[ScowardNJ]

When I night fish Monks I stick to baits that run subsurface. I don't hear the surface blow ups like you hear on Hopat. You do hear an occasional explosion, but nothing like Hopat, I gotta believe the difference in Hybrid population has something to do with that. So i don't throw anything topwater. I'm fishing stick baits anywhere from inches below the surface to scratching the bottom depending on the spot and the weed growth.
Last night was nuts! I got to my spot and hooked up on the first cast. I released the fish and got back at it. Maybe 10 minutes later I hook up again, release, then hook up again on the next cast. Back to back fish on Monks!!!! Then I cracked open a double IPA and chilled for while...got back at it and got slammed again!!! No way, I'm not on Monks!!!! Then I worked like hell for #5 and couldn't connect. I hit 2 more spots on the way back to the ramp with typical Monks results. Who knows, maybe i caught the same fish 4 times..haha