To be honest Phil on that ten k section of beach there are really only three of us that fish it regularly. Its a typical flat sandy west coast beach. That does have a few good holes. If ya go looking for them at low tide, then fish on the incoming.

Although this year I must admit, I have had more success at low tide. But I need to put the waders on then. Whereas with the incoing and two hours before high, its just gumboots.

Now I do have to say, there are two guys we know, who used to be mad keen surfcasters and are our mates. But now are so into Kontikieing But they set far enough away from us not to take the best of the hole. And they always set to the north of us, as the wind is general blowing from the south and there is a slight current trending northwards. So if they get a bit of course it doesnt interfere with us.

And they did tell us, why they like the holes to set in. And the reason is that generally where there is a hole, there is a steeper bank at high tide. So when they wind in the Kontiki, from winch to emerging line, it comes in clean. That is no sand on it. As it isnt coming in on a flat section of beach. So they don't have to have a towell to remove the sand as the retrieve takes place.

So it isnt so much the hole they are using, but the steeper section of beach. But they being also surfcasters, and yep they each put a rod out when the Kontiki is set. And they know beach etiquite. Now how do we train the rest, well okay a lot of the rest. Not all Kontiki setters are pig ignorant. Just a few. And it is those that spoil it and bring a bad name upon the Kontiki Ites.

A long lne off a boat doesnt worry me in the slightest. In fact a long line of a beach, that is far enough away from me, that won't interfere with me. Isnt set in one of the few holes. Well I can live with that. As long as I keep taking my medication.

Cheers Trev aka Hardy