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For sure the makeshift downrigger idea will work, but if your on your own and all hell breaks loose with a decent fish getting it out of the water can be a problem sometimes, especially in the yak. Just a though

I have a 4500h saltist spin reel coupled with a king mack spin 8-12 kilo t-curve with 30 pound braid, It does the job for throwing big plastics and poppers at kings and also live baiting and trolling. The saltist 4500h is the biggest 4500 sized reel ive ever seen, its the equivelant to most 5000-6000 size reels from other manufacturers. Cheers, Aaron

we have been doing well spinning for sambos and tailor landbased around bawley point. Estuaries for blackfish also

There are plenty in the hacking if you know where to look, think eddies and underwater structure

Looks like a maori cod to me. Estuary cod are usually a lot darker when out of the water.