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Fishing conditions research
Deep dives into the primary research behind Bitespan's bite-scoring model -- what's actually been measured, not just repeated.
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Does Barometric Pressure Really Affect the Bite?
"Fish bite best right before a storm" is the most repeated line in fishing folklore. We went back to the primary literature behind Bitespan's own bite-scoring model -- lab feeding trials, a field movement study, and a controlled whole-lake angling experiment -- to see what's actually been measured. It's messier, and more interesting, than the folklore.
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Fishing a Cold Front: Why the Bite Dies and How to Beat It
"The bite dies after a cold front" is angling gospel. We went back to the same primary studies behind Bitespan's own pressure model to separate what a falling-then-rising barometer actually does to fish from everything else a cold front drags in with it -- the temperature drop, the wind shift, the bluebird sky.
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Does the Full Moon Affect Fishing? What Solunar Data Actually Says
"Fish the full moon" is repeated as confidently as any pressure-front folklore, but it's actually two different claims tangled together -- moon PHASE and solunar PERIOD timing. We separated them, checked what Bitespan's own solunar math and bite-scoring model actually support, and were honest about where the evidence runs thin.
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