Pitch-black Magnum: Tips to catch nighttime bass on huge worms

The author caught this 12-pound magnum bass on a 12-inch Mann’s Grape Jelly Worm at 9:15 p.m. during a cool night in August.

Head to your favorite lake after the sun sets, and pull out the largest worm you can find to catch huge bass in the dark.

As the last rays of light faded away at dusk, a seasoned angler cast a magnum worm into the depths and let it glide slowly toward the bottom some 15 to 17 feet down.

Working the Mann’s Grape Jelly Worm back over the submerged ledge, he hesitated an instant as it climbed over the brush top.

Thump came the telltale strike of a bass as it inhaled the worm.Click here to read more on Pitch-black Magnum: Tips to catch nighttime bass on huge worms

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Mike Giles of Meridian has been hunting and fishing Mississippi since 1965. He is an award-winning wildlife photographer, writer, seminar speaker and guide.

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