PA Fish... T-rigged ol monster, 3/8oz brass weight with a glass bead to make it go clackity-clack in the dark. Pulled it into some stuff and shook it around as I slowly brought it over whatever it is down there. I actually didn't think it was a fish, even after I set the hook! Ol' girl was heavy.

Great looking fish! Hopefully I'll be able to get back into the night fishing game next year. Did about 30 minutes from the bank earlier this week before work and caught a few little ones, really miss those cooler temps and feeling like I'm all alone in the world out there. 

That's a grown one right there ~

There's always something special about the good ones at night.

Mystical almost.

Great Smile btw.

Congrats

A-Jay

I'm a bug magnet and my eye's seem to cross at night....BUT that is an awesome fish.  I will continue to suffer through a few more warm days with gator aid and water!!

7 hours ago, Oregon Native said:

I'm a bug magnet and my eye's seem to cross at night....BUT that is an awesome fish.  I will continue to suffer through a few more warm days with gator aid and water!!

I'm not a huge fan of night fishing either, too disorienting (I couldn't tell if I had a fish or my buddy's line when this one bit, and then we had a horrendous net job). This outing started as an evening trip, but my friend and I decided to stay a couple hours after the sun went down. There is a piece of offshore structure that consistently produces big fish, and we had to give it a shot!