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Them snapper can be as gentle on the bite as a big ole brown trout taking a fly ,they just come into ya bait & have a chew & you wouldn't know they're there. Wrap some cotton round it a few times...

I can't hold onto 2 x 16' surf rods at the same time but if you'd like to try 1 of my rig's it may solve the problem mate?

Time Out: Maybe its back to basics time dude, fish change of light am/pm .Try the old moari way ,2hrs each side of high tide or an hr each side of low.The traditional feeding peeks ,forget about bite...

Snapper might have finally come inshore ,picked up 4 this morning 2@ 3kg & a couple smaller but still nice pannies .
Been slow turning up but hopefully they'll hang around for a while now

I'm told its a gut worm stingray ,when the host fish dies the worm eats its way out because it needs to find a new host.
They not fussy about how the escape they just eat their way out ,through the...

Yep ,thats a wee mullet but its cool those & herring make good baits for big snapper ,scale & then steak them.Even the heads are good bait.

No vodo rituals or any other form of hocus pokus bull shit required . Couple of good hits last night fishing off the sand ....

Is this the same fish I catch round here that I refer to as blue Hake ? Think of similar genus ,1st cousin perhaps.
Hake / Gem fish being probably the best of all smoking fish .High in oil content...

Nice people but aren't all coasters . I quite liked the Red Lion myself .

Will drop in post no way to work.Nice part of the country you live in R93.
Spent 6 weeks at Kokotahi a few years ago March /April ,that area is awesome .

Piper works fine on Kahawai ,get 2 baits out of each but I gave up on pillies & a variety of other shit a long time ago.
Found bonito although soft & needed to be tied on with a few wraps of cotton...

R93 put those frigin pilchards threw the Berly mincer & get some Bonito ,your catch rate will increase heaps