b'FeatureBrian Snooks plays a good fish in the Kaipara shallows while straylining fresh baits on a running rig.You also need to ensure you arelocation hoping the fish will findresistance and value for money.setting up your boats positionit is minimising your chances. If you are fishing in deeper water or in the right location, i.e. be fussywhere the current sweeps your bait with the boat lining up with a reefySTRAYLINE RIG far out the back, add a small ball sinker drop off or where there is lots ofMy favourite rig is simply using myto your rig. If you can find them, the undulating terrain with kelp, rocks,mainline tied in a double and thentiny ball sinkers the size of a pea are pinnacles and a solid reef systema 10-20kg leader tied to the loopparticularly good for adding weight holding cover and food. You thenwith an Albright knot. I prefer not tobut not looking too conspicuous.want to set the berley at the rightuse swivels but try and let the baitWinter fishing is often about finesse depth. The right depth is where thesink as naturally as possible. Hooksso changing down to 6kg mainline berley trail and your baits will bemust be sharp so dont use rustyand 10kg leader is my go-to rig but I intersecting near the bottom. Foror slightly used hooks. You may nothave sometimes gone down to 6kg example, if you are fishing in 10m ofget as many chances in winter tofluorocarbon leader to see if it has water and the current is noticeablehook a decent fish, so you mustinfluence and sometimes it does you will want to put your berleymake every strike count. Some ofso keep an open mind. It is easy to about halfway down and drop thethe sharpest hooks on the marketthink the fish arent there because bait beside the boat so the bait willare the Black Magic DX hooks. Theythe fishing is slow but sometimes drop on the bottom as the berleyare clinically sharp and their hookits a matter of getting them to bite does. The fish will follow the berleyup rate is good. I would also rate thewith more berley in the water and so fishing your bait in a differentBlack Magic Tough Trace for abrasionlighter gear to fool them into striking.34FISHING IN GODZONE MAGAZINE'