Why is no current important?

[Patudo]

Hey guys,

I was reading something Sportsman mentioned in the other thread and it got me thinking:

If you can rig and hook a fish, hire a Captain. You'll get your chances when you've got a man that can stay on top of a bait mark during the bite. One that will find that water with no current and good temp/color/edge.

I'd just like to ask all of you involved with the eastern sea board billfishery why no current is a positive factor for billfishing. I remember reading similar comments from NC Captains in the past. Is it because the fish and baitfish use these areas to get out of the prevailing current or ??? It interests me because in my local area the presence of current is viewed as a major positive factor but then neither do we have anything like the strong current flows of the gulf stream.

Really appreciate your thoughts/observations/comments

Best regards
patudo

[N2theBlue]

i think it has to do with a lot of the time we are looking for eddies off the gulfstream, especially in NC. Such eddies will have a lot less current than the stream itself, and contain that blended water that is so desirable.