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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2015 19:57:59 GMT -5
Hiya all. Got the day off Wed July 1st. I see at approx 3:17am high tide to 7:12am low tide there is no movement? Any advice? What's better to target and what's the best tactic with no moving water?
Or should I spend the day at the east coast?
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Post by thenewguy87 on Jun 29, 2015 17:12:48 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2015 19:37:36 GMT -5
That is an awesome site but I use the Manatee point like this board uses. Everyone talks about the moving tide and the obvious movement of "food" toward the pilings. But if the water is relatively still, are there other tactics to use to entice a bite? Will there be baitfish to Sabiki up or are they not present? This is what I'm getting after by creating this thread. D |
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Post by thenewguy87 on Jun 29, 2015 20:59:35 GMT -5
That is an awesome site but I use the Manatee point like this board uses. Everyone talks about the moving tide and the obvious movement of "food" toward the pilings. But if the water is relatively still, are there other tactics to use to entice a bite? Will there be baitfish to Sabiki up or are they not present? This is what I'm getting after by creating this thread. D Im no expert by any means but I have noticed that the bite tends to slow during slack tides. It doesent mean you cannot catch anything but in my experience thing slow down then. Slack tide shouldent last more then an hour or two though especially during a full moon tide this week. I did notice that the tide was pretty flat in the time frame you mentioned but it will probable start moving just slowly at first. Also in my opinion the tides are a blend of Mullet Key Channel and Redfish Point (manatee river) as the SSP is pretty much in between those two places. Also don't expect the charts to be accurate down to the minute or even hour. Sometimes the tides come earlier or later then the tide charts lead you to believe but it should be relatively close. With all that said I doubt the tide will be completely slacked all night. There should be bait fish around even during slack just not as thick although at nite they wont be as thick anyway. You can lure them in by shining lights in the water. I would also assume sight fishing (using jigs, lures and big chunks of bait that fish can see) would be better as the smell of the bait is not as effective when the water isn't moving. Again I am no expert and am still learning myself but thats just my take. By the way you can change locations on that site as well. Heres redfish point (manatee river) www.tides4fishing.com/us/florida-gulf-coast/redfish-point-manatee-river |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2015 7:44:10 GMT -5
Interesting take on the sight fishing. No water to move the scent around per se.
I use the Manatee Point tide because that's what's used here. I should check Mullet Key as well. But if the tide starts moving around 7am or so I guess that'll be good because I won't be overnight fishing.
My other option is to surf fish in Brevard County. Skyway is further and costly with fees and tolls but the only way to gain experience there is to be there. Wish I lived closer though...
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Post by thenewguy87 on Jun 30, 2015 13:23:01 GMT -5
Interesting take on the sight fishing. No water to move the scent around per se. I use the Manatee Point tide because that's what's used here. I should check Mullet Key as well. But if the tide starts moving around 7am or so I guess that'll be good because I won't be overnight fishing. My other option is to surf fish in Brevard County. Skyway is further and costly with fees and tolls but the only way to gain experience there is to be there. Wish I lived closer though... D Oh you must live very far away yah that sucks. I only like like 20-30 minutes from the South Skyway Pier myself. Well where ever you decide to go good luck and I hope you catch some keepers. Give us a report when you get back! |
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