I live in NJ and i am trying night fishing for walleye, muskie and bass.  does anyone have any ideas of which baits to use.  I tried a jitterbug which works great for me during the evening, but no luck at night,  thanks for the input

There are a lot of factors to successful night fishing. One thing I have found is that especially with walleye the bite might be ok until dark then seemingly die. When this happens, watch the moon rise and set times. Most fish need at least some light to feed, and on certain nights the bite may die after sunset and start again after moonrise. A good almanac is good for planning your night trips. The only species I will fish for on a pitch black night are catfish as they rely more on scent than vision. Tom

Typical lure for walleyes at night would be a larger profile crank, preferrably with rattles and a suspending type.

Here in the Midwest walleyes move shallow....sometimes as little as 1 foot of water...to feed. In the streams....a floating / shallow minnowbait can work well.

For the bass, you will have to slow your presentation down so they can use their lateral line to feel the vibrations / hone in on your lure. Try popper-type lures....or maybe a spinnerbait with double Colorado blades....lots of thump with those. You could also try one of the newer SMALL double cowgirl inline spinners.

For muskie...an old technique popularized by Joe Bucher is "row trolling"...just using oars. Here too....gotta slow down the presentation.

http://www.joebucheroutdoors.com/

And as mentioned....larger / shallow running crankbaits with rattles. The problem with suspenders at night is that they don't make any noise / vibrations when at rest. That doesn't mean they can't work....just gotta work them slow.

Tom made some good points. In general...the night bite doesn't happen all night long...maybe 2 hours at the longest for these species. Figuring out WHEN it is happening is the toughest part.