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    Quote Originally Posted by MB View Post
    Mainly fish in sandy estuaries in Northland with light gear (15lb braid/leader). Started off with ultralight gear (6lb braid/leader), but kept getting busted off by trevally and kingfish. I've been catching trevally and kahawai on 3 inch Zman paddletails with a straight retrieve. Snapper with 4 inch Gulp jerkshads or microjigs bounced off the bottom. I also target parore with tiny softbaits worked really slowly. Other fish that put in an appearance are spotties and a stargazer.





    Hi MB

    What weight jig heads are u using casting off the beach?


    Cheers AMac

 

 

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