try Point Howard dude big fish down deep,also off Petone there are some big stargazers

as a number of people have said on here, BURLEY BURLEy BURLEY.. otherwise theres no incentive for the baitfish to come there, and no baitfish = no keepers.. so use a bread+water+fish oil, slurry and spoon in.. great for herring and piper, and the bigger fish love to see them eating and causing a comotion, then easy peasy you stick your softie down and boom, your on.. 

oh ok, go for it mate, the good thing about softies is that you can fish a whole lot of water.. and when youve had enough pack up and walk a couple hundred m down and try there.. so try from side to side on the wharf, and the good thing is the people already there fishing with smelly bait, is the fish are probly already there..

[QUOTE=jordanM]as a number of people have said on here, BURLEY BURLEy BURLEY.. otherwise theres no incentive for the baitfish to come there, and no baitfish = no keepers.. so use a bread+water+fish oil, slurry and spoon in.. great for herring and piper, and the bigger fish love to see them eating and causing a comotion, then easy peasy you stick your softie down and boom, your on.. [/QUOTE the shelter provided by the wharf and the food on the piles is the berely trail...

seen some big Kings off there in summer months, not that often,head to Pt Howard for the JD, have found the Petone wharf pretty baron except for bait fish

alot of people tackle the wharfs for spotties.. i see alot of the asian community particularly fishing for spotties, i dont know if they eat them or what, but they leave with a bucket load of very small spotties.. 

I watched an older gentleman do this at miramar wharf.

I have seen both kites and electric kontikis being launched off the beach before but its a popular beach and can have a lot of swimmers kayakers jet skis etc on it as well . So you will need to pick your days carefully .