Launched Takapuna and fished from Gardiners Gap along to the rock at the southern end of Aministration Bay.  Initially targeted the 2 to 5m shallows and caught mainly undersize snapper.  Moved a bit north to deeper water 5 to 16m and caught a couple of small keepers 32 and 35cms.  Used a 4" Zman new penny curlytail most of the time, but also dragged jigs, and lost 2 of those to the weedy bottom.  Caught a couple of jack macks and put one down on a dropper rig and drifted hoping for a king or larger snap but no bites.  Lastly trolled with 2 jack macks as live baits from Admin Bay back towards Gardiners Gap, but likewise no takers.

Flat car battery when I got back to the ramp.  AA took 2 hours to arrive :(

Anyway.  Tried my usual Rangi channel drift but quiet and small stuff, so after an hour  or less went to Motuihe channel.  Plenty of snapper in the 40-45 cm range, some smaller, some larger but nothing over 50.  Kept 4, returned many more.  Back the clean-up then lunch.

Usual suspects: dragged new penny curly tail plus my lime green and yellow lucanus, which was my fishing style of choice today.  Surprisingly microjigs didnt even get a touch......

OK, back up north this week

Headed along Rangi shoreline - less than 9-10m - edge of foul - found a big ball of fish that went nearly to surface. 

Only one way to find out what they are - upcurrent 20m and deploed anchor - half pillie cast out no sinker - bang snapper hit it on surface immediately. Legal but no monster so good start and for next 2.5 hours had plenty of small snapper mainly happily feeding at back of boat in berley but we managed good snapper to 58cm.

Fished from 715 to 9.45am and had enough - pillies and squid

All fish good condition , good fillets - no *white mushy  ones- in fact never caught a mushy  one in shallows. 

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