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Regular Baits
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Description
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Target Fish
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Pilchards also called Sardines in other parts of the World
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Small to large sizes, various grades, subject to season & availability. Pilchards are usually sold in a free flow form or as a frozen block.
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Snapper, King Fish and just about anything that swims.
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Squid - Loligo, Arrow & Ilex Varieties
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Very small to very large sizes are available subject to season & availability. Californian Loligo in both block and free flow are top sellers. Ilex another popular variant. Again size varies in accordance to when they are caught in the fishing season.
Arrow squid tend to be larger in size and are very popular as a long line bait as they can be cut up into large or small baits and tend to be tougher than other squid varieties.
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Snapper, King Fish, Blue Cod, Trevally, Gurnard, Tarakihi & Trumpeter. Big squids for Hapuka/Bass or Broadbill fishing
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Bonito
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Sold as a whole fish, these come in a variety of sizes.
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Snapper, Hapuka, Broadbill drifting
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Mullet (Fresh & Frozen)
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Excellent snapper bait especially during the latter summer months.
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Snapper, Frost Fish, Trevally, Blue Cod
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Specialty baits
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Description
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Target Fish
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Anchovies
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A great bait for chumming/chunking to attack fish into the berley trail and for snapper during winter months when they are taking smaller baits.
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Snapper, Kahawai, chunking for Tuna, King fish
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Baby Salmon
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These are actually salmon smolt and are about the size of a large pilchard. Very high oil content and a real favourite bait.
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Giant Snapper!
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Piper
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One of the best baits for big snapper, generally available year round.
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Snapper, King Fish, Frost Fish
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Baby Blue Mackerel
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About the size of a medium to large pilchard and an excellent alternative to pilchards due to higher oil content
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Snapper, King Fish, Hapuka, Groper, Blue Cod
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Mackerel (large)
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Can be used whole or as bait strips. Higher oil content than pilchards and suitable for floating out as a large Snapper or King Fish bait.
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Snapper, King Fish, Hapuka, Groper, Blue Cod
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Mullet Fillets
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These are sold scaled & boned for no mess fishing on the boat and are very effective.
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Snapper, Golden Snapper, Trevally, Blue Cod
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Samna
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About 1 and a half times longer than a pilchard, with a pointed almost piper like head. Widely used commercial bait by the Taiwanese long liners. Try these in addition to Pilchards on you next outing.
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Snapper, King Fish, chunking & cubing for tuna,
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Mussels
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Great for around mussel beds, reefs & mussel farms.
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Snapper, Parori, Tarakihi, Trevally
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Magic Arrow Squid
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These are small squid with berley injected into them for that extra zing!
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Straylining for giant Snapper!
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Octopus
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Great alternative bait to squid or the tried and trusted options.
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Snapper, Groper, Blue Cod, Trumpeter
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Sabiki Squid
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These are little squid with a body no bigger than your thumb and extra long tentacles. They are excellent for using with Flasher & dropper rigs.
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Snapper, Golden Snapper, Trevally, Blue Cod
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Free Flow Squid
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These small squid are individually snap frozen. No wastage and convenient. What you don't use for bait make excellent calamari rings!
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Snapper, King Fish, Tarakihi, Blue Cod
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Salted Baits
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Surfcasters, long line, great if you have limited freezer space on the boat or holiday home. It is always a good idea to keep some salted bait should you run out of fresh bait or when nothing else is working.
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All fish types
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