't recall ever catching a pickeral. Pike and pickeral are related so I don't if the same is true for them. How awesome would it be to be walking the dog, listening for the explosion, setting the hook on a 20lb Pike although a 5-6lb smallie would just fine by me! Tight Lines! Thanks ~ Ok so to answer your questions; At least Half of my night operations are in search of Smallmouth - but never in a river. Like I mentioned in the OP - "I do not recommend fishing at night on rivers, tidal water or any place with a moderate to heavy current. It certainly can be done, but Is No Place for a beginner." Walking the bank at night in & around venomous snakes is not an activity I'd participate in, but hey, that's just me. Yes Pike bite at night - I've had many a spinner bait crushed & mangled beyond recognition at night. Good Luck A-Jay On 6/18/2016 at 1:41 PM, flyfisher said: tonight will be my first foray into night fishing in a few years and i am looking forward to it. It is an electric only lake which is nice and usually doesn't have many people on it. I am hoping the clear skies stay and i will be able to limit the use of external lighting. I'll be sure to post up some pics of my hawgs that i hope to catch Good Luck ~ crystal clear nights are often a great time to be out on the water. And sometimes on the blackest of star lite and flat calm nights, one of my all time favorite scenario's plays out. It's when the flat calm lake perfectly reflects the black but star light sky on the surface of the water. When conditions are right it's hard to tell what's up & what's down - always makes me a little dizzy - (I mean more than usual.) It's very cool. A-Jay 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1simplemann Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 I figured the smallies would bite at night. Just never tried. I'm not about to mess around on the river at night w/ my kayak and since i don't like snakes especially rattler's i don't think I'm gonna mess around w/ hiking down the river at night. That leaves Fort Peck! I just came from there and one morning had a good topwater bite going for northerns and smallies. In my experience the best nite bite has been when it's hot so i started thinking that maybe I should go back in August since i have a week off then. So back to my pike question. Is it a just after dark kinda bite or all through the night bite. I did some research and what i find is that the general consensus is that for the most part they are not night feeders since they feed mostly by sight. Spinnerbait makes sense. They can here it and feel it. Ever catch one on a topwater at night? Generally I throw 2 or 3 baits, a Colorado blade spinnerbait, a buzzbait and/or a walk the dog type bait. The fish are usually bigger and i just love the explosions. A lot of the times your fishing by sound so you really have to pay attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User A-Jay Posted June 19, 2016 Author Super User Share Posted June 19, 2016 16 hours ago, 1simplemann said: So back to my pike question. Is it a just after dark kinda bite or all through the night bite. I did some research and what i find is that the general consensus is that for the most part they are not night feeders since they feed mostly by sight. Spinnerbait makes sense. They can here it and feel it. Ever catch one on a topwater at night? Generally I throw 2 or 3 baits, a Colorado blade spinnerbait, a buzzbait and/or a walk the dog type bait. The fish are usually bigger and i just love the explosions. A lot of the times your fishing by sound so you really have to pay attention. Despite not having added any of my results here to The Research, I've caught pike at night. They've hit spinnerbaits, jigs and yes even some topwater. As sight feeders, night may not be the best time to target them but they are still predators & opportunists - so strike they do. A-Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED DOWNS Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 On 6/17/2016 at 6:59 PM, A-Jay said: Show Off ~ What it that ? A-Jay How do you hook this worm up ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User A-Jay Posted June 19, 2016 Author Super User Share Posted June 19, 2016 1 minute ago, ED DOWNS said: How do you hook this worm up ? Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ That's Catt's Bait but I'm going to guess Texas rigged with either a round bend or EWG hook and an un-pegged bullet weight. A-Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassin' Brad Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 I have no idea how I missed this when it was originally posted but I'm glad I found it!! Great read! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGbassing Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 On 6/18/2016 at 2:56 PM, A-Jay said: Thanks ~ Ok so to answer your questions; At least Half of my night operations are in search of Smallmouth - but never in a river. Like I mentioned in the OP - "I do not recommend fishing at night on rivers, tidal water or any place with a moderate to heavy current. It certainly can be done, but Is No Place for a beginner." Walking the bank at night in & around venomous snakes is not an activity I'd participate in, but hey, that's just me. Yes Pike bite at night - I've had many a spinner bait crushed & mangled beyond recognition at night. Good Luck A-Jay Good Luck ~ crystal clear nights are often a great time to be out on the water. And sometimes on the blackest of star lite and flat calm nights, one of my all time favorite scenario's plays out. It's when the flat calm lake perfectly reflects the black but star light sky on the surface of the water. When conditions are right it's hard to tell what's up & what's down - always makes me a little dizzy - (I mean more than usual.) It's very cool. A-Jay Did you take that picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User A-Jay Posted September 13, 2019 Author Super User Share Posted September 13, 2019 41 minutes ago, EGbassing said: Did you take that picture? No - but it's a great example of what I was describing. But I don't have the specific type of camera equipment to take a night time exposure like that A-Jay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User 12poundbass Posted September 13, 2019 Super User Share Posted September 13, 2019 Wow! Forgot about this thread, I never did finish reading it. I hardly night fish, nonetheless very informative! