In this instance we caught bait off the sand flats then fished them further out in the channel where some of the surface activity had been, with no success.
Arh Hah...You need to "match the hatch"....
Bait fish on the sand flats is going to catch fish on the sand flats....
If there was feeding activity in the channel...then they were feeding on something....If there was a lot of surface activity, then maybe the "hatch" was air borne?? Or at very least what ever they were feeding on was at the surface and your live bait was caught on the sand flats !!
I understand your question and it is a very good question. As I have already said, yes, it has happened to me. Each time it has happened I have been able to put it down to either location or not "matching the hatch". The easy part is matching the hatch...the location is the hard part !!
So, yes I believe the solunar theory works and yes, I believe that the times given on Fishing Reminder are accurate....You just have to match the hatch, find the location, bring a few mates and Fishing Reminder will do the rest...and you just might catch some fish
itsaboat mate...Life is just a boat and then ya marry one !