Crappie Night Fishing: Key Factors - By: mark fleagle

Old School Crappie Fishing Family Secrets
Little known to most crappie fisherman crappie are very active at night,and if you have good underwater fishing lights a night fishing trip for crappie can be quite amazing.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.The primary reason for underwater fishing lights is to attract bait fish,because as we all know bait fish attract the crappie at night. Using underwater fishing lights can optimally up your chances for a successful night fishing for crappie trip.
You will catch more crappie at night when it's really hot outside. The temperature of the water regulates the body heat of the crappie, remember crappies are cold blooded. The crappie doesn't have a internal cooling system like we do and as result they are not active when it's hot outside, but when the water cools at night the crappie are on the move feeding.
Now I am going to recommend something that could be a bit uncomfortable. Purchase at least two incandescent lights that have a clip or clamp attached (to clamp on the side of the boat) and have some type of shade that will project the light. Now you are probably why do I need these lights? Well the heat of bulbs and light will attarct thousands fo bugs, which will in turn attarct 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. Don't fish directly in the bait ball fish along the outside perimeter of the light, there is less competition out there and most likely the crappie will be there too. If live minnows don't work use a jig, it will stand out.
After you have set up your two incandescent lights,submerge your underwater fishing light source directly below where the two incandescents have the most illumination on the surface of the water. 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 quicly 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!

About the Author

Mark Fleagle is a serious fishing author. 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. Night Fishing Crappie:Visit my website oldfishinghole.com and download a free copy of his "78 fishing discoveries unleashed"

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