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGbassing Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 4 hours ago, A-Jay said: No - but it's a great example of what I was describing. But I don't have the specific type of camera equipment to take a night time exposure like that A-Jay That's still awesome. I kind of want to move to the north woods at some point now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User A-Jay Posted September 13, 2019 Author Super User Share Posted September 13, 2019 Just now, EGbassing said: That's still awesome. I kind of want to move to the north woods at some point now. While I can certainly relate to the allure of that idea - make sure you understand what you'll be living in for at least 1/2 the year. But no worries, shoveling 4 feet of heavy wet snow off your roof is great exercise and really only takes about 10 hours or so. Enjoy. A-Jay 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGbassing Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 4 minutes ago, A-Jay said: While I can certainly relate to the allure of that idea - make sure you understand what you'll be living in for at least 1/2 the year. But no worries, shoveling 4 feet of heavy wet snow off your roof is great exercise and really only takes about 10 hours or so. Enjoy. A-Jay Haha, being from Alabama, where it snows once a century, that looks awesome. I would probably get tired of it eventually though.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User A-Jay Posted September 13, 2019 Author Super User Share Posted September 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, EGbassing said: Haha, being from Alabama, where it snows once a century, that looks awesome. I would probably get tired of it eventually though.? We all do A-Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony johnson Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 living in socal i can only night fish one month out of the year on a lake and only tell 1130 with a boat... all my experience is running saltwater or the river... the lower colorado river is dangerous during the day let alone night because there is sandbars moving and changing constantly... at times river might be 10 ft wide but only have a 10ft lane that is more then 1ft deep... ocean fishing i launch at 1-3 am hit bait barge then shoot off shore... normally about 35 miles running about 20 mph in darkness... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User A-Jay Posted September 15, 2019 Author Super User Share Posted September 15, 2019 17 minutes ago, Tony johnson said: living in socal i can only night fish one month out of the year on a lake and only tell 1130 with a boat... all my experience is running saltwater or the river... the lower colorado river is dangerous during the day let alone night because there is sandbars moving and changing constantly... at times river might be 10 ft wide but only have a 10ft lane that is more then 1ft deep... ocean fishing i launch at 1-3 am hit bait barge then shoot off shore... normally about 35 miles running about 20 mph in darkness... Nice ~ I have some experience running off shore in salt water myself. Other than operating your rig safely, much of that scenario may not actually be applicable to Night Bassing. A-Jay 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony johnson Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 the biggest thing is being comfortable and safe.. in offshore you are mainly looking for other vessels... just sometimes we running 8-10'ft swells on 10-15 sec intervals in a 24ft boat.. I will never run offshore solo... normally 2 of us and both are compitaint and well experienced in the operation of boat, all electronics, saftey equipment.. Its a long way from help when you get 40+ miles out... even uscg is about 1 hr away on mayday calls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User A-Jay Posted September 15, 2019 Author Super User Share Posted September 15, 2019 6 minutes ago, Tony johnson said: the biggest thing is being comfortable and safe.. in offshore you are mainly looking for other vessels... just sometimes we running 8-10'ft swells on 10-15 sec intervals in a 24ft boat.. I will never run offshore solo... normally 2 of us and both are compitaint and well experienced in the operation of boat, all electronics, saftey equipment.. Its a long way from help when you get 40+ miles out... even uscg is about 1 hr away on mayday calls Agreed ~ For 30 years, I was the help. A-Jay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony johnson Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 1 minute ago, A-Jay said: Agreed ~ For 30 years, I was the help. A-Jay Thank you for keeping our waters safe! i have actually beat the coast gaurd cutter/helo to a mayday of a boat going under cause i was just 10 miles away 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User A-Jay Posted September 15, 2019 Author Super User Share Posted September 15, 2019 7 minutes ago, Tony johnson said: Thank you for keeping our waters safe! i have actually beat the coast gaurd cutter/helo to a mayday of a boat going under cause i was just 10 miles away Speed = Distance / Time Time = Distance / Speed Distance = Speed / Time A-Jay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGF Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 On 9/15/2019 at 2:27 PM, A-Jay said: Speed = Distance / Time Time = Distance / Speed Distance = Speed / Time A-Jay distance = speed X time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User A-Jay Posted February 8, 2021 Author Super User Share Posted February 8, 2021 1 minute ago, MGF said: distance = speed X time Thank You Mike ~ I appreciate the help. A-Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator roadwarrior Posted February 8, 2021 Global Moderator Share Posted February 8, 2021 On 2/8/2021 at 4:57 AM, MGF said: distance = speed X time I have always thought distance was a function of time 1000 miles Forever if it's a walk Long if it's a drive Short if by plane A nano second in a spacecraft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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