Night Fishing Do's & Dont's...

[Cobra190]

First and foremost be safe which you already know. Make yourself as visible as possible while fishing and boating. Pay attention to what is going on around you and where you are. Be as familiar with the body of water you are fishing as possible. Don't forget some kind of bug repellent. not only will your lights and blacklights draw bugs, but wiat till you try to get close enough to a light to make a line tie.
As for fishing, if it is your first time at night, it could be exciting. Itend to be able to keep my focus better at night. It seems like your feel is keener and you can watch your line for those twitches under the blacklights. I mainly use t-rigged plastics at night, but the fella's on this board can help with other lures if you ask for specifics on what you would like to try.
Be safe and good luck to you!!

[Cajun78]

What lake are you going to?

Use extreme caution (use kill switch lanyard) when running down the lake and dont go too fast. I have been nearly run over at Herrington at night several times by either drunk or blind boaters running like idiots.

I like a black with bronze colorado blade spinnerbait slow fished at night. I also use alot of T-Rigs, mainly darker colored worms. The chartreuse tail is often the key to drawing strikes. Also, fish the boathouses, docks, bridge supports and other cover you can find.

[stoner]

Fish somewhere there is little boating activity an idle speed only lake would be a good start for the first timer, your less likely to get rocked out of your boat by a rouge wave and you'l be able to relax more.
Throw something big and bulky with a rattle- 10" worm or my favorite big jig with twin rattles and bulky trailer, dark colors work best no matter what you throw. Keep a topwater tied on also even though I've not had a hit on one all year.
Be safe and use common sence also be sure your battery can handle the load that all your lights are going to put on it.
Stoner

[Tim_T]

Do drink....lot's!

Remember to never have your lights on as you are moving down the lake.

Always go full throttle throughout your chosen body of water.

Don't forget to have a very loud stereo and blast it as often as possible.

If you can do each of these succesfully, you are ready for Taylorsville on a Friday or Saturday night. Good Luck.

[Dover]

Just my Top 10 for Night Fishing -

1. Keep your red/green and white tail light on at all times.... KWRA and TWRA have night vision goggles and will definitely write your @ss up especially on Dale Hollow.

2. Bring a flashlight to see your way around inside the boat.

3. Keep the boat organized and have a place for everything so when you need it, it's there.

4. Wear clear eye protection going down the lake --- a bug in the eye going even 30mph feels like a bug in the eye going 60mph :-)

5. Always wear life jacket protection especially traversing down the lake.

6. Try and go out towards your honey-holes during daylight to see the lay of the land and especially check if anything is floating down lake or down river.

7. If not familiar with the lake, bring a map or have GPS capability -- even the most well-known lakes looks different when you are tired after night fishing 8-10 hours.

8. Do not leave anything in your tow vehicle that you don't want stolen --thieves come out at night (try and park at a secure launch area if possible).

9. Watch out for them crazies especially at dusk when they try to make it back to their launch site after drinking all day (not H2O either).

10. Have fun and make sure you hold on to them rods so not to have a rod snatched out of your hands by one of them mean, hungry, brown looking fishies.

tight lines