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Post by mississipi on Jul 26, 2014 20:54:23 GMT -5
Back during that super full moon a couple of weeks ago we put out a light around 1 am. We had alewives all around us but they would not concentrate around the light. We tried a different light but it did not help. we tried to get in a dark cove that had trees blocking the moon but that did not help either. We wound up catching a few but very tough. Went last week to same spot, put out a light, waited 10 min and caught 100 or so with one cast. We wondered if the green lights would have helped.
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Post by mwardncsu on Jul 26, 2014 20:59:59 GMT -5
Full moons do seem to scatter the bait - I've always assumed its from overall light levels being higher and keeping the food ecosystem from setting up in as concentrated a way. When you were in the "shade" cove, perhaps there was still an increased level of ambient light from the moon? Not that you can control it, but when there is a full moon I will try and catch bait before the moon gets overhead to lessen the chance of it scattering the bait.
That said - maybe there are also some other "full moon" effects going on....
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Post by Pete D. on Aug 12, 2014 15:51:54 GMT -5
I dont mind catching bait in a full moon, but I do it a little differently. I (and many others) have noticed the bite to be much later in the day, so now a days I will sleep in, get to the lake after sun up, spend a few hours finding bait with side imaging, and by that time normally the bite is back on. Other thing you can do is leave the lanterns at home and just scout around points and bridges/docks until you find em schooled up. I like puttering around (and sometimes a good WOT cruise) in a full moon!
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