Midnight yakkin'

[Skunk City]

Met my buddy from Sussex County at a very empty local spot to him on Friday night. Being that it was a holiday weekend and wanting to avoid the craziness, we opted for "electric only". Got on the lake around midnight and began hearing herring very close by. Some bigger blowups every few minutes, but not at that crazy level yet. Overall we managed some plus sized Largemouths, a Walleye, a Smallie, and of course a Rock Bass :p. The fish were hot for topwaters but were definitely not dialed in and missed almost every time lol. Moon came out sometime between 230-3 and pretty much turned things off. We packed it in around 3am.
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[bunker dunker]

nice night Skunk!!!!

[JDTuna]

Very nice, Skunk!

[River Renegade]

Nice mixed bag night time is the right time. Always!

[Mikey topaz]

Nice mixed bag night time is the right time. Always!

Not really but ok.......

[Jigman13]

Nice Roberto. Got my ass handed to me Saturday but made up for it last night.

Healthy walleye!

[Jigman13]

Not really but ok.......

Hahaha...

[FASTEDDIE29]

Phenom weekend weather wise! Great fish and great night bite pics! :D

[kcritch]

Sweet fish there dude. Good call on avoiding the craziness. And Night time beats roasting out there in that heat.

[Moz]

Great fish!

I just ordered a 360 degree light for my yak to help avoid peak madness hours on weekends and get more quality time on the water.

[Skunk City]

Great fish!

I just ordered a 360 degree light for my yak to help avoid peak madness hours on weekends and get more quality time on the water.

My kayak has probably seen the last of the big lakes until after Labor Day. 9.9 and electric only lakes for the summer.

[Chrisper4694]

if it rains you can go haha or you'll be ok on SR too.

nice night in the yak anyway some real nice fish on topwater always a plus!

[nubby105]

Great fish!

I just ordered a 360 degree light for my yak to help avoid peak madness hours on weekends and get more quality time on the water.

What light did you go with?
Never done any night kayak fishing...yet.

[acabtp]

nice fish dude
man i really miss kayak fishing at night, haven't been out for that in years

[Eskimo]

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I can see advantage of night fishing, I just hate the mosquitoes. And I don't want to get eaten by a bear.

Some waterways are crazy in the daytime. This weekend I had to pull out my Storm whistle and blow it at some rental boats. There were three boats with about six amigos in each of them following each other close to the shoreline. When they got within 40 yards of me I couldn't tell if they all could see me or if I was about to get run over. I pulled out my whistle and gave them two loud toots. They all passed by within 20 yards of me. Way too close.

If any kayaker doesn't own a Storm whistle or something similar, I highly recommend buying one. They're loud as hell.
http://www.amazon.com/All-Weather-Whistle-Storm-Safety-Yellow/dp/B01CI3UDQM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1464729236&sr=8-3&keywords=wind+storm+whistle


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[tradingfrank27]

nice job

[icebadger]

nice catches even a smallmouth. with a crappie and a white perch it would have been a grand slam on the bass great job.

[bigfishy]

nice catches even a smallmouth. with a crappie and a white perch it would have been a grand slam on the bass great job.

??????:confused:

[Skunk City]

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I can see advantage of night fishing, I just hate the mosquitoes. And I don't want to get eaten by a bear.

Some waterways are crazy in the daytime. This weekend I had to pull out my Storm whistle and blow it at some rental boats. There were three boats with about six amigos in each of them following each other close to the shoreline. When they got within 40 yards of me I couldn't tell if they all could see me or if I was about to get run over. I pulled out my whistle and gave them two loud toots. They all passed by within 20 yards of me. Way too close.

If any kayaker doesn't own a Storm whistle or something similar, I highly recommend buying one. They're loud as hell.
http://www.amazon.com/All-Weather-Whistle-Storm-Safety-Yellow/dp/B01CI3UDQM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1464729236&sr=8-3&keywords=wind+storm+whistle


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Ahh come on, it's not that scary! Bugs aren't an issue if you have a red light on your headlamp. The only thing that "scares" me out there at night are drunken boaters and tail-slapping beavers lol. Hundreds of night trips and only 1 Bear encounter to speak of. Paddling back to my truck one spring night on LH, I had a Bear blocking me from entering the small backcove where I launched the yak. My yelling, clapping and paddle slapping had no affect on it, it just stood there in the water for what felt like an eternity, until a loud Honda Civic drove passed and spooked him.

[logs22]

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I can see advantage of night fishing, I just hate the mosquitoes. And I don't want to get eaten by a bear.

Some waterways are crazy in the daytime. This weekend I had to pull out my Storm whistle and blow it at some rental boats. There were three boats with about six amigos in each of them following each other close to the shoreline. When they got within 40 yards of me I couldn't tell if they all could see me or if I was about to get run over. I pulled out my whistle and gave them two loud toots. They all passed by within 20 yards of me. Way too close.

If any kayaker doesn't own a Storm whistle or something similar, I highly recommend buying one. They're loud as hell.
http://www.amazon.com/All-Weather-Whistle-Storm-Safety-Yellow/dp/B01CI3UDQM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1464729236&sr=8-3&keywords=wind+storm+whistle


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I just got my first yak last week and took it out on Rahway River last night paddling from Sperry Park in Cranford all the way to the deep pool just north of Boulevard in Kenilworth (next time I am going to launch there and see if I can paddle up to where the river goes under Rt. 22). I have always loved night fishing but I honestly don't think I will ever go back to beating the banks, at least not at night. Being in a boat I can access areas I never could before and I also don't need to worry about the suprisingly aggressive raccoons that feast on crawfish along the river banks (not to mention the comfort of always Having a cold beer within arms reach).

From my kayak last night I must have seen at least 30 raccoons. I also saw 5-6 foxes and a couple of muskrats. It seems like after midnight the river banks essentially become a buffet for the wildlife.

[Moz]

Probably safer to agitate the bears and raccoons rather than the drunkards. Especially the ones that tend to gather in groups under bridges along our waterways

[antgogz]

Nice work rob! I love top water fishing at night. Sometimes those blow ups scare the shit out of me haha. Gotta appreciate it though.

[AndyS]

Tell me more about that camera, your photos are spot on !!

[liveitup1.75liter]

Wack n stack yak attack!!

[XXlyakattacker]

Nice catch! Night time is the only time to yak fish.

[XXlyakattacker]

Oh, and by the way, as long as your set up right, have decent lighting and can see around you at night, and keep it simple, kayak fishing at night is ten times better than during the day. I believe I have only fished about 5 hrs during the light so far this year. Blows people's minds when your leaving the lake at sunrise. Had a very cool encounter last week listening to a group of coyotes make venison dinner, it was bone chilling!

[Skunk City]

Tell me more about that camera, your photos are spot on !!

Top 2 were Samsung Galaxy S7, bottom 2 were Galaxy S5. A little editing, but not much.

[Skunk City]

Wack n stack yak attack!!

Wackin and stackin :p:confused:

[icebadger]

opps sorry in a previous post i forgot to mention one other bass for the grand slam. hybrid stripers. i just recently found out that white perch are actually a type of bass. you had a largemouth and a smallmouth.with the other three bass crappie, white perch and a hybrid striper,it would have been a grand slam.

[Moz]

On the topic of evening critters to be wary of.... This morning when I was loading up my stuff in the car the air was heavy with skunk!

The last thing I want to encounter in the dark. Bears and raccoons I reckon can be reasoned with. A skunk sprays first and asks questions later.