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SOLUNAR TABLES FEBRUARY-MARCH 2017 FEB. Date 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Day Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 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. February-MarCH 2017 I FLWFISHING.COM 15