b'I have been experimenting with my hook rigs and adding different kinds of slow jig tassels to see if they get more interest from fish.Snapper and trevally are attracted to them, and they have definitely got more interest when the fishing was quiet and I used two rods.The rod with the slow jig tassel above the baited hook gets more action than the other bait without it.This makes sense as the constant wave action must make the tassels move around and stand out on the sandy, featureless bottom.While sand worms are a big part of a snappers diet on the west coast, and the long strands do resemble them.BAITSEvery angler has their favourite go to bait(s) and with the price of bait so high now, I rarely buy it from the shops.The west coast provides so many freshA prime west coast snapper landed snapper bait options if you put in theon a low tide bank, note the large time to collect your own from tuatua,surf clams that had washed in on the mussels, mullet, trevally, or kahawai. full moon tide for fresh baits.This Tica Flash 10000 reel is spooled with 30lb braid for improved casting and bite detection. /FISHINGINGODZONE15'