Night fishing C Land now??

[Duayne]

Elnuts:
Did you guys try any mid sized spoons (3/4 oz or so) fished sub surface? I do well with those when the fish are rolling on top over open water.

[elnutsmalljaws]

Elnuts:
Did you guys try any mid sized spoons (3/4 oz or so) fished sub surface? I do well with those when the fish are rolling on top over open water.

We did not try any spoons and I did what the man told me to do. Basically, except for my paid guide trips that I have been on it was one of the few times where I was in the boat where I was not the guide. Kind of nice for Justin to say we are going here, he even tied on my swimbait for me while I was parking the truck, here we are cast that way, let it sink for so many seconds then reel in. Bait was there, birds were there and fish were rolling on the surface not actually busting the surface but even then they should have hit what we were throwing. Justin flat out knows what he is doing and I never questioned any tactics that he tried. Even when the birds stopped working the shad he put down a couple of umbrella rigs and we trolled just trying to let me catch one. He even made a comment, "no way I can go back home and tell my wife that you did not catch even one". Tried his best and I appreciate his efforts, but that is why it is called Fishing. I learned a lot and plan on doing just what he showed me many more times this winter and do plan on actually putting in before dark and night fishing it as well. When the water stabilizes and all the floaters are gone plus it clears up, then I will be out there. People catch them at night on topwater and trolling all the time in spring and summer on the main lake so what is the difference in the winter up in the creeks. Should have the ramp to myself and creeks to myself as well. Love to night fish and do it a LOT by myself with no problems so I don't see anything wrong with it. I will figure these fish out as well.

[Cheese]

I have been night fishing in Dec for years on Cumberland but did not go this year. All it takes is more clothes and low above 28. I get tired of busting the ice out of the rod eyes at about 28.

I have more luck on a Little Mac and jigs than anything else at night in the winter.

Watch out for that 3 am fog. Most times it is either go in before 3 or stay until sun-up.