b'FeatureFresh baits are the key to attracting big snapper, catching fresh kahawai or trevally, and turning them into thin strip cut Caught in late winter using fresh mackerel and on a KLT 6/0, thisbaits is a winning move.10.5lb fish put up a good fight.Using freshly caught kahawai asIt is why I still return to my childhood bait helped bring the snapper onfishing grounds, where I learnt my the bite with a Black Magic KLTsurfcasting craft to fish for big snapper 6/0 the writers go to hook. that have now finally returned in good numbers.BIGTIDESWe have found over the past three seasons that spring has produced our biggest snapper on Ripiro Beach fishing on the main beach and down to the top of the Kaipara harbour.We plan our surfcasting trips to the west coast around the bigger moon phases such as new or full moon.This is a key factor with bigger tides around the larger moon phases, especially at low tide allowing us to cast from sand banks to reach deeper water or channels.These large tidal movements of the Tasman signal to the snapper to move in on the hunt for shellfish or crabs.They are also fond of juvenile flounder which I have often found in their stomachs.You need to ensure you have heavier breakout sinkers, nothing under 4oz weight for calmer conditions and typically 5 or 6oz sinkers are required for the larger waves and swell out west.14FISHING IN GODZONE SEP/OCT 2023'