b'Tested Ocean Angler Head BangerRED LURE FIRESMuzza hooks up on another fishMy uncle Muzza Pattinson softbaiting at the graveyard. and I had been game fishing off the Hokianga on Saturday 20th January, with just a single stripey raised that missed our lures.With another good day forecast for Sunday, we wanted to fish the graveyard for snapper and smoke several for my looming 50th party (geez Im getting old!).With low tide at just after midday, we headed down in Muzzas boat on the river from Ruawai after 8:30am and arrived at the graveyard near the lighthouse to start fishing just before 10am.We were surprised to see we were the only boat there and with good conditions, surely others would turn up.Softbaiting at the graveyard the best colours tend to be darker colours like Zman Motor Oil, Red Bone and New Penny that catch the biggest fish.I went for the red coloured Head Banger and You can use normala different approach, wethe mussel beds that bigas Muzza watched the super glue and it is besthave to use 1oz - 2ozsnapper are feeding on. sounder for sign, it wasnt to rig up all your lures thesinkers to reach theSo having a heavier 80gmlong, and he found fish night before going fishing. bottom, but as you driftor 100gm softbait stylenear the bottom, and we I was itching to test outso quickly you dont getjig head with the hooksent down the lures.these new lures when Ialong of bottom time inup on top, will give youMy first fish was a string first heard about them inthe fish zone and yournot only longer bottompuller on the first drop, 2023 and after a recentlure is soon way out thetime to hook fish but alsoand after a good fight a hot summer softbaitingback of the boat and upkeep the hook away fromhealthy 60cm+ fish was trip on the Kaipara, Ioff the seabed. snagging on the musselon the deck.A good start just knew these wouldThe depth here runsbeds and foul.Jigs fishedand soon we found thick be perfect for fishing atfrom around 19m tohere with twin assistsign on the Simrad, we the infamous graveyard. 35m as you work acrosshooks are quickly fouledcouldnt believe how much Softbaiting here in strongthe area searching theand lost, turning into anbaitfish was down there.It 5-6 knot currents requirespatches of rocky reef forexpensive trip. screamed kingfish and sure 68FISHING IN GODZONE MAGAZINE'