Moon and Tide Fundamentals

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Date: December 27, 2002 at 02:47:29
From: ken, [pool-64-223-38-62.prov.east.verizon.net]
Subject: Moon and Tide Fundamentals

Moon and Tide fundamentals

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Moon and tide fundamentals

From: Ken
Date: 22 Oct 2001
Time: 15:10:22
Remote Name: 64.223.16.85

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Strong currents focus bait. Full and New moons have the strongest currents with the most water passing through the area in a fixed amount of time. Bait that is moving passes through these high current areas on the full and new moons. It stages or gathers in areas that are adjacent to these areas between the moons. That is why the bait in certain areas changes from moon to moon. It often builds in an area from the new moon to the full moon and then moves during the period of the full moon. The bass follow it and at this time of the year when the bait is on the move and whether the moon is full or new the bass will be close at hand. I love to fish on the new moon and I love to fish on the full moon, both are productive. If you do not fish on both moons and in the in-between times you are missing out on some good fishing. Years ago Dick Lema who was a very famous charter boat captain who specialised in catching large stripers told me that fishing got better and better on off structure as the moon got closer and closer to full. His records showed him that for the week before the full moon the fishing would increase from one or two big fish thirty lbs. or better the week before the moon to catches of over thirty big fish on a single outing the night of the highest activity. Then after the moon passed the night fishing would taper off dramaticly. These were the old days in the fifties but his catches are documented with pictures and newspaper stories and the fish are the same. Dick is still fishing and still catching at 76 years old and his story is still the same. Light doesn't stop big fish from feeding but they might not be where they were the last time you went. There have been exceptional catches of big bass and smaller ones too on both full and new moons over the years which states the obvious truth that fish can be caught on both bright nights and dark ones. They will be where the bait is. Find the bait and your chances increase. Some people like to fish on the new moon and some on the full the reason for this is they both have success. Some people like to fish on the incoming tide and some on the outgoing and the reason for this is simple, they both have success. I like to fish in areas that the bait stages in between moons and I like to fish high current areas on the moons. It works for me and I do fish the opposite way when I get a feeling that I should. The rules are impediments to growth. Break them once in a while and you will discover that the fish do too. I would suggest that that where you catch fish on the outgoing tide is not necessarily where you will find them on the incoming. It may be but it also may be two hundred yards up the beach or the inside of the inlet rather than the outside. Many people disregard what does not agree with their belief system unfortunatly a belief system that disregards and excludes results that are outside of it's view of reality is a myth with a small m. This is just my opinion but it does not disregard the results of people who fish on full moons or new moons or in-between moons or incoming tides or outgoing tides and every other favorite theory that anyone uses to catch fish with. They all work and and they will all work for you if you be open and try them. A big bass caught on a full moon night is a visual delight that you will always remember and a big bass that you only can see in the light of your flashlight on a dark and mysterious night is also a memory that will not fade. Try both and you will get the best of both views.

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