Perhaps the title should have been "Kontiki Plonker" (singular) as the other two kontiki users showed a bit of beach etiquette and setup away from the rods.
Beach Etiquette rule #1: He who gets there first has right-of-way....

I didn't catch anything worthwhile there, I had to move anyway as the kontiki line had curved past my rod and my next cast would have gone straight over it.
I moved to Mohaka and managed to get a Lemon and a couple of Kahawai between 3 and 4am.

Whakaki access is pretty much stuffed now if you don't have a quad. The closure of the dunes road has crowded everyone into the carpark beach.

I won't be going back, at least not on a Saturday night anyway. It might be ok during the week when there should be less people trying to fish.
I've always had better results at Mohaka anyway, or less 'zero catch' trips

A couple of shots from Mohaka.

Baby bronzie (released)

Ahhh solitude Dawn coming.