b'PRE-TIED RIGSAnother good approach before getting on the beach is to spend time at home pre-tying ledger rigs so they save time, and you have the baits out in the water as long as possible to entice fish.The bite time is often less than an hour around the key tides, so you dont want to be wasting time rigging up the surfcasters.I tie my ledger rigs using Black Magic 60lb Pink Leader, with 6/0 KLT hooks and swivels.This line weight is good for holding when casting and for dragging in heavy rays, while the KLT hooks have excellent hooking ability when fish pick up the baits without the need to strike.Once you tie a few ledger rigs up, put them into small plastic bags to keep ready in the tackle A nice snapper hits the beach on thebox if you bust off when casting, Kilwell Powerplay which is a top NZusually the most common way made rod for serious surfcasters. you lose your sinker and rig.Experimenting with smaller 4 softbaits and using a foam float to help lift the lure to move in the surf can pay off. /FISHINGINGODZONE13'