Thread: Fishing Rod - Marlborough Sounds - Advice ?

You want to be able to cast a decent way get the lure or soft bait to the bottom and work it back to the boat gurnard snaps will case a lure.
I drift fish 90+% of the time only anchor if to windy. Have a sea anchor as i don’t want to be moving more than 2kph for this type of fishing will be right out in the middle of a bay or channel- under or around works up best but still catch gurnard out on the mud if no birds about. Windy app is my friend as its is so accurate often will say the wind will be x kph from 8 to 2 pm or it will drop by y am and it jolly well does and for where u want to go fish.

7” soft baits bright colour been scoffed by snaps and carrots - smaller 5” or less for cod.
This style of fishing will work on the pick but just not as productive as drifting. I don’t drop a burley bomb any more when on the pick as it
just attracts the spiky dogs

Hope this helps and u are fishing Pelorus- i have no idea when it comes to queen charlotte sound��