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Reply With Quoteyep for sure stay home next full moon ....i would much rather have all the early REALLY big crappie that come ashore all to myselfOriginally Posted by gone fission
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I go when I have time, but I won’t stay home because the solunar tables say it isn’t going to be any good.I’ve blown holes in that a bunch of times. However, when I’m fishing and the tables say it’s a better feed, I do some better. It’s worth adding to your bag of tricks.
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yep for sure stay home next full moon ....i would much rather have all the early REALLY big crappie that come ashore all to myself
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Crappie Wall Hanger II
IMHO, watching the barometric pressure is much more effective than the solunar tables when it comes to fishing.
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I fish when I can without planning around the tables. I do believe there is some validity to them though. Many times in the past when I've had fish seemingly turn on for awhile and then quit biting I've gone back and compared the time to what the solunar tables predicted and more often than not there was pretty close alignment. Of course I've also had a few day where the fish bite all through the day and many more days where they didn't seem to bite at all during any time of the day
Slabmaster II
I take a look at the tables before go fishing or hunting. I do not plan my trip around the tables. The tables do work and earth creatures are more active during lunar periods.
A good book on the subject is: Moon UP Moon Down. The book points out how the gravitational pull of the moon effects the earths creatures including Man.
Keeper
I invest zero stock in the Lunar tables. So many times i have debunked the theory...lotsa fish on poor days and few fish on excellent days. Someone said it above...barometric pressure. The amount of fish I have caught before is extremely consistent with the barometric pressure. Not the moon.
Also...I only fish on the weekends.
Minnow
Here in Central Florida, I've tried soooo many times to follow the S-table and I've been sorely disappointed. Tons of wasted time. The fish just don't read it. Too many factors can ruin it. For example, wind.... Florida fish get too spooky (where I fish). A light breeze is fine. Seeds, bugs fall into the water and they will get excited to feed. 15 mph winds and they don't seem to be appreciative of the extra sound.
However for salt water fishing, it's more accurate than not. But I've gone out in the middle of days when things were supposed to be insane and came up empty handed. I find it to be a of most benefit when the calendar tells me that it's going to be insane before 9am. It's almost always spot on then.
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I gave up on using it. Now I just go fish'in when I can cuz it's good fer ya!
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Minnow
The only weather that affects my fishing is lightning and wind over 15 mph. The boat can take it but I can’t!
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Minnow
I have followed the Sol/Lunar forecasts for a good 5 years - pretty much with no luck. I don't let it dictate when I go fishing. Each trip I take I record the "best fishing times", which is a 2 hour window and their predicted 1, 2, 3 or 4 star day in my fishing log. I watch the time while I am fishing and make a mental note of when the bulk of the catches (if any) were happening, before, during or after that 2 hour window. There were 4 star days where I was completely skunked and 1 star days that were some of the best I have ever had. There were times when the catches didn't start until it was in that "best bite" 2 hour window. In short - I find it interesting which is why I record it but I don't follow it.
The only exception I can make to this is full moon and new moon, give or take a couple days before and after it. Some fish seem to bite more, some start their runs out of the bays to the ocean. Moon phase dictates a lot of my saltwater trips be it fishing or crabbing. I don't notice it as much in freshwater.
This is the one I use: Best Fishing Times for January 2021 | Fishingreminder
