High Tide or Low Tide?

What have you found to be the most productive rock cod fishing trip: +/- 2 hours of High Tide or Low Tide? Or does it really matter?
Also, is there a way to foretell if the tide will be strong and thus use heavier jig heads or it will be still and lighter jigs will be fine? Or just go out there with variations of heavy and light jigs to cover all angles?
Thanks.
Danny

As far as high or low, I really don't think it matters as long as the water is moving.  I cannot say I have noticed much of a difference.
As far as tidal movement, check any tide chart and you will see how big the swing is from high to low and that will give you a great indication.

High.
But it seems to slow down whenever there's a slack tide...like when it peaks or bottoms out.

I prefer low tide so I can learn the landscape faster, then I try other times and combinations.

i've had good luck high and low tide, but i agree with sin coast that the bite turns off at slack tide. they just seem to go off the bite, i've found this is the case even in humboldt bay.

i dont think it really matters for rock fish. as long as the tide is moving they seem to bite.

Unlike in the bay, nearshore and nearsurface currents have very little to do with tides and much more to do with longshore drift (wave induced) and the Ekman spiral (wind and coriolis force induced) interacting with regional upwelling and coastal landforms.

Unlike in the bay, nearshore and nearsurface currents have very little to do with tides and much more to do with longshore drift (wave induced) and the Ekman spiral (wind and coriolis force induced) interacting with regional upwelling and coastal landforms.

 them there are sure some fancy words.

Unlike in the bay, nearshore and nearsurface currents have very little to do with tides and much more to do with longshore drift (wave induced) and the Ekman spiral (wind and coriolis force induced) interacting with regional upwelling and coastal landforms.

 them there are sure some fancy words.

I thought I was the only one that got lost in those words. I am sure happy someone is there with me.

Danny

Unlike in the bay, nearshore and nearsurface currents have very little to do with tides and much more to do with longshore drift (wave induced) and the Ekman spiral (wind and coriolis force induced) interacting with regional upwelling and coastal landforms.

That's exactly what I was thinking.

Honestly, THE best time to go out and fish is.........WHENEVER YOU CAN!

Honestly, THE best time to go out and fish is.........WHENEVER YOU CAN!

  AMEN!!!