Daytime surf fishing for large......why bother?

[striprman]

If the tide and current are optimal (good current/rip,bait present,birds) during daylight hours, there's a good chance something will be feeding. Or, maybe a rogue or wayward fish or 3 might be there.
The tide brings the fish and takes the fish, day and night.

[BigFish]

Why climb the mountain? Because it is there....same for fishing!

[Diggin Jiggin]

I rarely fish into the daylight hours. I only have a few spots that fish consistantly well and I don't want to give them up by fishing into the daylight hours so I'm gone from those spots at first light, even if there's still fish..

I do think the first few hours of daylight can fish as well as the night, but I think it takes certain situation where maybe you have an outflow or a rip or whitewater or a dropoff to deepwater that will hold an occasional fish. My biggest fish of the year so far was a solo fish that hit a popper around 7am.

It also seems like all the blitzes you hear about occur during the daytime, when fish are able to really isolate and hammer a school of baitfish.

[GonnaCatchABig1]

i even actually bothered to try. but many times i have been swimming in about 4ft of water, have something catch my attention, and realize it's a school of 30+ inch stripers. i had fish as big as almost 4ft brush up against my leg. my first thought is always "where the heck are these when i have a rod handy?" i might get out and try it this year though.

[Rockport24]

I just think your chances are better at night. Sure, there are situations when you can catch monsters during the day, especially at a place like say, the canal with all that deep water, but I just think overall night time is the right time

[likwid]

Originally Posted by Rockport24

I just think your chances are better at night. Sure, there are situations when you can catch monsters during the day, especially at a place like say, the canal with all that deep water, but I just think overall night time is the right time

Its a crap shoot.
Just as many big fish have been caught during the day as at night.

The canal isn't exclusive to big daytime fish.
Its not surprising to see big big keepers up on the flats feeding during the day.
Same with the boulders in random places.
They hold fish day AND night.