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 ? moon phases and catfish
#5800301
02/03/11 06:53 PM
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Greasy Skillet
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new moon, full moon or somewhere in between - which is best? Or have you noticed any difference?
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Re: ? moon phases and catfish
[Re: Greasy Skillet]
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02/03/11 06:57 PM
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DEERSTRANGLER�
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Nope. I fish days and a lot of nights. It really bears no importance in freshwater. Just go!
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Re: ? moon phases and catfish
[Re: DEERSTRANGLER�]
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02/03/11 07:00 PM
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James Tucker
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The fuller the better for night fishing. But that helps me see the stumps in Limestone 
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Re: ? moon phases and catfish
[Re: DEERSTRANGLER�]
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02/03/11 07:12 PM
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Greasy Skillet
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Nope. I fish days and a lot of nights. It really bears no importance in freshwater. Just go! I dont ever let it stop me from going. Just wondering if anyone else has noticed they do a little better on some phases, or if its coincidental. I just started keeping a log, so I dont really have enough info to prove a pattern.
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Re: ? moon phases and catfish
[Re: Greasy Skillet]
#5800550
02/03/11 07:39 PM
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young cat
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i have had my best nights when it is cloudy
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Re: ? moon phases and catfish
[Re: young cat]
#5800683
02/03/11 08:03 PM
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heycods
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I dont fish Full moon, especially in warmer months, Gar and turtles give me fits then,
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Re: ? moon phases and catfish
[Re: Greasy Skillet]
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02/03/11 10:27 PM
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DEERSTRANGLER�
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Nope. I fish days and a lot of nights. It really bears no importance in freshwater. Just go! I dont ever let it stop me from going. Just wondering if anyone else has noticed they do a little better on some phases, or if its coincidental. I just started keeping a log, so I dont really have enough info to prove a pattern. I believe if you find the bait the fish are sure to follow. I know usually night fishing for me means skinny water with a couple live baits swimming under a balloon.
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Re: ? moon phases and catfish
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#5802036
02/04/11 01:34 AM
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King_Fisher
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I fish on days when I can go fishing. And only on nights when it's dark.
Seriously, what Deerstrangler said - just get out there and fish whenever you can.
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Re: ? moon phases and catfish
[Re: King_Fisher]
#5802265
02/04/11 02:26 AM
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trophy_chaser
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Never noticed a difference. I've had the gar tear up my live-bait with a new moon, too, so there's that. I like cloudy nights cuz a bright moon keeps me awake. 
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Re: ? moon phases and catfish
[Re: trophy_chaser]
#5802301
02/04/11 02:35 AM
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young cat
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Re: ? moon phases and catfish
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#5802320
02/04/11 02:39 AM
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tgravley aka lewisvillecatfish
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sometimes it seems like with a full or new moon the bite will start later in the morning
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Re: ? moon phases and catfish
[Re: tgravley aka lewisvillecatfish]
#5803271
02/04/11 12:28 PM
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Catfish Lynn
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James,
Yes, this is true as to full moon or near it:
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But that helps me see the stumps in Limestone
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As to me, I don't have as good of catches in or near full moon. However, Ron noted something on his Crappie fishing & nearer new moon as to best results, that got me to thinking. Over the years, it seems the Yellows have hit better on nights on set lines in super dark nights, all the way back to that Spring Break of 1980 running with Newt (one of my YellowCat teachers).
Also I have noticed that the Gator Gars will run just ahead of the Yellows on YC days (nights) on my catfish calendar.
Lynn
aka "Catfish"
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