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Originally Posted by DZ
Rock,
That is the usual perspective of the boat fishing community on the topic of bright moons. Not sure but I think you’re part of that group? Bright moons “potentially” have a much more detrimental effect on the surf caster.
DZ
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let me be clear on something.... I fish water shallower than most surf men do...all of the fish ( some pushing the 40lb mark) we caught tuesday night were tight to the sand.. in less than 2'of water... as i stated, we could watch the crabs crawl along the bottom ...if the shallow water alarm ( set @ 2") is not yapping at me.. I'm too deep!..... at one point I had to stop trolling the beach ( casting into the suds) because two surfmen had rods spiked with their lines angling out beyond the fish.. had I wanted to be a dXXX i could have slid under their lines and yanked fish out from benieth them. instead.. I used the electric motor to drive out to deep water to get around them and continue on my way.. for the record... last weekend when the surf was up.. I fished the same area from the surf because i can't get the boat in tight enough when it's hilly.. Bruce knows what I'm talking about...I use the boat because the tide is very late.. the fish have been showing the last 3 hours of the incoming and it's a long walk and I have to work the next day.. as it is my head hit the pillow at 2:45.. the alarm for work goes off at 6:00... using the boat gives me more time to fish...the boat is simply a tool.. just like my waders or Korkers.. I use what best suits my situation... my ONLY advantage is covering more ground and getting a little more time on the water.... and in the end.. that's all I can ask for...
It's an old myth that has lived far too long... 11 of my 15 fish 50lb or better ALL have been taken on or within 2 days of the full moon... that includes a 58lb fish from head of the meadow beach in Trurro in October of '87 and a 54lb fish earlier the same year taken off of the rocks at boars head in new hampshire.. BTW.. both those fish were taken on plugs under a jillion candel power full moon... there's nothing mystical or secret about it... you just need to believe... i believe in results...so, I dont sleep much on a full moon.
this is more information than I've given out in some time.. time for me to stop yapping and get back to work...