b'RANGIPUTA Returning to Rangiputa for a winter fishing mission with the Godzones Oceanpro centre console required a beach launch with the Triton.W e had stayedWe caught up with good friends and and fishedCoopers Beach locals Craig and Michelle off Rangiputafrom Zeropak, who fished alongside us in Beach abovetheir Smartwave Pocket Rocket.Doubtless Bay back in November and the spring fishing had been top class.I had also been up to the area in winter over the past couple of years to fish with good friend and client, Craig Jenkins from Zeropak who knows these Far North waters well.This time I had the new Godzone Oceanpro 4.6m centre console, which I was super keen to fish from casting softbaits in the shallows and having just worked at the Hutchwilco Boat Show in mid-May, I told Craig I would be back uplimited us to staying in close.The beautyincluding ample parking for trailer boats, to Rangiputa soon.of this area is that you always havefish tables for filleting, barbies, and fish It was late May when photographeroptions for good fishing at hand and wesmokers to cook with and even a spa to Scott Cushman from Digital Fish and Iwerent worried about getting out wide. enjoy after a big day on the water.But made our way up mid-week with a smallbest of all is that you can launch the boat break in the weather before the KingsBEACHLAUNCHINGstraight out in front on the sand.The Birthday long weekend.The plan was toStaying at Reef Lodge Motel is a greatsand is firm here at all tides and with fish in the Rangaunu Harbour or off Eastsoption for keen anglers, their unitssmall waves, launching and retrieving is Beach, as the wind was getting up andoverlook the water, with top facilitieseasy with a 4x4 vehicle.18FISHING IN GODZONE JUL/AUG 2023'