Lures at Night

Hi Peeps,

Here's a good question for you all. Do all lures work at night??? Do soft plastics work at night? If so, are they as deadly at night as they are in the day???

Interesting stuff. I must admit i dont flick lures at night as much as i should but a few of my fishing mates love flickin lures at night. They have good success on the regular species of bream, flathead, jews and whiting. But from my limited experience i would say that not all lures work at night. Some are more deadly than others. Lets see some exampleas and why...

1) Soft Plastix are a good allround performer. I would say that they are the best of the night time lures for salt water estuary species. But within the range of softies some perform better than others. Usually in the day i mainly use stickbaits or jerk minnows. The in-built action of shads, fish tails or grub tails can turn shy fish off the bite in the day. The in-built action in the lure transmits a vibration that attracts fish from long distances. This is extremely helpful at night or in murky low-vis water. So using a plastic with some tails action seems to catch more fish than subtle presentations of jerk minnows.

2) Top water lures are also another good night time producer. Usually they are used for aussie natives like bass or perch but some switched on anglers are starting to use poppers at night in the brine. Once again the attraction is the noise the lure makes as its worked. Also another consideration is popper colour. As fish look skyward for a meal a black or dark lure sillouettes better with the light of the moon making it more visable.

3) Metal blades are also making a splash at night now. I mentioned in an earlier blog that some guys are catching blackfish at night. Once again the vibration these lures transmit make them a deadly weapon at night. i dont think colour matters here, just as long as the lures is working correctly it will attract fish.

There we have it. I think the lesson is a clear one. Lures that make noise, vibrate, rattle or hum will catch more fish at night than quiet finesse lures.

Get out there and give it a go. Im sure you'll be surprised at the results.