b'SOFTBAITINGThe writer scored a fat kelpie in under 4m.A fter moving down tosoftbait as he was a relative newcomerFishing Locationlevel 2 and we wereto this style of fishing.I was more than allowed to go boatinghappy to bring along the tackle and my again in the Bay ofexperience to fish with him and we were Plenty and Coromandelsoon heading out on a very still Sunday regions, I was soon inmorning in mid-September.touch with a couple ofThe plan was to softbait the shallows Pauanui contacts whoover the morning which really appeals to were also itching to getme because it is like hunting.Youre not back on the water andsitting in one spot in the boat and waiting get amongst the fish. for fish to come to you but drifting alongSLIPPER ISLANDFirst up was local Pauanui boat builderthe coastline and casting your softbaits Mike Bush who builds Oceanpro pontooninto the base of the rocks to work back boats, we had profiled his 4.5m centreto the boat.It is super shallow and console last year and Mike was eagersometimes you even get to see the to head to Slipper Island again andsnapper take the softbait!52FISHING IN GODZONE NOV/DEC 2021'