| Many people associate bass fishing with daytime. | | | | The experience of topwater bass fishing at night is |
| Whilst the light hours of the day are undoubtedly the | | | | one that every bass fishing enthusiasts should take in |
| most popular for bass fishing enthusiasts to be out | | | | at least once. The fact that you are going in blind |
| and about on the lake, night bass fishing is slowly but | | | | makes everything a little more intuitive rather than |
| surely growing in popularity. It has been around for a | | | | strategic. |
| number of years, but it has now reached a peak in | | | | You will be able to feel the motion of the water |
| popularity, especially during the summer months. | | | | because that sense will overcompensate for the fact |
| Night bass fishing originally came about in the 1960s, | | | | that you can barely see anything. As such, it gives |
| when artificial lures were created. However, there are | | | | you a chance to refine your style. This is why one of |
| more people fishing for bass at night than ever now | | | | the secrets of successful night bass fishing |
| because of the facilities that are available. | | | | enthusiasts is to enter into the activity with an open |
| Many pools and lakes offer night fishing facilities and | | | | mind. Do not go in with some preconceived notion of |
| many boat houses offer overnight rentals so it is | | | | what it will be like. Instead, you have to enter into it |
| entirely possible to go bass fishing during the night | | | | ready to change your style at the drop a hat. |
| hours, but how do you catch bass in the dark? | | | | The most successful night bass fishing enthusiasts |
| The first secret of night bass fishing that can bring | | | | actually time their trips out onto the lakes with the |
| you a massive haul is fishing the topwater first. | | | | light of the moon. If there is no moon in the sky or a |
| Fishing the topwater may seem a little odd at night | | | | slight one then the bass are far less likely to feed |
| given the fact that temperatures will have dropped | | | | than they are if there is a full moon, no matter what |
| greatly and bass are cold-blooded creatures. | | | | time of year it is. As such, experienced bass fishing |
| However, bass are very active during the night and | | | | enthusiasts will make sure that there is a full moon |
| often feed more at that time so they are likely to | | | | when they head out onto the water. |
| bite. As such, there are some great topwater lures | | | | If you regularly fish on one particular lake at night |
| that you can use when out night fishing for bass. | | | | then you will get to know when the best days are |
| Spinnerbaits and plastic worms will work a treat. The | | | | of every moon to go. Bass are habitual creatures and |
| shadows they create will fool the bass into thinking | | | | will rarely vary their routine so it is getting to know it |
| that there is food up for grabs so they will head | | | | so you can enjoy the experience and gain a good |
| straight for it. | | | | level of success at the same time. |