b'Rod builder Graeme casts his softbait into white water around a rocky outcrop.softbaits to sizes 5 or under.Fishand we could see a lot of birdsoff.A good fish took line and after look to conserve energy in colderworking with fish schools up ona quick fight on the Lanza Slipknot water and will feed on smallerthe surface to the south of the7ft rod and I had a fat 55cm fish food sources like little crabs, babymain island and around the smallerthat we kept for the family.shellfish, or small scraps of food.So,islands.We headed over to find aWe headed around the small islands casting smaller softbaits and workinglot of kahawai bust ups and goodand started to fish around Slipper and them slowly back to the boat tofish sign on the Lowrance.Driftingpicked up a couple more pannies for entice a strike is your best option. through we hooked a few panniesthe bin but after making a lot of casts, We also like to keep our boat noiseand kahawai, but with so muchit was slow fishing.Often you will down as much as possible, so refrainbaitfish we knew there wouldmake dozens of casts before you get from starting the outboard often andbe bigger predators present. strikes so be prepared to put in the try drifting through an area for asWe decided to change tactics andwork, remember you are hunting for long as possible using the wind andwith the sun rising, went closer tofish and mix up your softbait colours current.Once you have worked anan island to cast into the shadowsbetween anglers to see if one gets area over and either scored a couplecreated from the steep island. more interest over the other.As the of fish or with no interest, move on toCasting into the darker water withJerk Rockmelon was getting most the next part of coastline to repeat. an orange-coloured Rapala Crushof the action, Graeme was changing Arriving out near Slipper IslandCity, Jerk Rockmelon softbait paidhis lure colours and sizes up. /FISHINGINGODZONE13'