b'casts off the beach and scored another "On the 2-hour+ drive up,good gurnard, trevally, and couple of the 3.0L diesel enginekahawai.But the fishing was going off for those locals putting in longer hours was responsive andfrom the reports and photos I saw that effortless with its 6-speednight, with surfcasters and drone fishers doing well on big snapper up to 7-8kg.transmission, while the rideThe west side sure is providing a bounty is excellent.The road fromfor Godzone anglers and I hope this continues into summer.Auckland to NorthlandsReturning the ute on Monday to Mazda west coast is one of theand the odometer was now at 975km, we had travelled over 600kms for the round worst going and the utestrip on the same tank of gas and still suspension is up there ashad just under a quarter of a tank left.Overall, the BT-50 Takami ticked all the the best Ive driven. boxes and had been the perfect vehicle for a surfcasting roadie offering comfort, fuel efficiency and practicality.There is plenty of room in the tray for fishing gear and it can be locked with the handy retractable roller lid.The writer was pleased to score a solid 60cm fish when the tide turned.agreement about the call to switch to the kahawai baits.It was now after 5pm and the cold easterly had taken its toll on our wet bodies, so we packed up and headed back up the 60km+ beach drive.The tide was coming in quick, and the Takami BT-50 drove up around the incoming waves in soft sand in high-range effortlessly, with its large 18-inch wheels good in the sandy conditions.The following day, I took the kids down the beach in the ute for a family ride on the outgoing tide and had a few causal/FISHINGINGODZONE15'