b'KAYAK FISHING Sandy Bay is home to some spectacular scenery as competitors paddle away at dawn.Snapper were the easiest of the threeELUSIVE TREV out to back us all up and double to record species as they often smash all differentI headed north along the coast fishingreleased fish. I think everyone on the kinds of softbaits, thankfully something Imy favoured weed lines to try and markradio thought I had a big fish. The modest didnt have to ponder over too hard. Mysome trevally sitting off the end of a43cm snapper was passed over and favourite Bruised Banana 5 JerkshadZreef. Try as I might, no marks showedrecorded before being released. Later, it would be my choice for the pinkies. up like they had last year, making it awas a good laugh as Laurie recalled how From the beach it was a tough 3.2kmfrustrating morning. The snapper beganhe had to drive over from Lion Rock to paddle to reach Lion Rock, birds wereto show themselves on the drop with themeasure my little goldfish.diving in the distance, and I knew thatJerkshadZ getting nailed over and overWith the day getting on and a couple of likely meant kahawai. As I got to thewhile casting along the 1820m line.fish to measure back at camp, I fished my island, I saw Fairy terns were diving onMy Hyperglide 13x 16lb braid got a greatway back to the beach catching snapper tiny bait fish, giving away the splashingworkout, smoothly casting ahead of theafter snapper, all lovely, fat legal fish. kahawai beneath. I tied on a small Z-Mandrift and detecting most bites on theFinally, off the water at 3.30pm I made Red Bone PaddlerZ to try and get someway down. the hours drive across the peninsula interest out of these surface feedingThe great part about this competitionback to town.fish. Cast after cast it went ignored.is the day 1 option to release the fishIt turns out those trevallies really were a Finally, after landing the lure right on aif it is a larger model not needed for abig challenge on day one, there were just kahawais nose, I got a take. Getting afeed. With my largest snapper for thetwo measured! With the largest being decent kahawai secured was achievedday popping up on a Catch Motor Oil44cm. This left the door wide open for without any mishaps and it was now timeCurly Tail, I called on the radio to Laurieanyone to take the win coming into the to hunt along the coast to attempt anPottinger, the competition organiser. Hefinal day. The leading snapper came in at early trevally. had the great idea of taking his small boat70cm and kahawai at 55cm.52FISHING IN GODZONE MAY/JUNE 2022'