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Originally Posted by jimmy z
I don't think the new moon has the "pull" that the full has. I believe this pull affects how the fish react and feed.
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It probably has more to do with the moon's distance from the earth (apogee and perigee) than where it is in relation to the sun. Two objects pulling in the same direction (new moon), or two objects pulling 180 degrees apart (full moon)--which pulls harder on the ocean surface? Seems to me that on a common sense basis, the new moon should have a stronger pull, all else being equal. But given that the moon's distance from the earth can vary by tens of thousands of miles during its orbit, I'd say the answer is that some months the full moon tides run harder, and some months the new moon tides run harder
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