Night Time Bass'n

[bassbooger]

Ok guys. Unless I just didn't type it in the search block right, I couldn't find a thread covering night time bass'n.

There is a local tourney here at one of the lakes every week that fishes only at night. I am looking at possibly joining in a couple of these tourneys as the cost is only 40 bucks per boat. Now, I have NEVER had any luck catching bass at night. I don't know if maybe I am doing something wrong, or just not being patient enough. I tried a few nights last summer with no luck whatsoever. I tried jigs, topwaters, plastics, spinnerbaits, crankbaits and even dropshotting with no luck at all.

The tourney times are from 6:00P to 11:00P, so I know they do get a couple good hours of daylight before the nightfall sets in. The lake usually has clear to stained water with level fluctuating from week to week.

What type of suggestions would anybody give to help improve a man's catch during late evening/night time hours?