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You guys are discouraging after seeing the U -Tube fishing under the green lights at night. I made an under-Water light that has a 10 Ft long strip of green LED lights .. my Brother can't put the boat on the Trailer in the daylight, and stumbling around He would be swimming as soon as the sun went down... I retired the light and it had never been used. Fishing the outside edges of the light is where the feeding goes on and minnows that have signs of injury are what the bigger fish look for. Like I said I have not used mine but it does make a difference of how clear the water is and moon Phase. The only way to beat the Heat is to fish when it is cooler.
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Bay springs should be great! Might have to lay down in the boat to get a minnow on your hook.Originally Posted by crappie cowboy
I fish at night every now and then at Norfork Lake. The lake needs to be a clear water lake to work best. Also no moon is best, and the green submersible light works best for me. I don't think any of the big 4 would be a good night fishing for crappie, they are to muddy.
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Few days ago I put in my 2 cents on this thread.......Everybody is different but anyplace I have been it is about the same whether it is clear,muddy,deep ,or shallow...A bright light at night after an hour or two will attract bait fish (usually shad) which in turn attracts the fish that feed on them.It does not matter where in the nation the lake is......If you really want to know , then get a light and prove/disprove it....
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A dock light is likely not bright enough.There are submersibles and floating light that are but you will still have to wait awhile for it to be any good......
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Wish someone would turn their caps off so I can read what they enter.
Years ago before there was a size limit and a 50 limit for crappie we would set 2 to 3 Coleman lanterns with a knotted cord between 2 or more timbers out from Water Valley Landing. 25 yoyos per person, 2 in the boat at a time, 50 yoyos. First 2 out in the evening had to set everything up, last 2 in the morning had to take everything down. Usually a party of 30 campers at the landing campground before it was rebuilt.
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That very well may be the case. The Jackson Yacht Club has several halogen and one older high pressure sodium light that put off a fair amount of lumens but they are fairly high above the water. Lots of catfish and a few gar show up but I haven't caught a crappie. Granted, I haven't done it enough to warrant a satisfied experiment. I do know that some crappie call that area home year round just about. I have killed speckled trout under similar lights on the coast many times before. I think in the right location and setting it could be effective but I have run trot lines at night for catfish and it seemed that just my partner lighting his cigarette attracted the attention of every skeeter on the lake, lol. I think you could do pretty good under the Hwy 43 bridge on the Rez with a submersible light.
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I use to have a place on Reelfoot Lake, Tn. years ago, and imo one of the best lakes in the country for all around fishing. One would think that lake would be great for night light fishing for crappie....nope not at all.
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