Deep Sea Fishing: Knowing Your Tides

August 11, 2011 by Erwin · Leave a Comment

It can sound weird but a comprehensive knowledge on tides and their effect on your deep sea fishing area can actually pay big dividends.
In fact, it is considered to be one key to being successful in the realm of deep sea fishing, by the experts.
A lot of fishing guides and deep sea fishing charter boat captains know this secret.
They even make close studies on currents, tides, and how they would affect fishing on their areas.

The Unknown Secret

However, sad to say, that a lot of informal deep sea anglers actually pay very little attention to such important details.
In fact, some anglers don’t pay attention at all! And then they would wonder how come
the other guy catches all the fish and they don’t.
Nevertheless, there are still those who realize that somehow tides can affect their deep sea fishing. However, they do not know exactly how and why this happens.

These anglers usually waste their precious hours trolling, casting and sinker bouncing even when the tide is not right.
However, the deep sea angler who knows his tides could pick in advanced the most
favourable fishing periods and concentrate on his efforts during those times.
This simply means you can have less of those wasted days and get more fish on
your deep sea fishing trips.

Getting Started

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You don’t have to delve into tide’s science here, except to point out that tides are due to the
gravitational forces that are brought about the sun and moon. Since the moon is nearer earth, it has greater influence with tides than the sun.

Types Of Tides

Deep Sea Fishing Tides

Every time the tide is up, water would move towards land, which is also known as “flood tide”.
On occasions that tides drop, moving its way back to sea, is called “ebb tide”.
The period in which it doesn’t move either way is termed as the “slack tide”.
It usually takes a period of 6 hours for it to rise, and 6 to get low.
For every 24 hours these tides occur 50 minutes later than the last, approximately.

Variations

They also vary in regards to the degrees that they drop or rise.
The highest tides occur when the sun and moon are situated on Earth’s same side, creating a direct line.
Such kind of tide is called “spring tide”, which occur during new-moon and full-moon
periods.

During these times, both low and high tides are higher than their usual state. However, during the last and first quarter phases of the moon, tides don’t fall or rise or fall that much.
This is called as “neap tides”.

Which Is Which

So which of theses tides are helpful and which are not? To start off, most experts believe that moving tides or currents are most of the time more productive than having no currents or tides.
Thus, a “slack” tide would rarely produce good catch.

Using The Tides At The Right Time

You can take advantage of tides even more by knowing when to go.
The period in which an incoming tide starts is considered to be one of the productive
periods for deep sea fishing, especially if you are targeting for gamesters like bluefish, striped bass, channel bass, and weakfish.

During the periods of slack water, the small bait fishes tend to scatter, and having a lack of strong currents they are able to swim faster and escape their predators

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However, when tides start moving, such small bait fishes are at the strong rips and current’s mercy.
Thus, they are easier to catch and find by stripers and other kinds of game fish.
When an outgoing tide starts is yet another good time do fish, simply for the same logic.
In general, the popular change of tide, whether it be low or high, is actually the best
time to do your deep sea fishing.

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What Is Sport Fishing

March 28, 2009 by Erwin · Leave a Comment

Most people think of fishing in three different categories. There is commercial fishing which is done for profit. There is recreational fishing which is done for fun. Another form of recreational fishing that is done both for fun and competitiveness is known as sport fishing.

The methods of sport fishing will vary depending on where the fishing is being done at. It also will include the type of fish that the angler is looking to get. Sport fishing is usually done with a hook, line, and rod and reel as opposed to nets or other fishing resources.

The most targeted fish in sport fishing include tuna, marlon, sailfish, mackerel, shark, and tarpon. Sport fishermen almost always keep their catch for a couple of various reasons.

Trophy fishing is a common reason people choose sports fishing. They will bring the fish to shore and kill them so they can be weighed or turned in the trophy fish. Depending on where the fishing is done they might also be eaten by the people who catch them.

There are many areas where guides are available to take ordinary people out on a sport fishing expedition. This is common for people on vacation in exotic locations such as Cancun Mexico. You can have a great day out in the ocean and possibly catch a trophy fish to remember it by.

As you get hooked on the sport many people choose to do take sport fishing to another level. They will target some of the best locations all around the world and plan vacations around these trips!

Summary: Most people think of fishing in three different categories. There is commercial fishing which is done for profit. There is recreational fishing which is done for fun. Another form of recreational fishing that is done both for fun and competitiveness is known as sport fishing.

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