b'SOFTBAITING Z-man 7 Motor Oil softbaits with 1ozHEAVY JIG HEADS WITH Light Bulb jig heads are a top lure at theLARGE SOFTBAITSgraveyard as a match for green musselsYou need to drop down 1oz+ jig heads that snapper are feeding on. with large 7 softbaits to get noticed in the murky waters and reach the bottom.When the current is really humming, we add small 1/2oz ball sinkers above the jig head to help get down.If you hook a big fish, it pays to have someone on the wheel to keep over the fish because if you get a lot of angle, it will throw the softbait or bend out the hook.This has happened on many trips and our catch rate goes up with a good boat person, remember 25-30lb fish are often caught here with many more lost in the punishing currents.The boat drifts fast here so you need to be moving a lot, going back to where you found the sign or hooked fish to drop again.Dont bother using a drogue either, this catches in the current and makes you drift even faster.If you live in Northland, the best boat ramps to launch from is at Ruawai (takes about an hour to reach graveyard), Port Albert (under an hour) and for Auckland anglers then Shelly Beach out from Helensville (about an hour).The shallow water fishing in the harbour is also particularly good, drifting the channels on the outgoing tide or up on top of the sand banks covered by high tide (only 1-2m deep) will produce gurnard, trevally, and snapper.The water looks murky in the shallow Kaipara harbour and many anglers think the west coast doesnt fish lures well but that is a total myth.Muzza Pattinson hooks up over good baitfish sign in the BOI.46FISHING IN GODZONE MAR/APR 2022'