Planning a trip. When as well as why.

[Cheech]

Just curious what others do and take into account when planning a trip out.

As an example, this Saturday sees sunset around 5.00pm, tide change aroung 6.00pm, and then a solunar peak at around 7.45pm as well as being in the middle of a rated "good" period.

From what I have picked up, that should mean that if I what my best chance of catching a fish I should be at spotx at about 4.00pm till about 9.00pm as every positive fishing trigger flows directly into each other.

Apart from the answer of "just get out there when I can" which I do as well anyway, do people take much of this seriously and with previous success to make it a serious consideration.

Cheech

[Jeremy]

All depends on which fish you are talking about. In my opinion, for snapper light change, tide change then solunar peak. For flathead tide times, then light change. For gamefishes I think it is tide changes then solunar peak.

Cheers,

Jeremy

[bidkev]

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Apart from the answer of "just get out there when I can" which I do as well anyway, do people take much of this seriously and with previous success to make it a serious consideration.

Cheech

If the water's wet, then I just get out there :-)

If I can catch something decent when the tide/moon/weather is all against me, then that's a bonus and I can say, "yah, boo, sucks.....up yours"!

cheers

kev