SP's at night

[Clithy]

Has anyone had any luck using soft plastics at night??

Clithy

[panger]

I've had loads of success using softies at night. I use small dark grubs and scent them up. Try shallow flats on the last couple hours of the runup. I reckon the fish use the darkness feed off flats that would be to dangerous during the day. I've managed big bream, whiting and trevally plus an assortment of standard flathead in between.

[Fishaholic]

I certainly have, moreso lately than in daylight. I'll let ya in on a little secret, I'm currently using a plain white 2" grub I found at the local tackle shop on special. At night it outfishes every other grub 2 to 1, for me it does anyhow, I dont know of anyone else using it. I can't remember the brand but it was really cheap, like $4 for a packet of 50. :)

Cheers,
Gab.

[pw-bream]

I have fished quite a bit at night with SP's, unfortunately without much success. I've used darker and natural colours. Obviously my next attempts will be with some white and bright grubs/worms, etc.

[SPIN DOCTOR]

I seemed to do alright last night on a size 2 silver fox coloured squidgie with a 1/16th jig head accept i cant tell you what fish they were as i was bitten off each time by the razor gang:mad:

[cody]

Gday

I caught a few around the narrows (in Perth) ages ago on white plastics. Forgot the brand though.

Cheers

[Craig H]

I am yet to catch a Black Bream on softies at night, but have been getting quite a few Tarwhine though. Again, on white coloured softies... namely Atomics blue/purple pearl ones, and some generic single tails I have in white with a red tail (kinda reminds me of those strawberry cream lollies!).

Hi Craig, I use plastics quite a bit at night on barra, mainly black or dark colours.

Cheers Samurai

[Craig_S]

Blacks definitely the go at night for me too. Even with hardbodies like the black R2S or a semi dark like the Oargee JG.

[8footugly]

Im pretty new to the SPs fellas, but Ive heard that the brighter colours work well in dirtier water or at night. They provide a better silhouette of the "bait" from the bottom.

I generally use the bloodworm or silver fox in clear or well lit water, and Ill try the brighter ones when I go out one night.

[rigzz]

Hi,
White might be good for an SP fished close to the bottom but, for shallow running HBs at night, where fish will be seeing the lure from below, I think you'll find matte black gives a much better slhouette. Sounds strange but all my surface lures for night fishing are matte black.
Cheers,
Rigzz.

[Zeeke]

ive been using the Berkley Bass Minnows in 3" at night with great success in the charteuse and blue pearl colour.. have caught bream to 38cm, big flathead, whiting, trevalleh and estuary cod and dropped a few jacks.. doesnt really matter what colour you use, its all about presentation and giving off a good action, since most fish cant see too well at night, but better then we can, most of there hunting is done via there lateral line which allows them to feel and "sense" a wounded fish.. or.. your lure which your making act like a wounded fish or prawn or some other live bait

Tim

[Brody]

after going to the breamin' workshop last night i learnt that u should try and use a plastic with as much noise like an ecogear pad tue, you could also use some thing like a storm rattlegrub.


thanks, brody

[fishcatcher]

I have got some glowing 2" at home and i get lots of flatties,whiting,bream and skippies:) i also get lots on normal2" single tails and on the weights on the hook i put this glowing tube i got cheep(4$ for 5 m)on the wieght so it looks like an eye.:rolleyes:

[gadaletaaj]

if you fish at high tide its great as the large fish are able to feed at places not acessible in the day. all ya gotta do is fish a light or noticeable sp and you should get a few fish :)

[dantheman]

i got a few got bream at noosa on black grubs, black is the best so to speak because of its silouette,(i dont think that is spelt correctly)

when its a full moon fish can hardly see a white plastic because thats the colour of the back ground.
hard to believe but true

cheers dan

[snag]

For myself i carnt go past a nice blood red slider or even purple works just as good.always on a slider jighead perferably the ones with the orange heads.
As some of theguys have said the darker the better.

[gadaletaaj]

I find that the light colours (ie. flouro green, light purple, bright orange, etc) work the best at night. the two other colours I like are black with red markings or dark purple

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Cheers Samurai