| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 261.1 | Gee, don't they explain it anywhere? | SPARKL::JOHNHC | | Tue Feb 23 1993 16:21 | 5 |
| I would read it as meaning basically the same thing as "upstream" and
"downstream." The hitch with saltwater is that sometimes the current is
moving in a direction different from the tide. (Yes, it *does* happen
that way in some places under certain conditions, though I have yet to
hear of a boater who believes it. Maybe anglers are aware of it, too?)
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| 261.2 | My Guess-tah-met | ISLNDS::LANDRY_D | | Tue Feb 23 1993 16:33 | 14 |
| re:-1
Bring's back memories. I haven't heard "upstream" or "downstream"
for a Ka-Zillion years. I heard it mostly on freshwater stream
fishing and was used for casting with or against the H20 flow?
I haven't been doing much freshwater fishing.
My guess anyway.
As for Saltwater tide vs current my limited expierence being mostly
in the Merrimack is that the current is always trying to head out
to sea but when the tide is incoming it will create some
interesting conflicts expicially at the mouth between the
two jetties. The ocean usually wins. ;-)
-< Tuna Tail >-
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| 261.3 | It *DOES* happen | 11SRUS::LUCIA | TUNA! | Wed Feb 24 1993 14:30 | 11 |
| RE:.1
JohnHC (and others):
A prime example is when tuna fishing. The balloons which hold the lines "down
current" would indicate that the current is flowing towards the balloons. Now
throw some chunks into the water and watch them go 90� (pick some angle) away
from the lines. I've watched chunks go away from the boat as they sink and then
suddenly start coming back towards the boat 20-30' down.
Tim
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| 261.4 | | WAHOO::LEVESQUE | Spontaneous Combustion | Thu Feb 25 1993 07:27 | 7 |
| It is quite possible (and a fairly regular occurrence in some locales)
to have opposing currents at different depths. In other words, you can have
a surface current going one way and a deep current moving 180� opposite.
This is frequently a result of wind and tide working in opposition, though
it can also arise due to the interaction of tide and structure.
It can be a bitch when tuna fishing. :-)
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| 261.5 | I've experienced this myself | DEMING::MATTSON | | Thu Feb 25 1993 11:45 | 8 |
| It even happens to us Bass fisherman. I was fishing close to a dam
area on the CT river, the wind was blowing the boat and surface current
in one direction and the lure went in the opposite direction once it
got down about 15-20ft. Apparently their was an underwater generator
outlet close to that area that was putting out a constant flow of water,
although you couldn't tell by the direction of the surface current.
Madd Matt
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