Any thoughts, comments?

Black Bomber

depends on the conditions and location i am fishing. a white or yellow slow sinking needle. or if there is good wave action and rocks, a yellow and white danny/junior. if there are blues in, i will throw tins

Anything BigFish!;)

Parrot Needlefish is my all time favorite

White needle for me.Specifically Salty's white Patriot needle.

Truthfully....I like my bunker colored "Prey".....chrome sided bombers are great!:kewl:

Forget the plugs!
Live pogies or eels !

Anything made by bigfish larry....and of course Live eels

Bill. You don't worry about loosing all your eels to the Blues on fullmoon nights?

Bill. You don't worry about loosing all your eels to the Blues on fullmoon nights?


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Bill. You don't worry about loosing all your eels to the Blues on fullmoon nights?

i'm sure either of us would take our chances anyways :humpty:

Really can't go wrong with a live eel!:uhuh:

white BM wadd

i'm sure either of us would take our chances anyways :humpty:


we would...I dont run into that problem alot, sure there are times, If its a real hassle I will move to another spot...its worth it

Guess i just need to bring more eels with me then

Full moon Striper fishing is a man made myth anyway.

In my 25 plus years surf fishing. The full moon has very, very rarely produced any better than any other night.

Full moon is good for jacking blue claws. That's it.

Give me a PITCH BLACK night over a full moon any time.

JMO

Opposite for me.....no moon has shown me nothing......I have done well under the moonlight! All my best nights have been moonlit!:huh: Go figure?

Usually concentrate on strong currents during full moon using bucktails. Olive color Mambo Minnow off the beach.

Full moon Striper fishing is a man made myth anyway.

In my 25 plus years surf fishing. The full moon has very, very rarely produced any better than any other night.

Full moon is good for jacking blue claws. That's it.

Give me a PITCH BLACK night over a full moon any time.

JMO


That statement is simply not true...Some of my best nights have come on a full moon...My largest surf caught bass at 53lbs came on a full moon..The new moon is good also but I can say from experiance..The full moon is a great time to catch bass....In 2005 I had two 40lb fish one night after the full moon bright as could be...

Forget the moon, Since boat fishing I have had large fish in 5 foot of water on the sunniest of days.....There is nothing wrong with the full moon...That is a myth

my largest was caught two days after the full moon on a plastic.... so i would have to say that big fish can be taken during full moons. *** right place, right time :humpty: ***

Opposite for me.....no moon has shown me nothing......I have done well under the moonlight! All my best nights have been moonlit!:huh: Go figure?

Same here Larry, had a few real good nights under a full moon tossing eels... Canalman can confirm...

That statement is simply not true...Some of my best nights have come on a full moon...My largest surf caught bass at 53lbs came on a full moon..The new moon is good also but I can say from experiance..The full moon is a great time to catch bass....In 2005 I had two 40lb fish one night after the full moon bright as could be...

Forget the moon, Since boat fishing I have had large fish in 5 foot of water on the sunniest of days.....There is nothing wrong with the full moon...That is a myth

No, there is nothing WRONG with it. But I really don't believe that it makes a huge difference either way.

This is from personal experience.

Everyone also says that Togging on a moon tide is NO GOOD.

I had my BEST day Blackfishing on the day of the full moon.

Anything can happen.

Usually concentrate on strong currents during full moon using bucktails. Olive color Mambo Minnow off the beach.

Smaller offerings on a full moon. That's the ticket!

Although my "full moon experience" is much less than
25 years, the biggest BITES i've experienced have been
either on or during the 4 day window of the full ~at my
biggest producer. Two have been cloud covered and
pissing/pouring rain, but with huge tides and drastic
changes in water volume/currents ~nonetheless~ and,
there is something to "full moon fever" for feesh and humans, imho!!!

Big CHUNKS of fresh Bunker,
Live Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeels,
any wood that is parrot or yellow/white,
yellow/yellow with a red chin. jig and a pig.
throw what ya know, and believe in tha most!!

Works everytime.....................:humpty: :cool: :humpty:

Moon Tides!!! :btu:
I have found overcast full moon to produce better than a bright full moon. Also love new moon tides.
That being said, this past October, under bright moon conditions, we hammered them for a week with big Pearl Spot Tsunami Shads.

