Thread: techniques

Originally Posted by MightyBoosh

As you know Spud, I fish from a jetski (and previously from a kayak). Bait fishing from these small vessels is just not pleasant. As you say, I'd rather not catch than resort to bait, but we're lucky, "not catching" rarely happens in our part of the world. I've done a few head-to-heads with bait fishing buddies and always come out on top. Northland snapper just love those artificials, maybe it's something to do with higher water temperatures? Fishing for 2 hours this morning, 6 legal snapper caught, 4 kept. 5 on microjigs, 1 on softbait.

There is certainly some difference between north and south fish and there preferences, I have given artificials a pretty good bash and the ONLY snapper I have ever caught on one(120grm fanky) was in nearly 100m of water of the top of Durvil island so nearly the north island
There are a few people down here who use them exclusively but very few indeed.
Here at least I find anything be it jig soft bait or just a bit of rag will catch a blue cod or kahawai when they are on the bite,gurnard also like softys and slow jigs, barracuda will take anything you throw at them but I have not heard of anyone out-catching bait yet unless chasing kings.
Im looking forward to next weekend and maybe @Shearer will show us southys how good the artificial are.