Mr. Swimbait.

I too find myself too busy to focus on the moon's influence on my fishing. If the moon's full on a Sat. or Sunday, what am I gonna do,not go fish? I haven't really been to into it to make it easy.

I do remember reading some extensive studies by Doug Hannon. I'm sure you and everyone else in the forum knows who he is. If not, he's got a PhD in fisheries biology, and spends a lot of time hunting giant bass in Florida and that area. He's been doing it for about 20 or 30 years...

He's got a book called Big Bass Magic or something like that. An entire chapter is dedicated to the moons influence on big bass, and he has all sorts of records to back it up.

He concludes that undoubtably the moon has influenced when large bass have been caught. He goes back to almanacs and gets moon info from all the biggest catches in history. I've got a copy of the book at home and will read it and try to post a more sensible message.

Bottom line is that this guy believes the moon is a major factor. Ever see a Hannon dial? Anyway, you scare me with your big fish mentality. Good thinkin' boss!