Dropshot at night

[RandomBrad]

Please would all you hardened drop shotters out there help to shed some light on a debate my mate & I were having on the boat as the sun set over the Swartkops the other day:

We were discussing the effectiveness of the dropshot after dark.  Now, seeing as though fish feed using the following senses: sight, smell & 'feel (lateral line / vibration etc), darkness would obviously remove the sight aspect of these three - leaving the smell & vibration.

I argued that the action & smell (of some dropshot tails) would be sufficient for a strike - especially if bumped along the bottom.  My mate was not too sure - preferring a casting rap with rattle balls.

Give us some feedback and let us put this one to bed.  Who's caught what after dark?  As well as the catch rate on droppie day vs night.

thanks!

randombrad.

 

[Rods]

Havent tried it yet myself but one of the guys from Richardsbay, Couta-Koppie, caught some siza's late last year at night.  Used a glow in the dark lure to great effect.  Will try to find the thread for you.

 

[aquadementia]

Iv seen pictures where Rob Kyle and Wesley Rapson have caught several decent sized big eye kingies in the surf in pitch darkness. They were using 7 inch gulp shads

 

[zoemdoef]

Hi RandomBrad It works, even just on vibration.   I have also successfully targeted lanterns using the 3" McArthy jerk baits, they have no smell and no paddle tails so even the vibrations do not need to be that powerful.

 

[willo]

iv personaly caught more fish on drop shot at night than during the day .... mainly fishing the kowie,bushmans and bokness rivers. hundreds of small kobs , leeries , flatties(cape stump nose) even a few spotties.

three inch gulps and camo/bloodworms being my first choice - fished slowly Bumping the Bottom. my 2c

 

[Burtie]

You guys must check out McCarty,s glow in the dark minnows. They are quite potent. I got some last week, but dying to try them at night. They stay glowing for long, but think it should work best if you charge it every second cast. A strong headlight should be usefull.

Anyways-will post again with feedback once if tried them!

:fishn

 

[Rob Kyle]

caught loads of fish on plastics at night.. Glow in the dark,normal, scented, un scented,paddle tail, no paddle.. It works.. generally a darker colour tho if you not gona go the glow route and a much slower retrieve..

 

[tauruck]

zoemdoef wrote:

Hi RandomBrad It works, even just on vibration.   I have also successfully targeted lanterns using the 3" McArthy jerk baits, they have no smell and no paddle tails so even the vibrations do not need to be that powerful.

There's the proof hey.

Nice fish Zoemdoef.

 

[ian combe]

We used black paddle tails here for sea bass at night ~ hard on the bottom and slow ~ more fish than during the day when white / natural is the colour .

 

[neilg]

I agree

at night they don't have the advantage of first visually inspecting your bait before taking it.

I have caught quite a few elf on swimming lures at night, so it's only vibration, no sight and no smell (and yes, it was the purple onda)