b'DESTINATIONThe team enjoyed the Far North catch up to fish, remember Iain and make new fishing memories together.The wind was making it too choppy,fruitless. While fishing we had seen amore shelter from the wind.and we soon went into cast softbaitsmessage from team Cloud 9 that ScottHere we switched to lighter lures and into the wash around the islands for ahad landed a solid 78cm fish and wassoftbaits as we drifted from 10m out moocher to no avail.While fishing therenow leading for the trophy.This got usto 20m and caught a steady supply of we saw a huge splash from a kingfishkeen to up the game, so we headed backgood pan sized fish for the table, but we and tried lures, but this too provedto fish off Puwheke Beach which offeredcouldnt get onto the bigger fish.It was nearing 4pm for the fishing cut off as we pulled the pin to head back in.Arriving back at the beach in front of the Reef Lodge the other teams greeted us, all eager to see if we had scored a fish bigger than Scotts 78cm snapper, and he was relieved to hear we hadnt.Scotty was the winner of Iains trophy for a second time, tying with myself as a double winner and it was only fitting that he won it, after struggling to catch fish on Friday but learning how to fish lures better he managed to up his fishing on game day.Rangiputa is a top destination and we all agreed we would return in 2023 to catchup, fish and remember our old mate Iain McCahon.FIGZFOR ACCOMMODATION CONTACTScott Bibby with Iains memorialReef Lodge Motel, Rangiputa Beach, Far trophy who is tied with MattNorth. E: reeflodgemotel@mail.com Hewetson as a double winner. P: 09 408 7100 www.reeflodgemotel.co.nz60FISHING IN GODZONE JAN/FEB 2023'