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Old 08-02-2018, 08:14 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by jbl_91762 View Post
Nice post!! Each time I've gone out there current kept pulling me out of the zone. I do like that area fishing even in the marina. Damn that party boat was loaded!
Time your trips around the slack tides. Currents are generated by tidal movement. During times of high and low tides the current switches direction most of the time. This provides about an hour of slack current/tide.

This would solve your staying on the spot issue, but your second issue is fish like to feed when the current is ripping. IMO this is because bigger fish have an advantage over smaller fish in strong currents, also because the current moves food across the reef/structure. Additionally I feel that current runs more water through the fishes gills which oxygenates their blood giving them more energy.

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