I keep a log from one of the smaller lakes I fish. Once I think I can pattern the fish the lake changes. Every year it has been inconsistent to say the least. Moon phase from what I can tell only affects the spawn. I have caught some better fish around the full moon but not enough to say it was because of the moon phase. Typically I find more in water temp, time of day and wind conditions on most lakes. Once you have that figured out then you can eliminate a lot of things. Then again they are bass and they can change at a moments notice. I just need to learn how to read the conditions faster. I guess that is where the 10,000 hours comes in :-)