Back in the Tourny fishing….

I fish several night tournaments on Grand this time of year. I prefer a night tournament because of the peacefulness. I use exacty the same baits at night I use during the day. I normally throw a darker worm but have caught several fish on a green pumpkin worm at night. Berkley blue fleck power baits in the 5 and 6 work great here also a 10″ worm works great. Black spinner baits around docks are good and shallow crank baits. Those fish are still feeding like they do during the day and they seem to find the same color worms at night as during the day. Making a ton of noise with a bait is still not always the key.. A soft presentation around structure is still what gets them going. There is less boat noise and such on the water at night so the fish can key in on baits easier I believe.

Some guys might add the rattles and such but I have found that if I fish the same bait the same way at night as during the day it works the same. I have also found my bigger fish in the darker pockets as opossed to the docks with lights. You can catch more on the docks with lights but the bigger ones seem to just stay next to the place they feed at during the day. Carolina rigs also work good on points and sandy flats at night. A perch or crawdad does not have a built in rattle to swim at night and they get eaten all night long so I look at my bait the same way. No extra noise. I just use a little darker baits so when it hits the water the bass can look up and see it better. But this is just my prefernece when night fishing.

Let me know how you do

I use 17 – 20 lbs test. My favorite, is a scum frog (or any plastic topwater with hidden hooks). Does not snag when you throw it to far. Black Wait till you feel the pull Night feeders are dumber or let their guard down in my opinion. Best when full moon so you can see and navigate better and fish are looking up.