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Crappie fishing at night: Key Factors

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Crappie fishing at night can be very rewarding if you have the proper underwater fishing lights.The technology for night fishing for crappie has been around for quite some time and any night fisherman will tell you that you need these lights to be successful.Underwater fishing lights plain and simple attract bait fish, and we all know that bait fish attract the crappie. You will increase your catch 10 fold by using these lights so you can have a very productive night fishing for crappie outing.

The best time to go night fishing for crappie is on hot summer nights. The temperature of the water regulates the body heat of the crappie, remember crappies are cold blooded. This means that they don’t have an internal cooling system like we do. They will be easier to catch when things cool down at night when there is more oxygen in the water.

My next recommendation may cause you a bit of discomfort. Bring incandescent lights that can clip on to railing or the side of your boat. Angle the lights so they reflect off the surface of the water. Now you are probably why do I need these lights? Well the heat of bulbs and light will attract thousands of bugs, which will in turn attract bait fish! Make sure you bring plenty of insect repellent you will need it. When you are looking in the water near where you underwater light is submerged you will see small bait fish concentrating in one area around the light, this is what is called the bait ball. Fish the area outside of the “bait ball” where there is less competition for your bait. If live minnows don’t work use a jig, it will stand out.

Submerge your light source directly in the center of the Illumination area. You will need to do some pre-planning on where the best spot to anchor off and set up for the night, but when you add you will increase your crappie catch.

Crappie have a distinct advantage over the bait fish at night because of their keen color vision at night. Most bait fish cannot detect color at night and do not move or react as quickly as the crappie or other game fish can at night. The crappie can wait patiently and attack the bait fish and feed at will because the bait fish cannot react quickly enough the escape from the crappie. It has been known for sometime that fish , shrimp, and insects are attracted to light at night , but you probably are asking yourself what color is best at night? The answer to this question is the color blue or green because they attract both insects and the crappie.

Incandescent lights can be purchased for under 50$ The best lights will have a clip to mount the lights and the end of the wires will need to have banana clips to mount to a battery. The best place to buy them online is Cabella’s.

Now if you are going to purchase a crappie night fishing underwater fishing light do some research,the lowest price is not always the best. Well That raps up my article GOOD LUCK ! and good fishing!

Mark Fleagle is a serious fishing webmaster. Mark Is a dedicated fisherman with 30+ years of experience and has published numerous articles on fishing. He offers free fishing information and “how to articles at his websites. Crappie Night Fishing:Visit my website oldfishinghole.com and download a free copy of his “78 fishing discoveries unleashed”

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