Never one to give up I had another session at TeAwanga this evening. Perfect conditions, a small chop, plenty of movement but no need for grip leads. The sea had a good colour but once again the crabs were on the bait the moment it hit the seabed.

Just an hour before high water a bit of weed showed up but as far as fish or even bites were concerned ... zilch. This was using three rods with anchovy baits on two of them and a lovely strip of fresh squid skirt on the third, the crabs were in their heaven.