Night Bass Fishing

Night time is one of the most beneficial times to catch big fish and more importantly, big BASS!

Some of the advantages of catching more bass during the night hours are:
* Less competition and noise of other anglers
* Cooler waters mean more topwater strikes and even deep strikes as well
* Bass are more prone to strike because of instinct instead of looking at the bait before taking it
* No distractions such as jet skies, boaters, etc. This goes back to less noise. The quieter, the better.

Here is a night bass fishing tip. I added the image of the full moon night because bass seem to be more active during a full moon night than any other. Not saying bass will not strike and could not strike the same amount on any other night but they seem to strike more often on a night like this. I suppose it is because they have some degree of light and can see the bait more just like daytime than any other moonlit night.

Now on to the best part, the lures to use at night. Yes, just like weather conditions and seasons, colors of lures to use at night are just as important. Even though, bass are more prone to strike than to look at the bait before eating it, color still matters.

During the night, it is best to use lures such as a black spinnerbait, black buzzbait, or any other DARK color because it casts a silhouette on top of the water when the bass look up. If they look up at a white bait with the moon light in their eyes, they cannot see what they are striking at and more than likely will not strike as often meaning less fish for you.

If you have a popper even in a darker shad color such as the popper I use, the Rebel Pop-R in Foxy Shad, it will work as well because it casts a good silhouette on top of the water. Although, I would stick with something that makes more noise and vibration such as a buzzbait, crankbait, spinnerbait, or a bigger lizard or worm if using soft baits.

Some more good advice includes:

* Fishing in clear waters
* Not making more noise than possible, do not slam tackle boxes or talk really loud
* Take along a small flashlight to see how to remove hooks, rig tackle, etc.
* Take insect repellent for bugs if bothered by them
* May want to carry a gun for snakes and other creatures that may pose a threat (carry rabies)

Hope you have enjoyed this blog post and segment regarding night time bass fishing. Stay safe and as always, fish big!

Fall Bass Fishing

During the early Fall water conditions and the cool Fall weather will start bringing surface temperatures down from 80 degrees to 60 degrees typically. Some lakes may have ultra-clear water and others will have turbid areas caused by rains. During early fall bass will still be in their summer holding areas, although they'll move around more and travel the migration routes between deep and shallow areas. As the water and air temperatures drop, bass will move toward the shallow areas and spend more time feeding in them. A sudden rise in a lake or reservoir due to fall rains can cause a mass migration into the freshly submerged weeds and brush. Major tributaries are also prime fall spots, since bass tend to follow foraging fish toward the influx of water. Water depth varies from very shallow to fairly deep. Your lure choices will consist of  Spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and crankbaits in white or silver. I would go with a good 1/4 oz for smallmouth bass and a little larger for largemouth. Just like in Summer weather. Zara Spooks and topwaters can be extremely good worked in submerged trees, over major channels and over deteriorating weedbeds. Shallow-running crankbaits or rattling shad-type lures are also excellent. Tactics include more aggressive retrieves and should be fairly fast. Lures should be larger at this time to match the larger size of the forage. Shad are the top forage on many reservoirs, and again anything white or silver can be productive.

During late Fall water conditions continue to drop from 60 degrees down to 42 degrees or so. Water is usually fairly turbid because of  incoming rainwater as well as lake turnover. Bass location will include the upper ends of tributaries and major creeks. Bass will also be more in the shallow areas for aggressive feeding purposes. Same places the baitfish will be located. Look for Osprey and other fish eating predatory birds to find baitfish locations. Your lure choices in late Fall include spinnerbaits, crankbaits and buzzbaits. As the water temperature continues to drop, pig-and-jigs can become increasingly productive also. It's best to fish slow at the beginning of this period.

 

"Catching bass in the fall means finding shad. In the spring and summer, you have dozens of structure options. In the fall - only one: Find and fish the shad schools. You can find them with sonar, but the easiest way is spotting surface schools in creeks and coves. You can see them easily this time of year. If shad schools aren't working in a particular creek or cove, it's time to move. Ignore "fishy" looking water. Seek only the shad. Begin your post-turnover fishing trip by searching for shad in the major creek arms. Follow the wind into coves and pockets. When you find a school, throw a crankbait along the channel drop offs leading into the cut or cove. Don't throw into a school of shad unless you suspect bass are feeding beneath them. A calm school is often holding in a protected area. That's why it's better to throw your lure along the channels leading into a cut or cove first. When shad flip on the surface or large schools scatter and dart, bass are probably feeding beneath them. Target the school as if it were structure. Retrieve a crankbait through the school or drop a shad colored plastic grub into the group and bounce it on the bottom. Also, shad will gather around flooded timber, creating rings around the tree trunks. If you find this situation, make a low trajectory cast with a double bladed willowleaf spinnerbait so it hits the tree."

 

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Crappie fishing

Just wanted to let everyone know about the jigs I picked up for crappie fishing over on lake Lanier and other surrounding bodies of water. Some of these include chattahoochee river, chestatee river, and others.

These are the Arkie Shinee Hinee 1/16 oz jigs with a red eagle claw hook. Very good for catching those smaller fish. Don't worry, still catching bass!

Upgrade

Ordered a tackle box from my work's award program for working extra shifts. Upgraded from a lunch cooler bag to an actual tackle box.

Now everything is nice and organized. No more digging and searching for tackle while fishing.

Gotcha!

Went to the lake this morning and thought I would do some topwater fishing with my Rebel Pop-R. Wasn't catching anything and accidentally hooked a bream! That was a fun experience getting the hook off. Thought I would call it a morning when all of a sudden I was popping the lure and WHAM! I hooked him but somehow it got hooked in his gill. Either way I got him to shore where he flopped around and got muddy. One of my fishing buddies held him while I got out the iPhone and took the picture. Nice smallmouth bass caught on the rebel in foxy shad.

Fly Fishing for Trout!

Fly Fishing for Trout is a huge and extremely popular outdoor sport! You can fly fish all during the year without a worry.

Check out these fly fishing pics and THIS amazing fly fishing revolution.

Bass fishing with Rebel

So, bought a new rod and reel combo the other day for fairly cheap. The reel was prespooled with 8 lb test line. Took the reel off the other rod and placed it on my 7 ft medium-heavy rod so I would have some backbone in case I caught a big bass in the lake. Also bought a Rebel Pop-R in Foxy Shad.

Went out to the lake yesterday and walked a good few hundred feet to the end of a peninsula that was created because of the drought. Stepped out onto some rocks and started fishing this lure popping it back and forth in the water. All of a sudden I happened to notice a few feet away was a stump under the water and thought hmmm I wonder if there are any bass around it?
Well, there was and it took my lure. I set the hook! The fight was on and the bass splashed in the water a good few times and then when I thought I had him close to me the lure came flying out of the water and towards my head!! I ducked and it missed me. The bass spit the hook out or shook it loose not sure which. That was the only bass I caught yesterday that got away but I am here to state that the Rebel-Pop R does catch fish! Get one and try it today and you will not be sorry.