Night Fishing

[TRRANGER]

How are you working the spinnerbaits, at what depth, what time of the day and what kind of conditions? (Sorry a lot of questions i know but i am a spinnerbait novice at best) I love using spinnerbaits but i always give up on them early if i dont get bit and then go right back to the old stand-byes in soft plastics and jigs.

-Brett

My approach was simular to Jason's except deeper 12-25ft counting down spinnerbait then a slow steady retreive. He is right about them hammering it. Blue black 3/8 oz with black twin tail trailer. had 2 short strike it, will add stinger hook next week. Point and wind was the key for us. TR

[gitnby]

Ditto on the black spinnerbait! I 've been using a 3/8 short-arm with single Colorado blade.

I have had good luck sitting in shallow (4'-6'), throwin it out as far as I can, letting it helicopter down and then rolling it near or on the bottom all the way back to boat. A lot of my hits were on the first or second reel turn after I felt it hit bottom.

I think that initial fall draws them, and when it starts to move horizontally, they whack it.

Then I go back over with a 10"-12" Black or Black/Red Power Worm or Larew Salty Snake.

Getting more hits on the Spinner, but bigger fish on the worm.

Saw a guy in a small john boat throwin a buzz bait last week around a couple of well-lit docks. Couldn't see how big they were, but judging by the sound of the splashing, he got 2 good ones!