Artificials for Blues at Night
I have found catching Blues at night on artificials to be "challenging" at times.....for me most of the time, but that's part of the fun.
I was throwing SP minnows, wood and other plastic the other night and the only thing they would hit was a black teaser.
Rubber is most often not an option, its not like they are durable in any way.
However sacrificing one to find blues in an area works for me.
Most of the Gators I catch at night are either accidental on a 14" Hogy or on Big Dannys.
Here is a double from the other night with the black teaser.
http://rocksimpson.com/images/2013_5_29_Blue_Double.jpg
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How about buck tails?
nice double header!
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Nothing beats a buck and pork trailer. I have gotten em with metals painted black too.
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cowherder
How about buck tails?
nice double header!
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dogfish
Nothing beats a buck and pork trailer. I have gotten them with metals painted black too.
I am an atrocious bucktail fisherman. Have caught a couple bass on them. Zippo confidence in them. I did try them that night and after a few casts with different sizes I went on to another artificial.
I dont loose a lot of teasers to bluefish, especially at night, thinking they have caught me more blues at night than any other artificial.
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I need to learn to get better with bucktails too. When they hit it hard I am ok with the aggressiveness but want to learn how to fish better when the fish are not hitting that hard. Any tips anyone?
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Monty
I am an atrocious bucktail fisherman. Have caught a couple bass on them. Zippo confidence in them. I did try them that night and after a few casts with different sizes I went on to another artificial.
I dont loose a lot of teasers to bluefish, especially at night, thinking they have caught me more blues at night than any other artificial.
Bucktails take some getting used to. A good tip is to carry a few sizes. I plug on the south shore a lot and weeds can be a big problem. For those times a bucktail that gets down deeper will help stay away from the weeds.
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Thinking back most of my night time bluefish have come on a mag darter or teaser. Probably the last thing in my bag I would regularly use if I was targeting bluefish.
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Try bouncing them off the bottom Monty just slight twitches of the wrist with a red pork rind and teaser.Go as light as possible sometimes they key in on a smaller bucktail over a larger one distance shouldn't really be a factor at night the fish are usually in tight especially on a beach with a deep drop off.The fluke like to hang there also,another method that sometimes gets them to strike is a slow drag across the bottom with the rod then retrieve the slack and repeat this also works with diamond jigs.
