AT night a light over the side of the boat works well. green or white floating or submersible, they work. I like green myself. Just setup on top of that spot or where you mark a lot of fish, or creek channel, even drifting can work. Use minnows fron 2'-4' all the way to 17'-25'. There are many articles on jig fishing here and that is a lot of fun as well. Lots of different ways to do that as well. To find fish, consider trolling bandits 200 and 300 series. Catch a fish, turn around and cast the area. Repeat as desired. Hope this helps. Mr Paty has an excellent DVD out ,Shipahoy 41 has info you can access, and there is a wealth of info in the articles section. Good Luck. Thanks for your service to our country !