We've written a bit lately about different rigs, sharp hooks, and mussels for bait. I was fishing this evening at Papamoa and never got a bite. I used a running rig with pilchards and mussels. So, was the bait wrong, was the rig wrong, or were there just no fish there? In other words, will any rig get bites? If there are no bites with a particular rig, after trying various baits, what difference will changing terminal tackle make? Note, I'm not talking about hooking a fish, or landing a fish, just being aware that there are fish there. I don't mind experimenting, it's what fishermen do, and I don't really mind not catching fish, especially if the surroundings are great, and I will try different bits and bobs to catch fish, but surely the usual variety of baits, surfcast from the beach will get bites if there are fish there. The rig makes no difference.