baitfishing with lights

[lawyer66]

i have seen this alot but have never done it b4 what is the purpose of baitfishing at night with lights is it to lure in the fish and what kind of fish do u catch? reason for asking this random question bkuz i catch bait differently so i wonder if this is a different possibly more efficient way of catching the same type of bait i get.

[ameristrat]

The only bait I fish for at night are goggle-eyes and I don't use light. The sabiki rigs glow in the dark and that has always been plenty for me. I've found at night that, generally, baitfish spread out more (they aren't in tightly packed schools) and unless you know of a notorious hangout, they are harder to net in large numbers. Gogs seem to be the exception but they are the only truly nocturnal bait that I use. To answer your question, The lights do attract bait but you still have to find them. I wouldn't say it is any more effective than whatever other method you are using... I hope that helped, sorry if it didn't.
Ameristrat

[Boboe]

Use lights at night to attract fliers. Catch them with a long handled net coming over the top of the flier, or throw a 6' cast net on them as they sit on the surface near your lights.