Best Moon Phase for Tuna

[kenner21]

I have a friend that will be making the 2009 schedule for a Tuna charter boat. He'd like to consider as many varibles as possible when making the schedule and we'd like to find out your thoughts on which moon phase is the very best for long range trips out of freeport.

Thanks
nate

[Snagged]

no or new moon

[kenner21]

That was my line of thinking, less rotary current for day fishing and plus drawing the flyers to the floaters for night time fishing. How far on either side of the new moon would be considered "prime"

thanks
nate

[Muddskipper]

A 1/4 to no moon has always worked best for me......

But if the seas are flat, just get out there....something will bite

[gimmedeal]

Check the phase for the July 3-6 trip. Oh yeah!

Fred

[kenner21]

I'd love to be on that Trip..

[Uncle Russ]

I have heard so many different formula for what is best. But if new moon is best, then Fred is correct in saying "Oh yeah." New moon on the 3'rd to waxing crescent on the 6'th. I did see that the folks who run the Shogun (San Diego?) thinks that tuna come to the surface more during the new moon.

Russ

[ALW]

I fish the new moon trips. They are always good.

[Mitchw123456]

I was told by a Venice capt when I booked that when the moon is full the tuna will still bite, it is just a midday bite.

[Uncle Russ]

I was just talking to the new captain of the Big E (not sure what he said his name was as I am a little hard of hearing--make that damned near deaf-) I had called him to make sure that the footprint of the POS milk crate was acceptable for the upper deck, and while I had him on the phone, I asked what he thought the best moon phase for tuna was--while realizing he probably would not want to bad-mouth any particular time. But he said he had been running trips with Captain Frank for a long time and sometimes you caught fish during any moon phase and sometimes you didn't.

Russ