Showed my ignorance, didnt I !!! :doh:
Post should have read.....
As the tide where I fish in the Bristol Channel is so strong, the fish move with it in search of their food. The high water period in the upper channel lasts for only a brief spell (a few minutes or so) after which the fish turn around and head back towards there low water holding ground (well they wouldnt waste energy swimming against that strength of tide)
The fishing does kind of switch off for a short while, which fits in nicely with Prof Ts theory of the lack of scent trail with no water movement (in the muddy waters here scent trail is vitally important)
And the period of inactivity at high Im sure has nothing to do with stranded fish, where that came from I have no idea!
But here is my excuse, and i'm sticking to it...........!
It didn't help that the whole while I was trying to reply to the post, the missus was banging on about the finer details of a holiday she'd booked for us, which i'd heard before and was ever so bored of. Trouble was she was asking questions 'what do you think?' etc. which required answers, and all the while i'm trying to gather my thoughts for the post. Needless to say the post suffered, and so did the relationship with the wife. Talking to her often makes me fell like a fish out of water (stranded fish perhaps?)
I AM NOT MULTI TASKING, I AM A BLOKE!
Mickey Mouse + Bristol channel Goofy x tide strength / cod = argument + confused post
Best regards all, Nick (i think)