b'FeatureLook for bait schools over the structure where the mussels are located which the snapper are feeding on.We were using 1oz and 1.5oz TT jig heads with 7 softbaits, as the larger lures are best with their bigger profile to help stand out better and we were testing the new Rapala Crush City Jerk softbaits.We started to fish as the currentWe changed up colours of the79cm.We tried to release it, but soon picked up on the incoming tide,softbaits to see if that helped, Brianit was done, so we kept it and later and it was a bit slow with a lack ofwent with a New Penny 7 and soonwhen back in it was weighed and bites over the first half an hour, buthooked up to a big fish that tookit went 19.6lb and a PB for Brian.once we located the mussel rocks,a lot of line.I kept my line up andAfter this fish the conditions were we landed a few fat pannies for thefilmed the fight, it takes a while tosloppy with wind picking up against bin.The current here is fast, goingbring big snapper up in only 25- tide and made it hard to fish, We from 5-6knots when it is really racing30m of water as they really useboth busted off on the foul, so in or out around half tide.So, youthe current to their advantage. we headed back around into the will be moving a lot back to theAfter 10-minutes I netted acalm of the harbour to troll lures spots you marked on the sounderstonker of a fish that must befor kingfish and then return to fish when you either got fish or strikes. close to 20lb, and it measuredthe afternoon outgoing tide.16FISHING IN GODZONE MAGAZINE'