We all know benefits of night fishing - bigger catches and calmer waters are just two, however, night fishermen have several challenges that "day time" fishermen do not have to deal with.

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One of most difficult challenges is, of course, being able to see your line to find out if you have had a hit. Here is one way of easily being able to watch your line at night.

Use a blacklight and a fluorescent fishing line.

When fishing at night, it may be a few seconds before you know you have one on line. By this time, fish could already be under your boat or have begun it's mad dash to opposite shoreline.

Here is an easy checklist of items you will need before you head out for a night fishing trip.

** Two Flashlights with new batteries in each. -Sure enough, one of those flashlights is not going to work when you get out on water. Of course, this usually happens when you only have one flashlight with you.

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** Pair of needle nose pliers -Since it is harder to see your line at night than during day, you have a greater chance of hooking fish deeper than usual with delayed reaction time. The pliers will make your life much easier in these cases.