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Originally Posted by JFigliuolo
waiting for Rockfish9....3-2-1...  |
Waiting for what...
...Bass feed during the day don't they... only difference is that will come shallower at night... the timing of these tides is critical next week...I expect to hear of a lot of action.up and down the coastline..
for me.. I don't change a lot of tactics.. but the moon light gives you a fudge factor you don't get with the darkness of the new moon...the surfman's ( and boat fisherman's) nemesis "fire" is mitigated under the brightness of the full moon... fish just are not as spooky as they might be when it is real dark and still... I feel I can use bigger baits which in my mind = bigger fish... when it is dark... the fire often times means I need to go smaller to make the bait appear "normal".. I like my "blond" eels for these full moon ( and back side of the full) nights... they just seem to perform a little better on the bright nights...also.. under the light of the moon.. I can work my baits faster with less chance of spooking the fish.. thus covering more ground if need be... where in pitch dark... anything moving quickly is unnatural( or fearful it might give up it's location)... I've actually done damage with both surface poppers and tins under a bright moon..fish forget there are not supposed to eat a pencil after dark..
We've had a decent season up here.. it's been either feast or famine..but with a serious lack of truly large fish... for the first time in over 40 years.. I'm in jeopardy of not breaking 4olbs ... I'm counting on this moon to do the deed for me...
Now I'm officially on vacation... hammer time starts tomorrow night...
tight lines all
Roc