b'Feature Black Magic DX hooks are some of the sharpest on the market and can up your catch rate.WINTER STORMS If you are fishing in shallow waterbefore you start fooling the fish.One of the best times to fish is(2-5m) with little current, then tryingCatching fresh Jack mackerel after a storm. Getting in close to ato get the berley and your baitsusing the fillets can be worth the rocky shoreline where it is milky andfurther away from the boat can paytrouble or a fresh piece of kahawai. green with a fair amount of debrisoff. It may even be worth tying aIf pilchards arent flavour of the day, in the water can be a real winnerfloat or buoy to the berley bag andthen switching to skipjack tuna that as snapper (and big ones) will oftenletting it drift away from the boathas a higher oil and blood content hunt in the skinny water lookingbefore casting your bait near themay be the secret. Dont expect for food that has been dislodgedfloating feast of fishy goodness.6-month-old freezer burnt pilchards after the heavy swell. OnshoreA big part of fishing is thinkingto work, invest in something juicier. swell is better than offshoreoutside the square to solve theI can also recommend Hellers swell as it pounds harder into theproblem of fishless hours. If youprecooked sausages. I know it shore and dislodges more food.are in a place with fishy factors likesounds unusual, but they really Stay away from sources ofkelp, reef, current and baitfish itscan work miracles so if you get freshwater pouring into the sealikely there are fish in the vicinity,desperate, buy a pack at the like rivers and harbours andand you need to put your brain tosupermarket. They dont stay concentrate on the stretcheswork to get them to bite. It mayon the hook long, but they can of coast that have lots of rockytake a few trips and trying differentcure the fish of lock jaw when bottom in shallow water. baits or lighter line (go down to 4kg)they start to ignore your bait.36FISHING IN GODZONE MAGAZINE'