At some point in your saltwater-angling career, you’ll end up on the dark side — afloat on a boat at night. That adventure could take the form of a predawn offshore run, casting to snook under evening dock lights, or spending the night in a remote anchorage.When the sun goes down, you lose one of your most critical navigational tools: good visibility. Experienced skippers compensate for that factor in a number of ways, from increasing caution and decreasing speed to using electronics and night‑vision technology.Slow and VigilantThere’s a nautical saying: Be a pro, go slow. This applies even more in the dark, because objects might not come into view until they’re fairly close. Slowing the boat’s speed gives you time to identify hazards such as crab-trap buoys or an unlit boat so you can maneuver around them to ...![night-fishing-main]()
