b'Feature Kingfish love piper, but it can be tricky to keep them alive. Shorter shanked hooks placed in the anal fin can be a good strategy.My favourite rig for targeting mackerel, koheru, and piper is to use a short 30cm leader of 6lb mono attached to a small swivel and then a small size 12 or 14 Black Magic trout hook.I would recommend learning tolivies as they are hardier than otherattract mackerel. My favourite rig bridle rig a kahawai with circlevarieties of live bait. They can befor targeting mackerel, koheru, hooks although it is easier to justfound in schools so when you findand piper is to use a short 30cm use a non-circle hook. A largerthem in the mood, they are easy toleader of 6lb mono attached to a non-circle hook will easily catchcatch in a brief time and then yousmall swivel and then a small size in the throat of the kingfish andcan focus on catching the big boys. 12 or 14 Black Magic trout hook.when you are using an adult sizedJig flies (sabikis) that come inTrout hooks have thin sharp kahawai, undersized kingfish (rats)a string of 4 - 7 flies/hooks arepoints and seem to penetrate wont be able to scoff your bait. popular for targeting Jack mackereltheir mouths so much more especially in open water. The jigeasily than the small saltwater CATCHING LIVIES flies are effective, but they alsohooks on the market today. The Sometimes the hardest part oftangle easily and catch fingers anddownside is that they also rust targeting kingfish with live baits isclothing also equally quickly. I findquickly from saltwater use unless trying to catch the live baits. Jacksometimes berleying up in shallowyou add some vegetable oil to mackerel and koheru are excellentkelpy areas around reefs will quicklythe packet of used hooks.24FISHING IN GODZONE MAGAZINE'