:confused: Newbie questions

[Kyle in Sac]

Best time to hit ocean beaches? I hear lowtide and 2 hours before lowtide...Can someone tell me why you would hunt two hours before low tide or at low tide vs. any other time? I'm assuming to get further out where the good stuff may be as far as low tide but confused on two hours before...
Do you wear waders in the early AM?

Thanks, Kyle

 

[GraveDiggerMax-VaBch-Va]

just think about this a moment

what happens when the tide goes out

what happens when the tide come in and come in with a vengence

at least that is the way it is here on the east coast.

 

[Kyle in Sac]

Well I know what high and low tide is and how the moon causes this and whatever. I guess I'm confused why people go two hours before low tide? They work the water as it moves out? sorry if these are dumb questions.

I'm thinking of hitting the low tide at Santa Cruz again in the early AM and want to get there at the best time. I have a couple spots I want to check as people told me they lost such and such last weekend.
I'm a little scared to get in the water in the middle of the night though.. Is it worth it?

 

[RobRcer]

n/t

 

[rolkat]

Hi Kyle,
When I go to the beach I want to put in as much time as possible at the best time. I figure the best time is when the beach is not crowded. The next best time is when more surface area is available to detect, (I can get out further at low tide but it is such a large beach I need cheat and start a little early). I can get better coverage of the wet sand if I start early. After the tide starts coming in I work the dry sand for a while, before the crowed arrives.

I hope this helps. I stay in the ankel deep water as I am a bit of whoose and can't swim too well.