b"BERLEY BRINGS BITE ONWith several good snapper landedThe berley started doing the trick, Tony and Grant released plenty more. the fish were on the bite as they say. Jarv was fishing a three-hook flasher rig and I was slow jigging, but it soon became apparent the fish weren't interested in jigs so I switched to a flasher rig as well and Jarv picked up his Benda-2 as he could see how much fun I was having on my lightweight rod.The fish started to get bigger and bigger, we had a couple of nice ten pounders on board. As well as a few fat pannies. We kept about 6-7 fish and threw twice as many back which were unharmed and healthy to release. We could have easily caught our limit of 20 snapper, but there was no need.Jarv muttered quietly while playing a good fish, This is a bit bigger, which is not like him to say anything so it must have been a good fish.Sure enough after a bit tug of war between the angler and fish, a beauty snapper was netted which went 77cm after measuring.After a few pics we tried to put it back but it was done coming up from that depth on lighter gear, so we humanely dispatched it to take home.The guys called in to Mr.Along with the snapper we caught Grumpy's for takeaway aftertrevally, gurnard, kahawai, coutta (top a good trip out in Mr. Happy.bait), mackerel and a small blue shark.With the change of tide, the swell The hardtop was a blessing forto anchor and see what happened.dropped and sitting on the back of a this and then we were out, weAs Jarv went about setting up hiswave the trip back in was uneventful. called up Muzza again and letdirty old flasher rig on an old boatWe called Muzza up once more him know we made it safely androd and cutting up baits. I excitedlybefore he fell asleep to let him know his reply was, Don't be too lateput a 120gm orange slow jig on mywe were safely inside the channel.boys as Ill be asleep on the couchnew pink coloured Benda-2 slowAfter washing the boat down, at 8.30!Roger that Muzza. jigging set and dropped it down,filleting the fish and packing it Heading out we examined theit quickly hit the bottom as thereaway we went to the Manawatu chart plotter and there was a bitwas literally no tide running at all. Hotel for a quiet beer and reflected of a lump on the 40m contour,After no time I felt the familiaron a momentous day. We faced straight out from the river mouthhit of a small snapper on my jigour fears and came out the other which coincided where theand proceeded to reel it in but forside as fortune really does favour muddy brown water stopped andsome reason it came off. I lookedthe bold.On the way back we became beautiful blue water. over to see Jarv had one on as well.stopped at Mr Grumpy's takeaway On arrival at the mark, we stoppedThis looked good so we anchoredand grabbed a top gourmet burger. the boat to watch the drift andand deployed the berley pot withMr Happy visits Mr Grumpy, now there was none, so we decided notMurphy's Brew dry berley. that's a photo opportunity! /FISHINGINGODZONE15"