I can tell you that from my own surf fishing experience that my success during the bright moon phase is limited. Sure I've had good nights during the bright moon on occasion but they are the exception. I've always needed to work harder and changed my tactics during the moon to take bass. The bass may still be there but may be a bit finicky. There are many things you can do to improve your odds such as tying direct. I've penned an article that will soon be submitted to Canalman for possible publication in his magazine - it will cover bright moon tactics that have been successful for me in the past.
Sounds like many here don't have as much a problem during the bright moon as I do - so no need to mention here what my favorite full moon plugs are. Shoot me a pm if interested.

DZ

Ask 10 different guys this question, and chances are you'll have 10 different answers. It's all about what works for you. Use the plug you have the most confidence in, as what works for others may not work for you.

The same plugs I use on a new moon.

And of course, eels.

Idon,t care for all the weed during a big tide. eel beard.

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oh I thought you meant when Im mooned or mooning . UB moons !

Usually I struggle plugging under a bright moon, but I did have one decent night this past summer fishing a topwater plug (surf howdy) over fish feeding on krill.

I also struggle fishing a full moon ,,, A couple of years ago I had an every cast night on a blue/white needle with the big arse moon right in front of me .. Hadn't happened before or since ..

fish dont bite on the full moon... before or after.... that when the %$%$%$%$ happens.. ask bill lol

No, there is nothing WRONG with it. But I really don't believe that it makes a huge difference either way.

This is from personal experience.

Everyone also says that Togging on a moon tide is NO GOOD.

I had my BEST day Blackfishing on the day of the full moon.

Anything can happen. :cheers2:

any white plug that you would fish at night...

cant beat live eels on a full moon, second runner up would be a needle with an eel skin over it

I have caught some fish over the years on the full moon, but generally the fishing on the Cape, is far better closer to the new moon. The fish here always seem difficult to catch when the moon is BRIGHT. This does not seem to be the case on a full moon with heavy cloud cover if you find fish. Anything in white, yellow,pink, or variations of these such as wonderbread or chicken scratch will do, and eels are always a good choice, regardless of moon phase.

Completely outside the box. July full moon, dead low tide, 2:00 AM.
Black jointed Danny (my own). Finally dropped the fish after she straightened a 3/0 3X treble and bent the lip all to hell.

You never know.

Never really put much stock in the opinion that fishing on the full moon isn't as good as during the new moon. Just like changing tides and wind, you may need to fish in different places than you would on a new moon. Maybe the shallow calm areas won't be as good. Rivers and breachways with deeper moving water have produced well on the full moon for me. The full moon will develop shadow areas that will produce and if the water is rough then it doesn't really seem to matter. The bigger flood tides in marshes open up new areas for the fish to work. On the brightest of nights I've seen hundreds of fish in shallow water grubing for worms on flats that are not normally covered. Just need to find these area.

I fish when ever I can get too . If the moon is full then I am going to cast eels , white jig , a swimmer or a needlefish . I dont believe anything about it being to bright . find shadows and fish them . or not . the fish are out there and I am going to fish for them . I may not catch them but I am going to fish them . can I get an ahem brother smith AHEM

One of my first plugs on any night will be a darter. If I hook up with the darter, the darter stays on. Just keep trying. Some say yellow, I've heard that for many years. But if ya wanna know if there are bass where you're casting, use an eel. You'll know for sure.:wave:

I too have done much better during the new moon than the full moon. The worst nights for me are the full moon combined with a flat sea. I go with light colored plugs - white or yellow during the full moon like a habs needle or a bm atom jr.

I'll take the darkest of nights over a full moon any time,however I don't rule out full moons.I will fish whenever I can and make the best out of the condtions.when fishing full moons I will only fish eels,seen pencils work on bright nights too. one time last fall they took bass for my partner at night that wouldn't even take the eels.I remember two good fish that I took on full moons at low tide with no surf one was 28# I pulled out of a rock pile in 3' of water after a long night of nothing fishing a strong rip.The other came from the same place diffrent spot same thing fished the rocks and moving water all night for nothing walking out I made a cast on the sandy flat beach at low water could see down the whole beach.got a 26# fish.sometimes we know to much.