Do you use artificials at the jetty?

[leonsulak]

I am headed down soon and havent tried this before. Do you use topwater or soft plastics? If fishing at night is it essential to have lights on the water to catch fish?

Lastly, if you see fishing chasing bait is it better to throw topwater or something under the water?

Thank you for all your help!

[oc48]

the answer is yes, yes, yes, and yes!

seriously, it just depends on a lot of factors.

I've hit 'em on tops, plastics, sinkers, corky's, spoons and everything in between. I've also been skunked on everyone of these baits out there as well!!!

just try what you think the conditions are asking for and see what happens!

[bait buckit]

x2 I've had more luck with soft plastics but you never know till you try

[leonsulak]

I am assuming just fish the rocks horizontally. Also tails I guess would be a good thing to try and maybe under a cork?

Could they work at night with no lights?

[J.T. Barely]

I have epic days with a 51 series mirrolure. If they are there it will catch them. I promise.

[SpottedAg]

They will work at night without lights. With lights though..it's on. I find that plastics on heavier leadheads do well, along with deep diving plugs an crankbaits. Topwaters? work great around the base and in water 6' or less. Early summer, the trout colored skitterwalk is deadly at the base of the South Jetty in Galveston

[team cut em deep]

Doa shrimp worked really slow and super spooks work good for me

[seabo]

lights, green water,(preferably incoming tide) glow catch 2000 and throw strait out to the edge of the light, twitch and reel fast . i watched them wearem out last year like this.

[leonsulak]

Thanks for all the great information!

I am not sure how productive these would be but I have a stand with two 500watt light bulbs and its pretty bright, would it work?

[iridered2003]

don't forget spoons, gold and silver. i like 3/4oz silver johnson sprites