I have now tested the “Hot Melt Glue Thing” mentioned above and can report that it worked very well indeed. I cast it on salmon tackle at McIntoshes Rocks, on the Waimakariri River, recently. It cast almost as far as a ticer (hex wobbler). On retrieve it wiggled on a very “fish like” manner. It didn’t leak either. I hope to try it soon on kahawai.
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Whitebait Season starts 1 September 2026 and ends 30 October (inclusive). Chatham Islands: 1 December to the last day of February (inclusive)