help....night fishing...90% water temp

[tom351]

i have been lucky to get a single bite after dark...ive been power fishing a large colorado bladed spinnerbait, big chatterbait, shaky heads, and was doing well till the temp got to 90... the guys that seem to do well are camping on a 10 foot square....thats so hard for me to do...but ill do it if thats what it takes...

are they waiting for the fish to move across that spot or from very deep to shallow...

do i need to find a good funneling spot, a point, cove?

im pretty new to night fishing, but its the only tournamets happening around here...i like to compete, dont care too much about being a few extra bucks in the winners pocket....im out there practicing more than any of them, but they have been doing this same thing for 15 years, i need a "crash course" ...all the spots that i fish that i found on my own are popular spots in the tournament, so i know im doing something right...

the way it is, i have to catch what im going to get by dark, so i have 3 hours in the tournament...the other guys are getting a limit by dark and culling for an extra 3 hours...i know im going to have to go to a jig, im just not sure where to throw it, and i get so antsy sitting in one spot if theres no bites coming, it makes me feel like im in the wrong place....

how long should i give a spot on the jig before i move on, or are you camping while waiting for a window that the action is going to happen?

im truly lost and need some pointers here....it sucks going to the weigh in as a spectator every week, bypassing the scales to throw a little bag or 2 really good fish back because it isnt enough....in the daytime i know i can compete...i can consistently catch fish then...im the only person ive ever seen pitching a jig out there, and ive caught some monsters doing it...night fishing is just a different animal...

i guess you could say im in the dark...