b'for use in the harshestthe Kaipara harbour at this surf environments. InHeading down Ripiro Beach totime of year and where we the Kaipara in 4x4s provides an addition, the Flite Surfepic experience on Godzoneshave caught good fish over also features a Flite Drivelongest beach. the past few years.System that increases gearWe met up at Baylys stability and smoothness,Beach in the afternoon to provide a seamlessand headed in convoy fishing experience. down Ripiro Beach over Using a multi-diskthe dropping tide, which carbonite and stainless- takes about 45 minutes steel drag washerdrive to reach the Pouto system, the reel deliverslighthouse. The sea was a whopping 18kg ofcalm, with great overcast powerful drag!Manyconditions which I find surfcasters might ask whyhelp for surfcasting, as we you need such drag on arigged up the new reels to surf reel?Where we fisha CD XD Surf Pro, 3-piece on the west coast, we14ft and Okuma MC Nano, encounter large rays and3-piece 14ft surfcaster.sharks that take a lot of stopping.Spooling your reel with 30-40lb braidNick checks his rod after means you can put the"Using a multi-disk carbonitegetting a bite at Pouto on the North Kaipara.brakes on them using aand stainless-steel drag reel as the Flite Surf to get your line back to landwasher system, the reel these unwanted fish todelivers a whopping 18kg of release and get a fresh bait back out for yourpowerful drag!targeted species.OUT WEST TO TESTTalking more to Nick about the new reel, I suggested he come along to my Northland hometown on Ripiro Beach out from Dargaville for a test trip.Nick was eager to head there and although surfcasting is a form of fishing that he hasnt done a lot of, he was keen to get on the west side and learn more about this style of fishing.Being late spring, I knew it would offer us a good chance to land bigger snapper that move into/FISHINGINGODZONE71'