Quote Originally Posted by bassinrookie View Post
As I said in a previous post , I use lights at night on my boat when fishing for bass on lake Cumberland. With th black light I can see my line ok but not much on the bank. When I use the green light I see the bank much better but worry that the green light may spook the bass.

any opinions as to whether the green light spooks the bass???
I have night fished for bass for decades and I never use lights. Generally at night the fishing is bottom oriented whether with spinners or jigs / plastics and what is best IMO is to develop a keen sense of feel and quick hookset reflexes rather than depending on "line watching" with lights. With that thought in mind I have learned that your rod and line are keys plus I tend to use slightly heavier weights than I might while using similar techniques during daylight hours to keep better bottom contact. I still use mono on my spinner bait rigs but I have evolved to use braid with a fluro leader on jigs / plastics for the improved sensitivity. On using quality rods I remember jig fishing years ago with a friend at night and he was popping them right and left with his new GLoomis MH casting rod as I kept missing them. He must have put a dozen in the boat while I think I may have managed to stick one although I was getting bit. He put down his jig rod to throw a spinner for a while and offered for me to try it and I put 3 in the boat in minutes although we were fishing the exact same jig I couldn't feel the bites well on my cheap a$$ rod. From that point on I have been collecting GLoomis rods (and others) for the improved sense of feel - fast action but light. Brush up on your feel and ditch the lights...

kc