What a good day it was today. flat calm no wind.
BUT BIG spring TIDES. I dont like them , there is very little movement and the fish are scattered . Or not bothered .
My view fish will go in a hurry when tide is running as this is when food comes bye, they will hang behind shelter in gutters , chanells and reefs, and wait for there meal to come to them.
they dont go out too mutch to roam .
they have to work twice as hard,

even if you set up a burly trail with the BIG tides burly will just sink almost straight down. and not drift in a long stream.
Now this is the case in B/bay.

If the water was clearer I would have gone for a snorkle.

That seems arse up Steve, I just don't get it, do I?

Looking at my tide thingy todays tide was sorta small???

OK picture this your at a big function and theres a smorgasbor with food allover the funtion room and its a melow big crowd [ tide ] yourjust chating away and picking every now and then . you dont have to rush cus the food isn't going anywhere .

Now your at school and lunch time bell rings every onerushes to the canteen to get there lunch cos you only have a short time to get what you can eat before the tuck shop closes [small quick tide ] and you have to go back to class [ tide stopping and you have to get back to cover]

you know where you are the meal will come by near you and first in best served . hence the more agro aproach . apposed to a heard mosseing around and dont care as mutch.

Fast tides bettere bites slow tides less bites

U use only the best bait on those big tides steve and i have used many different types and have found over the years that the expanding baits the best all round type.

Fast tides, slow tides, a cycle takes 24 hrs + 50 minutes no matter what you're smoking.

1.6-8mtr tides flow very slow 1-1.2-3 are farst .

only smoke on the 1.8

That just doesn't make sense to me Steve, you'd think with a big tide there would be more water to move and consequently a faster flow to move that extra water in the same time period.
I just don't get it, do I?

them big tides are a lot more water but at a slow pace. and take longer .
if tide says 12 am high tide it will be about 2 . its not an even cicle . when moon is getting full theres more or less gravatational pull and when it starts to die back down [moon] the tides get smaller and faster.
next time you know a big spring tide is up and it says high at 12 go down and have a look it will be still rising and the water level will be mutch higher .

sound weird to you but trust me thats what hapens

Just had a look & the tides were nice & small today

http://www.tidetime.com.au/tidetimes/local...20Dolls%20Point

Last week was a different story near 2 meter in the AM high BUT very reasonable in the PM high that's one of the reasons I dont like getting out there till after lunch

I think I might give you the flick for fishing tips Steve, you don't even know if it's a big tide or a small tide.
When you sneak a smoke does your head spin?

Do you like big tides or small tides Jumpy and more importantly why???

STEVE I WAS OUT THERE 29TH DID VERY WELL HAVE TO USE REAL BAIT MATE NOT THOSE PLASTICS FISH ARNT THAT DUMB OR ARE THEY ???? READ MY THREAD FISHING BOTANY BAY ..CHEERS

You had good tides the other day Dave

Around a 1.2 in the Arvo around 1 pm out of curiosity what time did the fish start biting ???

caught first about 11am but the rerat about 12noon till 3 pm had a great day was not many boats out easy in and out was very happy about result but i go all day so i catch one tide eaither way in or out ....cheers