Teasers at night.

[fishy]

Do dark (black) teasers work better than bright colored ones at night?

Or should I stay with the yellows and whites?

[Spigola]

Normally, black at night. Full moon, try the yellow or white.

[fishy]

That's what I'll do. Thanks

[BradleyBeachMan]

both day and night; ive been catching fish on black over yellow

[TheSpaniard]

I've done very well with pink/white and red/white(strawberry) at night for stripers.

 

John

[AdrianF]

i use and catch on all colors at all times, seems less important than it is with plugs for whatever reason. so i focus more on the style than the color. i really only carry three colors. olive/white, black and olive/chartruse/yellow.

 

was dark last night, they were suckin down a thin white one with no complaints

[Skunkmaster flex]

caught a few the other night with chartruese over white and it was a new moon....but I guess I should mention that they were in thick and even a goog with an upside down reel could have probably caught a few.

[XBMX]

I've found that for the most part (I know there are exceptions) the smaller fish hit the teaser. Tie your rig useing a small clip where you would normally place the fly. Then switch flys/colors untill the right one comes along. Give it a try it works.

[vpass]

How long are your teasers. I have been using 3 to 4 inch with not much success.

[TheSpaniard]

I'm using the 5 3/4" Fin-S's for my teaser. No need to bite them down in size.

 

John

[GeoffT]

Trust me, certain colors depending on moon stages are overrated. I use the same colors regardless and still catch fish. I catch fish on white plugs under the new moon and black plugs on full moon nights so don't get too hung up on color because of a stage of darkness.

[Mike]

Eff colors. Thinly tied, 3 inches long, dark back, lighter belly, tied on with some kind of loop knot.

[G Lech]

black with purple or black with a little tinsel works well for me

[GeoffT]

Basically, you want to match the hatch with teasers - so don't worry too much about color. If there's rainfish/spearing, anything short (up to 3") and thin works - even the smallest crystal minnow makes a good rainfish/spearing imitation. If there are sandeels, use a little bit longer (at least 4") and thicker fly - something like a 4" flemeel or rubber eel will also work well as a teaser. As for peanuts, if they're tiny, short and real thick will do the trick, typically though rubber shads as the primary lure is the usual way of catching fish with larger peanuts.

[Toad in Nj]

99% of the time I will start with a 4inch fin-s, unless the wind is honking from the east and then I will go with a feather or use a piece of metal to get it out there if they aren't hitting close.

Color rarely seems to matter to me, but I will use a different teaser color then the main lure to see if they do have any preference.

I usually start with pink or olive over white with the fin-s.

Fish to 27lbs on the teaser, kind of hard to tell in nj if they are a small fish attractant since we have hardly any big ones.