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Saltwater Offshore Discussion
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So, how far behind/ahead are the tides at the shelf than, say, Ft. Johnson, for example? Thanks.

The first rule of fight club is…

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Originally posted by Warbler

So, how far behind/ahead are the tides at the shelf than, say, Ft. Johnson, for example? Thanks.

The first rule of fight club is…

Just find the tide station closest to the mouth of the charleston jetties for the most accurate offshore tide predictions. In MI I use the Mile Marker.

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Does tide really effect it 70 miles in the ocean?

Very much so, just like it does inshore. The way the current moves over structure influences where the fish will be and how they are feeding. And offshore is a lot like inshore, in that the slack tide periods usually have a slow bite, and the turn of the tide either way will pick it up.

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So, how far behind/ahead are the tides at the shelf than, say, Ft. Johnson, for example? Thanks

My experience is mostly off the Savannah-Hilton Head area, but the tides 30 miles offshore there usually lead the jetty report by about an hour. An hour earlier than predicted.

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Originally posted by scdiver

Solunar table. We have caught them all hours of the day.

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Me too. I’m a firm believer. They aren’t 100%, but they are usually pretty close. I’ve caught wahoo at noon and midnight both. See my avatar, that’s a noon wahoo.

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Also, your sea surface temps are much lower the first few hours of daylight which makes a big difference in the summer - it can easily go up from 79-80 degrees at 6AM to 85-86 degrees at 1PM. Other than billfish, I think most non-pelagics like the cooler water and will be closer to the surface and less fussy about what they’ll chase with the cooler temps - at 85 degrees in open sea in July, they will hang a lot deeper and your spread has to really look good to get them to come and hit a bait trolled on the surface - usually if I get lines out at daylight, I’m through trolling at 1PM and headed back doing bottom-drops on the way.

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Thank again for your replies Guys. I’ll put lipstick on the Ballyhoo later in the day =) Maybe that will bring the Bulls Out =)