Tides

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by Back Beach

I would say countless times in my life it’s happened. Sometimes I get the old "you should have been here" calls the next day too. I guess what I'm getting at here is more about efficiency. Having limited time to fish due to a needed level of consciousness by day in order to perform my job causes me to pick and choose. I typically look for favorable conditions in my chosen spots that occur between 1am and 4am. That's my window.Its an energy conserving thing. :

When you've got a young family, fishing efficiently is the only way to survive. Years of fishing efficiently is a hard habit to break. But when your kids are grown and off (sadly sooner than you think possible) efficiency takes a back seat to just getting out there......and just getting out there becomes the primary reward in itself.

[Sea Dangles]

My best night last year the wind was wrong and I said "I don't even know why we are gonna try here tonight."A dozen fish over 35# later I had forgotten about the wrong wind.

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by Sea Dangles

My best night last year the wind was wrong and I said "I don't even know why we are gonna try here tonight."A dozen fish over 35# later I had forgotten about the wrong wind.

It was the right tide though, just like the night we had when the wind was wrong in another place.....

[BassDawg]

Originally Posted by numbskull

When you've got a young family, fishing efficiently is the only way to survive. Years of fishing efficiently is a hard habit to break. But when your kids are grown and off (sadly sooner than you think possible) efficiency takes a back seat to just getting out there......and just getting out there becomes the primary reward in itself.

Well said, numbskull!

AND, right on for my current situation.
Your previous post speaks volumes ~as well~
regarding whether to GO or not to GO!

Oddly enuff, before i *learned* the right tide, to narrow and maximize my Striper Window, i would GO with the mindset of hammering the whole tide and several places as the tide would dictate. it seems we are faced with a veritable "Catch 22", when one must balance the commitment to family, work, and landing THE fish of a Lifetime. the olde damned if you DO, and damned if you DON'T sort of thing.

i really enjoy those three or four times a season that my bride & daughter afford me the unlimited weekend excursions ~mostly around sum "select" New moons, as the TIDES will always be there.
they just seem to be more productive during those times