| The famous cliche "there are many fishes in the | | | | with higher high tides or lower low tides. |
| ocean" is also a note to people who likes fishing | | | | The other phases create the opposite which |
| as a hobby. To take it literally, indeed there are | | | | means slower currents, higher lower tides or |
| many fishes that swim in the ocean but finding | | | | lower high tides. So which is better? The former |
| and catching them is another thing. | | | | phase is better for fishing. |
| The vastness of the ocean and the importance | | | | To catch more fish it will be a must for you to |
| of tides are two major factors that should be | | | | understand the tides and currents. There is more |
| considered if you are going to be serious in | | | | to just casting your baits out in the ocean. It will |
| making fishing as your hobby. | | | | be best if you take some time (especially at low |
| Some people mistake tide for current. Tide is the | | | | tide) to study the movement of the water and |
| water's vertical movement while current is its | | | | the movement of the fish. |
| horizontal movement. These two movements are | | | | The faster is the movement of the water, the |
| caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and | | | | bigger your chances are in rewarding yourself |
| moon. One must take note though that since the | | | | with catching many fishes. To simply understand |
| moon is closer to earth then the pulling effect is | | | | it, the rule of thumb is that fishes are easily |
| greater than the sun and therefore we should be | | | | caught when they are actively feeding. So what |
| aware of the moon's different phases. | | | | triggers this action? Observe the current. If the |
| What are the different phases of the moon and | | | | current is fast, fishes aggressively feed and this |
| its corresponding effect to the bodies of water? | | | | will be your cue to lower down your bait and |
| The full or new moon gives of a faster current | | | | hook them up. |