Here are 5 good night bass fishing lures to help you with night fishing. Included in this article is a description of the lures, and how to use them at night for optimal results. Also, there is a little video run-down of these lures to help you visualize these baits, and the video describes why these baits work for night fishing. Night fishing is often touted as one of the best ways to catch fish, but you won’t get a sniff if you don’t modify your lures to the different conditions associated with the darkness. Use these night fishing lures, and tips to help you beat the heat and “Krak” some bass this summer.
Night bass fishing is very different from fishing during traditional daylight hours, so you need to use different baits to get the attention of those bass. Is night fishing good? It can be decent, if you modify your approach. The thing I love about night bass fishing is it really helps you get more tuned into “the feel” of bass fishing. When I was a kid I used to go out on golf course ponds at night. Fishing at night helped me develop a better sense of what my bait was doing by feel with a rod in my hands. Plus, night fishing helped me recognize strikes better. Here are the 5 lures I’ve used over the years to produce bites at night from bass.
A chatterbait is a stellar night bass fishing lure. The Evergreen Jackhammer in black and blue with a black and blue yamamoto zako trailer is sure to get some bites at night. The reason this lure works so well at night is two fold. First, the hammering blade as you retrieve puts off extra vibration. This vibration makes it easier for bass to key in on the bait at night. Bass can’t see as well in the dark, so vibration and water displacement is a big deal. Bass will rely on their lateral lines more at night to help them detect prey. Lastly, the jackhammer chatterbait is great at cutting through cover and grass. It’s hard to make accurate casts at night, so a bait that doesn’t hang up to much makes your night easier. If you’ve never fished a chatterbait before make sure you check out my post on when to fish a chatterbait.
A big wacky worm like the 6.8 Jackall flick shake produces good quality bites at night. The bigger thicker 7 inch size worms stand out a little more at night with their bulk. Plus, the subtle wobbling on both ends of the bait as it falls helps move water so the bass can detect the bait better too. Motion is lotion at night, so use a subtle big wacky worm if the moving baits don’t get bit. I use a 1/16 oz wacky jig head for this worm to get it down deeper. The little weed guard on the jig head helps keep the bait clean as you work it around cover. Tie on a Big Jackall Flickshake when nothing else seems to be working for night bass fishing.
A black popping frog like the Live Target Popping frog is an excellent lure for night bass fishing. It creates a dark silhouette on the surface of the water, so the bass can key in on it better. Plus, the extra lip popping action creates a little more disturbance to draw the bass in. Working this bait slowly on the surface at night can draw some sweet strikes. Listen close, so you can hear those blow ups. Don’t forget to swing hard with braided line to set the hook into those bass with a frog. A popping frog is a sure way to get the stoke juice flowing to catch bass night fishing.
A big 1/2 oz strike king football jig, and a big trailer like the yamamoto flapping hog is a sweet lure for night fishing. The bulk and movement of the skirt, the thump of the jig on the bottom, and the dark profile of the black and blue all contribute to chomp mode from the bass at night. When you need to get down deep in heavy cover a jig is a great option. A jig will also maintain good contact with the bottom, so you can tell what type of cover is laying down there. Tie a jig on, for some heart pounding thumps from the bass at night.
Lastly, an under spin swimbait is another legit option for night bass fishing lures. The movement of the boot tail, and the spin of the blade help draw the attention of the bass in the dark. One of my favorite underspins is the road runner, and I pair it up with a swim senko trailer. The swim senko has a big wobble, and slim profile to keep those blades turning on your underspin. The bass seem to enjoy this set up decently in the darkness. Under spins cover a lot of water quickly too, so you can explore good areas faster when you go out night fishing.
This video run down of 5 good night bass fishing lures helps you see these baits up close. Plus, I walk through some of the reasoning behind why these baits outperform other lures at night. Unfortunately, I’m not experienced enough to film at night or I would have tried to get some night action on camera. Give me some tips for night filming, and I’ll happily try them out. Hopefully, this will suffice along with the pictures shown in this article on how good night fishing can be with these lures. Enjoy the video!
Is night fishing better, than daytime fishing? No, but sometimes it can be. The key is switching out the normal lures you use to darker colors. Furthermore, use lures with big movements even with your finesse baits. You should give night fishing a try, but it can be frustrating not being able to see where you cast. One thing I’ve noticed at night is the type of fishing line you use doesn’t seem to matter. Even when fishing clear water. Use braided line at night, because you can detect the bites better with the increased sensitivity from braid. You won’t miss out on bites at night with thicker line because bass vision goes down.
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I have received your blogs for couple years and have greatly appreciated all the tips. I am still a noob at bass fishing, but do know a little about night filming, so have chance to give a little back. Grab an ir emitter such as https://www.amazon.com/Infrared-Illuminator-Power-Vision-Camera/dp/B01D73XM24/
Set it up behind your camera and keep any flash lights used pointing away from camera and you should be golden. So from stern of boat forward to bass the order would be : ir source-camera-you-flashlight(pointing toward fish)-and then the just ‘kracked’ bass. Hope this helps.
Awesome! Thanks for the advice!