Tauranga Softbait Colours

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    Posted: 13 Oct 2017 at 12:02pm
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Does anyone know which Softbait are fishing well for snapper along Matakana and papamoa at the moment? Colour? Shape? Cheers
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 Gulp New Penny  and Lime Tiger crazy legs are  all you need. Here are this mornings victims.
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Awesome, will give them a go. Thank you
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You been softbaiting lately Geoff???
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 Yes and the deep water reefs have been firing all summer . This is a shot of a quick session just before the latest easterly blow . 
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Have also gone to the dark side( if tuatuas on Uncles Macflasher rigs qualify as stinky bait)  with my yearly hunt for the elusive Pukehina Blue Moki with some by catch. 
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I'm thinking of Trolling for Skippies with softies this Sunday b4 my first surgery next week to use up fuel in underfloor tank, as I'll be out of action, for the rest of this season
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Those are some nice blue moki there Geoff, if you don't mind me asking what depth are you fishing for them. Plus how big was that top one it looks about 5 kg is that about right if so awesome fish I bet that gave you a good scrap.
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Depth was 25 meter only about 3-4 km off entrance.Those moki fight really hard the bid one was  14 lb and at first I thought I had hooked a king, Beautiful eating as well . Ive fished around the same spot for 35 yrs and its only the last 4 or 5 that the Ive started to pick up Moki especially around xmas time. . 
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Thanks for that, I caught my first Blue Moki in Fiordland in November last year and they really fight alright, nowhere near as big as that big one of yours, that is a ripper. I have friends up here who have caught them off Papamoa in 25m as well on the terakihi spots, but usually in winter, always nice sized fish as well. Prawns should work well as a bait for them as well and of course crayfish is best, they should take mussel as well. I will have to have a try for them this year. Seen quite a few diving over the years.
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Cool blue moki was that on shellfish bait
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