A good friend of mine who fished along Matata , Pikowia and Thornton area found that in certain conditions the Snapper were very shy on the bite and quite often picked up the bait only to drop it when they felt the pressure of the breakaway sinker came on . He used a beach comber sinker when there wasn't to much surf which improved the hookup rate but suffered from side drift . The solution was the birth of the Scud sinker . The Scud makes the best of all worlds with the wings slowing the side drift and allowing the Snapper to pickup the bait with little resistance . They are available in 3-4-5-6oz, so if you are heading to the Bay of Plenty they would be worth a try.
We have also had an increase in sales to the Wanganui area of late which is a bit interesting.
So there you have it , a bit of history a bit of knowledge and a bit of a plug.