What do you value most?

[JLH]

I fish whenever I get the chance but will make an extra effort to fish it what seem like ideal conditions. I use a log and memory of past trips to try to determine which areas might be productive based on the conditions on any given night. Generally I’m looking first at wind direction, then surf conditions and finally tide. Surf conditions are big for me for #1 safety and #2 where am I going to find white water.

[TianaBeachDude]

In my area, tide charts are a must. I will fish regardless of the tide, but I will pick my spot based on it as some of my spots produce on the in and some on the out.

[Pete F.]

Since it is never, well almost never, a spur of the moment decision for me to go fishing. I do base it on a couple of factors. The moon, I'd just as soon it was hiding as much as possible. If it is a full moon I would rather the weather be cloudy and rainy than F and C. I have been known to bag it if there is a fullmoon and perfect vacation weather.

[Slipknot]

I fish when I can but first on the list has to be moving water for me. There are other times where slack is good like sunrise in the canal as it turns east, but for the most part I like moving water, bass are opportunistic and lazy and wait in the current for the food to come to them most of the time.

Can I go with you next time you think it will suck?

[leo33]

granted tides,wind, and time mean allot but i think time on the water far out weighs anything else.

[maddmatt]

from the beach...night,moon tides,wind