Think crawfish. I believe in summer months bass key mostly on crawfish coming out and foraging at night. Tapered rocky banks and gravel bars near deep water on the main lake, fish fairly slow with bottom-bouncing lures. On Nolin think about such banks around the mouths of the major creeks and long points. Fish can be any where from a few feet deep to 15' or 20' deep but I would say most of the time the sweet spot is 6' - 10' feet deep. You just have to get out and tune into where the fish are holding and what kind of mood they are in.

I fish slow-rolled, dark, single-spins at night sometimes with crawfish trailers, as well as tubes, worms, and jigs. I have caught fish on crank baits at night but only when you get them down banging on the bottom which again I think is getting into a crawfish oriented bite.

Finally, picking the right night can make a big difference in fish activity. I have noted nights where there is active weather tend to have the fish more aggressive as opposed to clear, calm (high pressure) nights the fish tend to be sluggish and you have to fish a bit deeper and slower. As an example I fished at night on the last full moon which was a clear, calm high pressure night and caught fish but the fish weren't very aggressive as they would nip and half bite at the lures rather than taking it resulting in a lot of misses, fish coming unbuttoned, and just plain fewer fish in the boat. Still any night out on the water in the summer beats the alternative...

kc