Thread: River mouth fishing, licence needed?

I would be inclined to use bait & bottom fish with a surf rig . 5/0 hook on a running rig & light drag works well for Kahawai.
Those big Kahawai will give you a good scrap even on a big surf rod. Even on my 16' rod a 2.5kg Kahawai has a bit of boggie.
I use bonito but mackeral ,pillies etc they aren't fussy eaters