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Post by reelbargains on Jan 4, 2007 19:18:39 GMT
Just been looking at the moon thingy at the bottom of the home page - I think in ye olde language waxing means the moon getting bigger/brighter and waning means the opposite.
By way of passing on something I've noticed, I have found that the few days leading up to a full moon are more productive than the few days after, despite the moon being effectively the same size/brightness.
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Post by slippery on Jan 4, 2007 19:20:23 GMT
Just been looking at the moon thingy at the bottom of the home page - I think in ye olde language waxing means the moon getting bigger/brighter and waning means the opposite. By way of passing on something I've noticed, I have found that the few days leading up to a full moon are more productive than the few days after, despite the moon being effectively the same size/brightness. yes for sure, rising springs always out fish falling springs and any tides with a big jump in height say a 4.0m in the morn and a 4.3m at night I have found fish(on the bigger tide). |
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Post by RichardB on Jan 4, 2007 20:51:00 GMT
Agree 100 % with that. Only I found that out by the 'empirical method' i.e. the hard way lol !
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Post by reelbargains on Jan 5, 2007 0:14:42 GMT
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Post by dean macey on Jan 5, 2007 0:34:31 GMT
sorry slippery for my flipant post i seriously believe it is all a bit in the mind.if the moon was so important why is it only fish it affects,we as humans or animals still eat and drink just the same during a full moon as does every other animal why should it affect fish only.i also think the catch more fish during a spring tide is also flawed as more anglers tend to go meaning more chat aboat good catches.
also a full moons gravitational pull is the same during the day does it affect day time catches as well.
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Post by squideyebarnes on Jan 5, 2007 0:57:47 GMT
Well with building tides as the tide gets stronger more food becomes available thus more fish feeding as they drop less comes available so feeding drops of,That is why it fishes better aparently.Also the light from the moon affects shore fishing as fish are spooked,The main thing is unlike freshwater is the movement of water more movement and distance travelled by sent trail which can only attract more fish.Bass love big tides and go out on the banks and gorge on bait fish,in neaps they know the banks have not got enough tide to feed and the wise old beasts take the easy route.in tight broken ground and just cruise taking the easy option feeding on anything about i.e small wrasse pout rockling crab pollack.All my big Bass were taken on no more than a 4.4 and I used to be upset if I didn't have at least 1 double per trip  |
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Post by dean macey on Jan 5, 2007 1:01:39 GMT
i would like one double in my life.
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Post by squideyebarnes on Jan 5, 2007 1:09:40 GMT
yer they really go in shallow water on a float and 20lb braid,the only way to catch them other than free lining.It is just like freshwater fishing with me bait pult and bucket of chum  in 10 feet of water. |
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Post by dean macey on Jan 5, 2007 1:11:22 GMT
can you tie a groundbait bag to a wall for them
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Post by squideyebarnes on Jan 5, 2007 1:24:01 GMT
no fishing below a 400 fot cliff 30 yards out in a small boat[12 foot]as it is not possible to get there on foot, the big ones even check your tackle out befre they take amazing to see.It is only the free bait that that loosens there gaurd.they know when you groundbait and if you chuck your hook bait with the ground bait works real well,I groundbait every 15 mins and if you chuck your hookbait at same time acounts for 80% of bites
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Post by Pete B on Jan 7, 2007 16:05:42 GMT
One convincing experiment was when Dr. Frank A. Brown, a biologist
at Northwestern University, had some live oysters flown to his lab near
Chicago.Oysters open their shells with each high tide, and Dr. Brown
wanted to see if this was due to the change in ocean levels or to a force
from the moon itself. He put them in water and removed them from all
sunlight. For the first week they continued to open their shells with the
high tides from their ocean home. But by the second week, they had
adjusted their shell-openings to when the moon was directly overhead
or underfoot in Chicago.
Interesting!, just shows how much of a factor moonphases could be. We all base our session around tide times but how many catches come at insignificant times?
Ive been looking through some moon phases archives & comparing them to catch times, the timings match to an unbeleivable rate - makes you think!
& yes, maybe I have had too much time on my hands this weekend ;D
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Post by dean macey on Jan 7, 2007 16:29:22 GMT
we have had two very good sessions around the fillmoon this weekend so we will keep watching.
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Post by Pete B on Jan 7, 2007 16:38:04 GMT
Yeh, the way I see it is that successfull angling comes by putting as many factors to your favour, right bait, right conditions, right tide et etc etc. I dont think you should baffle yourself with info but the more factors you can get right the better the results should be. Moonphases could be a bigger factor than some of the others we've already got our heads round.
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Post by dean macey on Jan 7, 2007 16:49:25 GMT
i am going to try and make sure i do a trip during every full moon this year and see the results
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Post by dean macey on Jan 7, 2007 17:26:59 GMT
we are going monday so yhe moon is getting smaller so we will see.
i am going to watch it this year.the moon on the forum helps out a lot.
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in 10 feet of water.