b'Standing in knee deep water after casting, you need to be observant and if you see plenty of sand dollars (sea biscuits), baby tuatua, flounder or small paddle crabs, then you are in a good spot. All that food hiding out in the shallows means the larger predators will be close by, wanting to come in on the incoming tide to reach this food source.WATCH YOUR MATESWe usually fish down the beach with a few mates and while all part of the fun and social aspect of fishing, it is also interesting as everyone has differentA big moon phase at dawn gives casting abilities.It pays to notice whereyou an ideal time to fish.your mate(s) are casting opposite you, how far out and what baits they are using.Often a mate who hasnt cast far with a fresh tuatua bait, gets the biggest trevally of the day.It means the fish are in feeding much closer than you think, so it is a good idea to drop your cast or cast alongside the area where they caught fish.Again, for baits, if someone is getting more bites or fish on a particular bait then it makes sense to change baits.I typically start out using tuatua and this usually guarantees a trevally or two, and often a good snapper also.Snapper however cant resist fresh trev baits, so I will switch to this and cut small strips,Two rods are better than one! wrap with the elastic cotton, and sendCast one close and the other further out using different baits.back out.It is rare that I catch trevally on trev baits, but it has happened!Fishing with mates is always a laugh andKeep it simple is my motto and mythe bait.I will cast a tuatua bait way out competitive with constant ribbing aboutgo to rig is a trusty ledger rig.Using a(over 100m) as far as I can, then cast the each others fish or lack of them!Butswivel, two lengths of 50-60lb mono orsecond line with fresh trevally or kahawai weultimately all want the fishing crewfluorocarbon leader tied from the swivelabout half the distance out (60m).This to land plenty each and have a good timeand down to a 6/0 recurve hook and acovers your options, and it always surfcasting.It makes me chuckle when4oz or 5oz breakout sinker.The sinkeramazes me how often the closer in bait someone hasnt had a bite in a whileweight depends on the surf conditions, ifgets nailed.and puts their rod in the rod holder tobigger waves or side wind blowing up orSurfcasting still offers good fishing walk over to have a yarn, they start up adown the beach, I opt for the 5oz.This isthrough winter and although the bite conversation only to hear someone yellthen tied to a tapered leader which actstimes are shorter, you can catch some big bro youre on!.Its a sprint back throughas a shock leader with 50lb at the endfish over the colder months.Just dont rushing waves to the bending rod and asyou tie on the swivel, tapering to aboutforget your long-legged 3-4mm wetsuit!FIGZthey lift it out of the holder, the slightest15lb at the other end which I tie to the bit of slack line gives the fish its chance35lb braided main line.A heavier shockFISHING IN GODZONE CLUB and it is gone.Recurve hooks help in thisleader will take the force from your castGo to www.fishingingodzone.co.nz to view instance by keeping fish hooked. and wont break off, while the 50lb lineour handy surfcasting how to video!attached to your hook will handle larger KEEP IT SIMPLEfish like those unwanted sharks or rays so I tie my own surfcasting rigs, Im not a fanthey can be landed and released quickly. of those popular pre-tied ones in tackleOn calm days and when solo fishing, I shops which have too much plastic, clips,like to fish with two surfcasters to test and extra bits to complicate things.Plus,where and what the fish are feeding when you lose them in the surf furtheron.You want to ensure they arent too polluting the beach if you break off on afar apart from each other, so you can stray cast or big stingray.quickly reach the other rod if a fish hits/FISHINGINGODZONE59'