I do a lot of jigging out of Whangarei Harbour, but have limited success with softbaits and jigs inside the harbour. Other people seem to do OK, so feel free to ignore me, but I do think the environment is better suited to bait fishing. That said, I'd use a microjig and cast ahead of the drift just like a soft bait if I was determined to catch a fish on a lure. This has worked for me in the past with snapper and trevally. As much as I like jigging, you wouldn't have to lose many jigs to get up to $15. 

Is microjigging different to slow pitch jigging? Also do you lose a lot of jigs?

MB wrote: I do a lot of jigging out of Whangarei Harbour, but have limited success with softbaits and jigs inside the harbour. Other people seem to do OK, so feel free to ignore me, but I do think the environment is better suited to bait fishing. That said, I'd use a microjig and cast ahead of the drift just like a soft bait if I was determined to catch a fish on a lure. This has worked for me in the past with snapper and trevally. As much as I like jigging, you wouldn't have to lose many jigs to get up to $15.

kiwi_hunter678 wrote: Is microjigging different to slow pitch jigging? Also do you lose a lot of jigs?