b'The Beer Run softbait wasour Kiwi piper (or saury). and channels.It was around proving a favourite and wasThe have a slender profile andmidday when we moved to inhaled by this hungry fish. a body impregnated withthe southern end of the island, salt to ensure better castingand I said to Scott lets go into distances and neutrala quiet bay where no other buoyancy during the retrieve. boats are and see if we can DarterZ have a soft,find a few more fish for dinner segmented body thatusing the new DarterZ.offers an enticing action toI took the RIB right in close fish as you work them backto about 7m and we saw a lot to the boat or when they fallof bait sign on the sounder, to the bottom on the drop. Iwe drifted slowly out into also like the solid, forkeddeeper 12-14m of the bay and tail which look good.Theyworked our softbaits around of course are made fromthe boat.Scott was using a durable ElaZtech as all Z-MansSmoky Shad out the back, and and are up for the punishmentI was casting forward with the from numerous strikes fromBeer Run.those hungry fish! I was soon hit by a nice fish We headed out on a couplewhich put up a better fight of early winter trips withand landed a nice 2.5kg fish.DarterZ to test them outSoon Scott also had a big hit on the local fish populationand run as he battled a bigger in Tauranga and off Kawaufish, which I soon netted, and Island.Available in six colours:it went around 3kg.We had Beer Run, Sexy Mullet, Shiner,finally found the fish and it Smelt, Smoky Shad and Purplewas nearly 12:30pm!I started Death.Some of those namesthe boat up and went wide of and colours will be familiarthe drift so not to disturb the to Kiwi anglers such as Sexyfish, and quietly repositioned Mullet and Shiner, but thethe RIB for a second drift.new colours of Beer Run andAgain, as we drifted into Purple Death will instantlydeeper water we got nailed stand out. and landed fish in the 2-4kg I was quite taken by Beerrange.We did one last drift Run, I wonder why?The cooland now with ten fat fish in name aside, it does have athe bin for our families, we great light brown colour withwere contented fishermen.plenty of bling.It was my firstThe DarterZ had produced the choice and upon casting it outfish when it had been a tough it was duly hit by a good fishday of fishing.Interestingly, that pulled a bit of line andthe snapper were full of put up a fight.A nice trevallytiny crabs and shellfish they was soon boated, and thewere feeding on hard on Beer Run proceeded to catchthe bottom.snapper and kahawai thatDarterZ are another good morning.It was proving to beZ-Man that will be in our popular with many species. tackle bags when we head out, On the next outing in lateBeer Run and Smoky Shad are May off the back of Kawaufirm favourites for now, but Island with writer Scottwe will have to of course try Cushman, the day after thethe other colours it just means super blood moon and themore fishing trips on the cards.fishing was noticeably quiet.We had been on the waterDARTERZ COLOURS:since 7:30am and only landedBeer Run, Sexy Mullet, Shiner,A trevally nailed the first cast whena couple of small panniesSmelt, Smoky Shad,fishing with the Beer Run colour. fishing the wash, shallows,Purple Death.FIGZ /FISHINGINGODZONE75'