Ever gone fishing on an "off tide" - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

striprman · 03-18-2004, 04:14 PM

and end up catching a big one?

BigFish · 03-18-2004, 04:32 PM

Yes and No!

LinesidesontheFly · 03-18-2004, 05:54 PM

Yes, and I was rewarded quite well. Dead low tide, 9:00 a.m., Sept. 10th. 2003. Caught a 35", 38", and a 41" Striper.

Jenn · 03-18-2004, 06:42 PM

stupid question but what do you mean by "off"?????

striprman · 03-18-2004, 06:56 PM

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Originally posted by Jenn
stupid question but what do you mean by "off"?????

A tide that you normally don't fish

at the beach, low tide
or high tide at 12:00 noon

Jenn · 03-18-2004, 07:00 PM

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A tide that you normally don't fish

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at the beach, low tide

12 noon I can see ....but other than that I dont believe in an "OFF TIDE!!!!"

quick decision · 03-19-2004, 09:18 AM

I've caught many big fish on an off tide. I fish a lot of rivers around the south shore of Boston. Sometimes its easier to find fish in less water. One time last summer I was walking to one of my favorite spots and there was a gentleman leaving. "Been here for 4 hours and not one bite." I had just got out of work and just wanted to wet a line. After half an hour, just before slack tide I caught a 10 pounder. After I released it I relized I left my knife in my truck. So I baited some pogie on a hook and tossed it out into a deep pool in front of me. I ran back to my truck to get my knife and when I returned my rod was gone. To my right I could here my drag sizzing away and I just caught a glipse of my rod being dragged into the water. I Jumped into the river after it and grabbed it. I only had about 15 yards of line left. After 20 minutes of battle I finaly got this fish 20 feet from me. There was an old dock to my left and some of the pilings that still stook out of the water. The fish headed right into them and wrapped herself around one of the poles. Stalemate. For the rest of the season I double checked everytime I went fishing to make sure I didn't leave anything behind. What ever the tide was.

Skitterpop · 03-19-2004, 09:37 AM

Stripers are like us....you never know when we might head to the fridge for a snack.

I`ve seen some huge bass feeding in shallow water with bright sun and warm waters with bathers and kids splashing around.

Once I was chunking through the night with a few keepers....then a bright sun rose and it was low tide and I banged 5 more keepers all over 30 inches in a back bay area.

So............... just go fishing when you can.

bassmaster · 03-19-2004, 10:12 AM

I went fishing on the off tide, But I turned the switch on

Skitterpop · 03-19-2004, 10:19 AM

beamie · 03-19-2004, 10:55 AM

Some of my biggish fish have been taken on the off tide in bright sunny daylight.

The fish have to go somewhere and usually it is tooooo far away.

Don't look at the tide when you have time to fish, just go.

You can't catch fish sit'tin on the sofa watching the tide chart.

Jon

redlite · 03-19-2004, 02:34 PM

When you fish sundown to sunup, tide don't matter.

Jenn · 03-19-2004, 02:45 PM

deep thought...so if so many are getting big fish on "off tides" how does this make it a true off tide????? if an off tide is considered a bad time to fish?????

heck I fish when I can. true there are certain times of the day (or night ) and certain stages of the tideI PREFER but if its not that time or tide I dont let that stop me!