Best plug on a full moon? - Page 2 - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

chris L · 03-04-2008, 02:22 PM

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oh I thought you meant when Im mooned or mooning . UB moons !

numbskull · 03-04-2008, 04:07 PM

Usually I struggle plugging under a bright moon, but I did have one decent night this past summer fishing a topwater plug (surf howdy) over fish feeding on krill.

Tagger · 03-04-2008, 05:52 PM

I also struggle fishing a full moon ,,, A couple of years ago I had an every cast night on a blue/white needle with the big arse moon right in front of me .. Hadn't happened before or since ..

onecastmike2003 · 03-04-2008, 06:06 PM

fish dont bite on the full moon... before or after.... that when the %$%$%$%$ happens.. ask bill lol

StriperSniper · 03-04-2008, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OffTheHook13

No, there is nothing WRONG with it. But I really don't believe that it makes a huge difference either way.

This is from personal experience.

Everyone also says that Togging on a moon tide is NO GOOD.

I had my BEST day Blackfishing on the day of the full moon.

Anything can happen.

hyefisherman2 · 03-04-2008, 10:25 PM

any white plug that you would fish at night...

Striperhound · 03-05-2008, 07:08 AM

cant beat live eels on a full moon, second runner up would be a needle with an eel skin over it

justfishin · 03-07-2008, 08:46 AM

I have caught some fish over the years on the full moon, but generally the fishing on the Cape, is far better closer to the new moon. The fish here always seem difficult to catch when the moon is BRIGHT. This does not seem to be the case on a full moon with heavy cloud cover if you find fish. Anything in white, yellow,pink, or variations of these such as wonderbread or chicken scratch will do, and eels are always a good choice, regardless of moon phase.

piemma · 03-07-2008, 10:16 AM

Completely outside the box. July full moon, dead low tide, 2:00 AM.
Black jointed Danny (my own). Finally dropped the fish after she straightened a 3/0 3X treble and bent the lip all to hell.

You never know.

MikeToole · 03-07-2008, 12:38 PM

Never really put much stock in the opinion that fishing on the full moon isn't as good as during the new moon. Just like changing tides and wind, you may need to fish in different places than you would on a new moon. Maybe the shallow calm areas won't be as good. Rivers and breachways with deeper moving water have produced well on the full moon for me. The full moon will develop shadow areas that will produce and if the water is rough then it doesn't really seem to matter. The bigger flood tides in marshes open up new areas for the fish to work. On the brightest of nights I've seen hundreds of fish in shallow water grubing for worms on flats that are not normally covered. Just need to find these area.

chris L · 03-07-2008, 02:12 PM

I fish when ever I can get too . If the moon is full then I am going to cast eels , white jig , a swimmer or a needlefish . I dont believe anything about it being to bright . find shadows and fish them . or not . the fish are out there and I am going to fish for them . I may not catch them but I am going to fish them . can I get an ahem brother smith AHEM

jimmy z · 03-09-2008, 07:49 AM

One of my first plugs on any night will be a darter. If I hook up with the darter, the darter stays on. Just keep trying. Some say yellow, I've heard that for many years. But if ya wanna know if there are bass where you're casting, use an eel. You'll know for sure.

Steve K · 03-09-2008, 08:28 AM

I too have done much better during the new moon than the full moon. The worst nights for me are the full moon combined with a flat sea. I go with light colored plugs - white or yellow during the full moon like a habs needle or a bm atom jr.

shadow · 03-09-2008, 09:27 AM

I'll take the darkest of nights over a full moon any time,however I don't rule out full moons.I will fish whenever I can and make the best out of the condtions.when fishing full moons I will only fish eels,seen pencils work on bright nights too. one time last fall they took bass for my partner at night that wouldn't even take the eels.I remember two good fish that I took on full moons at low tide with no surf one was 28# I pulled out of a rock pile in 3' of water after a long night of nothing fishing a strong rip.The other came from the same place diffrent spot same thing fished the rocks and moving water all night for nothing walking out I made a cast on the sandy flat beach at low water could see down the whole beach.got a 26# fish.sometimes we know to much.