b'The best softbaits to use are large 7 Zmans as thebefore the city traffic builds in the morning.Launching at Shelly Beach water is murky and stirred up with sand, so theyrequires a 4x4 vehicle and rope or strop need a good profile to stand out in the depths below.Castas it gets muddy around low tide, so best to launch half tide or higher.The trip them well ahead of the boats drift and keep a watch ondown to the Graveyard in the boat takes your line at all times, it can be difficult to know when youabout an hour in good conditions.Only consider going with light winds and low have hit the bottom as the drift is so fast.swell under 1.5m is best, as the turbulent waters are like a washing machine when Most of the snapper are caught fromThe best times of year to fish thethe current hits swell or wind chop.15-30m of water and along in front ofGraveyard for snapper on softbaits isIt is an amazing snapper fishery and the lighthouse off the white sandy beach. from late spring to April.The fish havesoftbaiting at the Graveyard is worth the You will be far away from the treacherousmoved in off the coast to feed on thetrip, you will experience an epic Godzone bar which you will see further outabundant mussels and you will also catchadventure.You might even hook your heaving with swell and waves breaking inplenty of trevally, kahawai, and goodtrophy snapper here or see one of the distance, a place you want to avoid. kingfish when softbaiting here. the other famous residents which are It is also why you should only ventureTowing a boat from central Aucklandcommonly encountered in the Kaipara, a there in a good seaworthy boat (over 5m)to Shelly Beach, past Helensville onlywhite pointer.Oh yeah, did I say it pays with a reliable motor. takes around an hour if you leave earlynot to swim in the Kaipara? FIGZ /FISHINGINGODZONE75'