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Location: Oshkosh | I was wondering what top water baits you like to use at night?
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| I love doing the creep at night. The suspense of the slow retrieve is awesome! |
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Location: Contrarian Island | creepers, hawg wobblers, chopper / topraider / pacemakers
best to experiment...imo creepers shine in may / june, then when water temps are higher best luck is with Choppers / topraiders...and as water cools in Sept/Oct, I have had some very good luck with hawg wobbler style baits....
every night is different...I have seen nights where fish ignore a chopper but have crushed topraidrers fished behind my chopper....just like during the day experiment to figure out what they want...some don't take the time to truly listen to their baits, tune and tweak tehm, and throw the ones that have a bit different sound...if you have a chopper that has a metallic "chirp" to it at slow speeds that will be money for you...
topwaters at night are one of my favorite ways to catch fish... have had lots of 3+ fish nights on topwaters and it doesn't get better than doing an L and the water erupting at your feet!
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Location: Okoboji | slow rolling a big mama twist'd sistr' i messed a follow up on opener cause it was dark out and she went for it and i just reacted too fast....i suck i know....i have been reminded plenty so far this year... 4 opportunities....0 fish lol....
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Location: VA | Lowriders and Nimmers |
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Location: Belleville, WI | I've had the most success with BS Willy Creeper, but topraiders and hawg wobblers/Top H2Os are good bets too. |
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Location: Iowa | Nimmer... |
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | I use AMERICAN HARDWOOD Wuumper or the Giant Klunker
I will use them with a very slow retrieve, and hold on !!!!
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Location: Des Moines IA | 10 inch Weagle .........
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Location: Hugo, MN | As you can see, ANY topwater will work at night. Try a couple of baits that you have confidence in during the day and let the fish tell you what they prefer that night. |
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Location: SW MI | I remember reading somewhere that WTD at night was a no no, is this not true? |
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| Muskies don't read books/magazines and don't watch videos. At least that's what they told me the last time I asked. No rules baby, only maybe some "guidelines" now and again. |
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Location: Minnesota | 421... Basically all lures works well at night as much as it does during the day...
Its not a NO-NO, but more of a recommendation... People seems to think that more it goes swish swoosh, more likely a muskie would miss it... but from what I can see here, half of the time, they really nail the lure on the pause... so go ahead use WTD but I'd recommend that you SLOW it down... maybe a second or two of pause would help them zero in on the WTD lures, and when they attack it, HOLD ON!!! But then again, thats just my suggestion... What the heck do I really know??? LOL
Anytime, Anywhere, Anyhow, Anybody... When a muskie really wants that lure... he/she will let you know... hopefully he/she ends up getting hooked... |
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