gonna try the night bite at alum docks tomorrow if any one is intreasted

[jiggin junkie]

Gonna try the night bite at the docks tomorrow night after work. Any one ever have any luck after dark on the crappies out there?

[fishintechnician]

any luck?

[jiggin junkie]

Two nice crappie right off the bat took about an hour and a half to get the rest to bite. I used my coon light spot light to alluminate the water. In the hole I was fishing, soon after I turned the light on the bite got hot! Had a hold of a nice eye but it broke my 2lb test at the hole. Might try again this coming weekend if anyone is interasted .

[fishintechnician]

I wouldnt mind hitting it, I work third but have some time off for christmas and have the weekends off. Post before you go and Ill try and make it.

[Hillbilly]

jiggin junkie,
if its something you wanna pursure, invest in a floating light. Its just a basic brake light in a foam casing. Great for crappie fishing, all seasons.
Ive saw walleye, big and small swim under those lights at night, you went one step further than i ever have, in hooking 1 under lights.

I have done well in fishing NEAR a night light, but never under one for predator fish.

Keep in mind any light under the water(or ice) works in a cone. Your larger fish will always be at the "egde" of the light cone.

[davidhoheisel]

I have always wanted to fish it at night.

I have stayed an hour after dark and it was always a dead time. I used to fish the Galena dock at night and the crappies would start up around 10 pm.

What time did you get out and fish till?

I never tried the lights but would love to see it work.

Keep us posted and i am sure we could get a group to go.

Thanks for the invite.

[fishintechnician]

I have one of those floating lights if I can find it....only thing they run off a car battery kinda a pain to carry around. I have had decent luck using just a lantern

[jiggin junkie]

I started at around 530pm until about 9pm they were starting to pick up around 630, and I had a study bite until I left. I use to fish a lot in Indiana and Michigan at night. I always kept my lantern next to the hole in my shanty, but with out being in the shanty I figured the coon light was the next best option.

[jiggin junkie]

I have always seemed to do better on crappie and big gills after dark through the ice.

[fishintechnician]

I can honestly say I've never caught a gill after dark. Just attributed it to the fact that they are a fish they is preyed on. I have caught plenty of nite crappie tho.

[pig puncher]

in my experience, some lakes are better than others for crappies after dark. some are on fire, some are dead. bluegills normally don't bite after dark, but i've caught a few. it's fishing, and anything can happen.