b'A lazy drift at spot 6 with a softbait turned up this pannie.retrieving in the shallower water outif the bright colours arent scoring. the most attention. I dont cast of the flow of the main current is aThe tidal flow changes directionthe lures but instead, just drift and good strategy and way to cover thesubtly and as the tide drops startkeep the lures on the bottom. As water. There is often overnighteryour drift further away from theis often the case, you will get a hit boats parked in and around theserocks. Try starting at 8m and thenon one rod three seconds before bays, but the fish will often stillslowly moving out to 11-12m. Theyou get a hit on the other rod when be present if the bait is nearby. eddy that forms 100-200m from theyou get into the strike zone. Strike point will still produce fish howeverboth (one with each hand) if you are 06 RAKINO CHANNEL you will start to figure out wherefishing solo and then play one to This is a good area to drift fishthe strike zone is after a few drifts.the boat before retrieving the other. on the outgoing tide. Often protectedThe fishing isnt necessarily fast andHopefully, both will stay attached.from strong westerly winds it can befurious but if your striking skills areThe islands of the Inner Gulf a very pleasant spot to fish. This issharp you can pick up a few decenthave reefy structure in places an area where the lure fisher can outfish here and help fill the bin. that arent always marked on fish the bait fisher, especially withKingfish cruise past here so doingthe map so a little exploring and softbaits. Bright colours are worthsome drifts with a stick bait rod isexperimentation can pay dividends. trying when you first start fishingalways worth a go. I will usually haveThis is a wonderful time of year here, especially something orange.a softbait and a micro jig out onto get out on the water so make Blue and silver is worth switching toanother rod to see what is drawingthe opportunity when you can. /FISHINGINGODZONE27'