| A lot of people feel just a little bit uncomfortable | | | | Obviously at night there is very little light, even on a |
| freshwater fishing at night, as one fisherman told me, | | | | clear nights full moon there is very little light in the |
| 'even bass need to get some shut eye!' Though truth | | | | water column even in shallow water. As a result |
| be known, night time largemouth bass fishing can be | | | | largemouth bass feel a lot more confident and secure |
| just as fruitful if not more so than during daylight | | | | about venturing further to find a meal or even just |
| hours. | | | | to explore. |
| I think its common knowledge that the best time to | | | | During the cloak of darkness largemouth will also |
| fish for almost all freshwater fish is either early in the | | | | respond better to sound, whether that be the rattle |
| morning or late in the afternoon. Although not that | | | | of your lure or the sound of your lure landing on the |
| many freshwater anglers are concerned with the | | | | waters surface from a cast. Because a bass won't |
| 'why'. | | | | be able to rely so much on its visual acuity it will |
| Bass are by their very nature are ambush predators, | | | | simply switch to its senses it can use in near |
| they love to lay in wait ready to ambush their next | | | | darkness which of course is sound and the detection |
| meal. Therefore to ambush prey they have to find | | | | of vibration. |
| ways to keep themselves concealed and out of plain | | | | Also when a largemouth bass encounters what it |
| sight. | | | | thinks just might be prey, it will be much more ready |
| So one could say that bright light is a bass's worst | | | | to strike without visually re-affirming that the object |
| enemy, because light obviously makes them highly | | | | its actually an acceptable food source. |
| visible to their prey. | | | | All this is great news for those adventerous enough |
| This is why you can expect better results fishing for | | | | to try largemouth bass fishing at night, as even the |
| largemouth bass early in the morning when its still | | | | oldest, wisest and of course largest largemouth bass |
| relatively dark and late in afternoon or early evening | | | | will be much more ready to lower its guard and take |
| when the sun doesn't penetrate the water so much. | | | | a swipe at anything it thinks might make a tasty |
| Largemouth Bass use the lack of light to help remain | | | | treat. |
| concealed, not only to help them to ambush prey but | | | | Some tips for Largemouth Bass Fishing at Night |
| also to help them from becoming prey themselves | | | | Use a dark lure - Black freshwater lures are best at |
| from larger predators. | | | | night, you want a lure that is going to make the |
| Thats why if your out largemouth bass fishing at the | | | | strongest silhouette in low light. |
| brightest part of the day, its always best to fish on | | | | Use a lure with a loud rattle - because the fish can't |
| and around the fringes of thick well shaded cover or | | | | rely on their visual acuity you have to offer |
| use a deep diving crankbait and fish in deep water | | | | something else to entice them out. |
| where the water is darker. | | | | Fish near or around light sources - fishing around a |
| Better still you can fish at night! | | | | dimly lit pier provides just enough light in the water |
| Largemouth Bass Fishing at night can be surprisingly | | | | for predatory fish to see that something is there. |
| fruitful especially when you understand how the | | | | Fish around known cover - if you have fished the |
| water environment differs at night and how | | | | area before and are familiar with the cover, chances |
| largemouth behave differently after the sun goes | | | | are fishing the same cover at night could provide you |
| down. | | | | with larger fish. |