SOLUNAR TABLES
FEBRUARY-MARCH 2017
FEB.
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10
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16
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Day
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Sun
Mon
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Sun
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Tue
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Sun
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Thu
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AM
PM
Minor Major Minor
Major
8:25
9:20
10:15
11:15
--:--
12:40
1:30
2:25
3:20
4:10
5:05
5:50
6:40
7:30
8:20
9:10
10:00
10:45
11:25
--:--
12:40
1:15
2:10
3:00
3:45
4:30
5:20
6:15
2:15
3:10
4:05
5:05
5:55
6:45
7:40
8:35
9:30
10:20
11:10
--:--
12:30
1:20
2:10
3:00
3:50
4:35
5:15
6:00
6:45
7:30
8:15
9:05
9:50
10:40
11:35
12:05
8:55
9:50
10:45
11:50
12:05
12:55
1:50
2:45
3:40
4:30
5:20
6:15
7:10
8:00
8:50
9:35
10:25
11:15
11:55
12:10
12:55
1:40
2:25
3:15
4:00
4:50
5:45
6:45
2:40
3:35
4:30
5:30
6:25
7:15
8:10
9:05
9:55
10:50
11:35
12:00
12:55
1:45
2:35
3:20
4:10
5:00
5:40
6:25
7:10
7:55
8:45
9:30
10:15
11:05
--:--
12:30
Moon
Phases
MAR.
Date Day
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Wed
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EASTERN
STANDARD
TIME
-20
CENTRAL
STANDARD
TIME
MOUNTAIN
STANDARD
TIME
PACIFIC
STANDARD
TIME
encouragement of friends such as
Forrest and Nina Wood, who provided
prizes for the early tournaments in the
form of clothing and fishing tackle.
“It sounds like you have a great
thing going. Maybe someday it will be
much more common to have a fishing
team as well as football, basketball,
soccer, etc.,” wrote a prescient Jimmy
Houston in a letter to Lutz dated Nov.
25, 1987.
In 1995, the first Big Ten Classic
was held, pitting several conference
school fishing teams against each
other. In fits and starts, collegiate fish-
ing grew from that Indiana nucleus
until today when more than 700
schools actively participate.
Except for being there at the begin-
ning, Lutz wasn’t around to see the
growth. In the mid-1990s, he had to
put fishing aside to look after his ailing
parents. After his parents died in 1996,
he returned to teaching grade school
and junior high school in Illinois and
even served as a basketball coach.
The years went by, and Lutz and the
IU Bass Fishing Club parted company.
From 1996 through 2012, he was out
of touch with the Hoosier collegians.
Student anglers kept it going, however,
and in 2012 Lutz attended a college
tournament at Lake Shelbyville where a
friend was running a boat for one of
the teams. Four kids from IU were
there, and Lutz made it a point to say
hello to them at the weigh-in. They told
him they had heard of him, but didn’t
know what had become of him since he
left. The casual conversation rekindled
Lutz’s interest, and he invited himself to
a club meeting where he discussed the
birth of the Indiana University Bass
Fishing Club.
From then until now, Lutz has
resumed his place as one of the team’s
biggest boosters, and he shows up at
various tournaments occasionally to
cheer on the Hoosiers.
“As far as college fishing in general, I
think that it proves that sometimes
ideas take on a life of their own with
just a little prodding,” says Lutz, who
retired from teaching in 2006. “That’s
what happened with college fishing,
and I’m glad that I played a role in it. It’s
something that everybody involved can
take pride in.”
And none more so than Lutz, who
formulated his idea of college fishing
while driving home from a tournament
long ago, and then made it happen.
AM
PM
Minor Major Minor
Major
7:10
8:05
9:00
9:55
11:00
11:50
12:25
1:20
2:15
3:00
3:50
4:30
5:15
6:10
6:50
7:40
8:30
9:20
10:05
11:00
11: 40
12:10
1:00
1:45
2:30
3:15
4:05
4:55
5:40
6:45
7:40
1:00
1:55
2:50
3:45
4:50
5:45
6:35
7:30
8:20
9:10
9:55
10:35
11:25
--:--
12:40
1:30
2:20
3:10
3:55
4:50
5:30
6:15
7:05
7:50
8:35
9:25
10:10
11:00
--:--
12:30
1:35
7:40
8:35
9:40
10:30
11:35
--:--
12:45
1:40
2:30
3:20
4:05
4:45
5:35
6:30
7:20
8:00
8:55
9:45
10:35
11:25
--:--
12:25
1:15
2:00
2:45
3:35
4:20
5:10
6:15
7:15
8:20
1:25
2:20
3:20
4:15
5:20
6:15
7:05
8:00
8:45
9:35
10:15
11:00
11:55
12:15
1:05
1:45
2:40
3:30
4:20
5:10
5:55
6:45
7:30
8:15
9:00
9:50
10:40
11:25
12:00
1:00
2:05
Moon
Phases
SOLUNAR TABLES ® are designed to forecast the daily active feeding periods of fish. They are formulated from the
position of the earth in relation to the sun and moon.
The major periods last for approximately 2 to 3 1/2 hours, and the minor periods last for approximately 3/4 to 1
1/2 hours. To determine the start of major and minor times for your area, find the bold time-zone rule on the map. If
you are located in the area left of the time-zone rule, add the number (in minutes) at the top to the corresponding
time on the chart. If you are located in the area right of the time-zone rule, subtract the number (in minutes) at the
bottom from the corresponding time on the chart. Add one hour to all times during daylight saving time.
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