ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Matt Allen and Tim Little are well-known big-bass experts who own Tactical Bassin , a website and social media channels dedicated to educating the public about bass fishing .

chool is out and temperatures are on the rise . If you ’ re not off the lake by 10 a . m ., there ’ s no telling how much chaos you ’ ll have to endure at the boat ramp just to get your boat safely out of the water . You might play bumper boats with a lady who ’ s clearly frazzled while her husband screams directions from the window of their SUV . Perhaps a passing race boat will ring your ears , or worse , a cruiser might try to put your entire boat on the rocks while you get the truck .

Summer fishing brings a whole new level of havoc , and

frankly , it can be frustrating for us bass anglers .

So why are you out there ? Why do you get up early , rush to the ramp , catch a few fish and then try to time your escape before the calamity arrives ? It ’ s passion . You have it , we have it , and it doesn ’ t matter how bad that ramp gets ; we ’ re still going fishing .

Perhaps it ’ s time to feed your passion in a different way . What if you could catch those fish and deal with none of the hassle ?

Let ’ s talk about venturing into the darkness . We all know big bass get caught at night .

We ’ ve seen the photos hanging on tackle shop pin boards since we were kids . So what ’ s stopping you ? Why aren ’ t you out there catching big bass on a cool summer evening and returning to an empty ramp instead of playing bumper boats at the dock ?

Perhaps you don ’ t know where to start . Or maybe you ’ re afraid you ’ ll have to buy a whole new set of lures . Whatever is holding you back , it ’ s time to let it go . There are so many misconceptions about night fishing , but we ’ re about to set a few of them straight .