fishing a c-rig at night

[zooker]

water temp at 3:30am was 87.5 degrees.. water was clear wind was blowing but good from the east at 25-30 gusting around 40+.. -yeah i know east wind- air temp was 78 it was "perfect".. i ran to a little known chunk of struture the wind was blowing straight into it..caught 1 bass on a lipless bait 4 more on a c-rig and 1 on a pnj all before day light. 2 were short. i took pictures of most of the fish just they did not turn out none to good.-kinda p.o. that the pictures of the big fish did not turn out well-he went 7.1 pounds - this is the only decent picture i have of any of the fish. please note that is the correct time as you can see why i have diffaculty getting decent pictures..



got to talking with a guy-local pro- about 5:30 ish.. i was on his spot-aww poor thing - i was ready to leave any way and ran to a quiet non wind blown point. where i caught 1 dink on a horny toad 1 even shorter on a pop-r. and 3 more on the c-rig..

i was using a 3/4 oz tungstung bullet no clicker just a cut glass bead, a ball bearing swivel, 36" leader lenth-12 pound envy green ande-. i was using before daylight a zoom 8" magII june bug worm on a 3/0 ewg gammy after daylight a watermelon seed 6" lizard with the same hook..
all of this was rigged on a 7 foot fenwick hmx heavy -ya think?- casting rod topped with a quatum mag gear reel loaded with 12 pound envy green ande mono..
both batteries were no there last legs fighting the consant wind.. i headed home about 10:30am

zooker

[Fishie1]

That is awesome! I am gonna try that c rig at night shortly!

[JB]

a word to the wise, make up a half dozen C rig leaders and bead and hook prior to venturing out at night where its harder to see at night, I put mine in a container or baggie when I know I 'll be getting hung up and need to retie fast.

[lizardsrule]

It kind of surprises me that you were using a 36" leader. I like shorter leaders at night, to put the sounds closer to the bait. Perhaps I have to try something different.

Lizards

[JB]

yup even the extreme closeness of 8-10 inches away is feasible





lizards, btw, GOOD LUCK TOMORROWS TOURNEY

[zooker]

jb i use a walleye lindy bait rig holder. i normally have a couple tied up prior to fishing..
i fished from 3:30 till 10:30 with the same rig retied just once..

zooker

[bassthumb32]

Jb I Take That One Step Further And Tie The Leader To A Split Ring So I Just Have To Thread It On The Swivel.

[bassking22]

7.1 pounds! Thats a great fish zook! You should have put him in the tourney.

[dampeoples]

Gotta love night fishin', zooker, never tried a lipless crank at night, I don't knwo why, they ought to hear them for miles and miles. I generally stick with t and c-rig, jigs, spinnerbaits and topwaters, in that order, pretty much

[ILfishinman]

man i wish i could go night fishin, but as soon as i get a drivers licence i will

[FlyRod]

Originally Posted by zooker

i took pictures of most of the fish just they did not turn out none to good.-kinda p.o. that the pictures of the big fish did not turn out well-he went 7.1 pounds


zooker

Zook!
When are you gonna get a new fish to photograph? That one's been in and outta yer *%&#^~! freezer so often his eyes have dried out.
Mmmmm, freeze-dried bass! The OTHER, OTHER white meat! It's wotz fer dinner!

FleaPod

PeeYess: Wot time does us eat?

[bassking22]

Originally Posted by ILfishinman

man i wish i could go night fishin, but as soon as i get a drivers licence i will

Funny you mention that, on the way home from the lake, I got my first driving lesson, in a new neighborhood they are building.

[ILfishinman]

lol last time i went to kennekuk cove, about 45 mins from my house, mom let me drive home, lol. i drove before but never on a highway and it was scary lol.

[bassking22]

It must be, cause driving for the first time, in a deserted area, was kind of scary to me. Did you have a boat on the back?

[ILfishinman]

i dont have a boat

[bassking22]

Me neither, it sucks this time of year in a big liake, the fish are all deep, and I can't cast that far, (2 miles), maybe I should get a better reel? lol

[ILfishinman]

i beat the banks anyway, if i walk around the lakes sometimes they are in inches of water, in one lake i always see bass in packs of 5 or more of simmaler size. all in shallow waater, doesnt matter if its hot or not they can and will be shallow

[bassking22]

I have found that in some lakes as big as 200 acres, but in the lake closest to my house, the bait fish aren't even visible from the shore, and there are sure no bass close up, just some small to medium cats.

[lunker-lander]

Originally Posted by zooker

water temp at 3:30am was 87.5 degrees.. water was clear wind was blowing but good from the east at 25-30 gusting around 40+.. -yeah i know east wind- air temp was 78 it was "perfect".. i ran to a little known chunk of struture the wind was blowing straight into it..caught 1 bass on a lipless bait 4 more on a c-rig and 1 on a pnj all before day light. 2 were short. i took pictures of most of the fish just they did not turn out none to good.-kinda p.o. that the pictures of the big fish did not turn out well-he went 7.1 pounds - this is the only decent picture i have of any of the fish. please note that is the correct time as you can see why i have diffaculty getting decent pictures..



got to talking with a guy-local pro- about 5:30 ish.. i was on his spot-aww poor thing - i was ready to leave any way and ran to a quiet non wind blown point. where i caught 1 dink on a horny toad 1 even shorter on a pop-r. and 3 more on the c-rig..

i was using a 3/4 oz tungstung bullet no clicker just a cut glass bead, a ball bearing swivel, 36" leader lenth-12 pound envy green ande-. i was using before daylight a zoom 8" magII june bug worm on a 3/0 ewg gammy after daylight a watermelon seed 6" lizard with the same hook..
all of this was rigged on a 7 foot fenwick hmx heavy -ya think?- casting rod topped with a quatum mag gear reel loaded with 12 pound envy green ande mono..
both batteries were no there last legs fighting the consant wind.. i headed home about 10:30am

zooker

Do you cast this with a baitcaster at night, Zook? Aren't backlashes hard to avoid at night?

-Lunk-

[zooker]

Originally Posted by lunker-lander

Do you cast this with a baitcaster at night, Zook? Aren't backlashes hard to avoid at night?

-Lunk-

not if you know what your doing...

zooker

[bassnman30]

Sorry Zook, but I must agree with FlyRod, thats not a freshly caught fish.
The picture that you have posted is no more than 3 1/2 lbs. Thats unless you didn't show the 7.1 lber that you say that you caught.

[wargoth]

Originally Posted by zooker

not if you know what your doing...

zooker

I'll second that Zook, I was running a big ole Abu ambassaduer on my catting rig all summer long and I think I only lashed maybe once, but not even sure of that. Granted, I was tossing about a 1.5 oz weight with it... LOL.