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We hope everyone had a great Easter long weekend! The massive swell has kept many inshore which still has its advantages with big kings and plenty of pelagics on the cards! 

One of the most sought after Sportfish is the Dogtooth Tuna. One of the hardest fighting fish in the ocean and definitely one of the hardest to land with consistency. A very frequently asked question is what is your favourite dogtooth jig - an answer I have simply summarised after years of trialing and testing a huge variety of jigs and finding certain patterns as to what seems to get bites for what reason. 

In an increasingly expensive world, getting value for money with your tackle has never been more important. Whilst not particularly new on the market, brands like ZMan have found ways to help consumers in this department… Namely, by making soft plastics out of much stronger, hardier materials, which enables anglers to catch fish after fish without needing to replace the plastic.

Once you go Japanese, you never go back… right? Well, that’s certainly the case when it comes to high end rods, the Yamaga Blue Sniper! If you’re a keen land based angler and like the sound of sensitive, lightweight rods with stacks of power, then I’d strongly suggest reading on…

If you ask any avid anglers what their preferred winter target is a lot of them will single out the glorious snapper. This highly sought after species is a prime candidate for most anglers due to their accessibility for land based and small boat owners, with amazing fighting capabilities on the right gear. Winter provides the slower trickle of current to fish and (usually) calmer weather days to target these ‘reds’ in the deep – a depth which I use significantly different tactic to targeting them in the shallows. I classify ‘deepwater’ anything from 50m to 100m +.

Large dogtooth Tuna have been my biggest adversary for years, the most frustrating sport fish I have encountered on jigging tackle. They are a true test of patience, luck and of course quality tackle preparation! Numerous large dogtooth captures are a real rarity, recently we were lucky enough to experience some world class dogtooth jigging with DropCast operated by Andrea Traverso in Vanuatu. 

I’ve always had a fascination with high quality lures from Japan, they are the undisputed leaders of the tackle industry in my eyes. You need only look at the tackle world today to see who dominates in terms of looks, feel and revolutionary technology that’s constantly evolving year after year that consistently amazes us every year.