For successful jigging, the jigger needs to use a rod which is good for feeling a strike, and needs to stay in contact with the lure and get it to where the fish are. Most fish caught by jigs are on or near the bottom.
Fly from Australia to New Zealand aboard one of the airlines that service both countries, such as Air New Zealand, Quantas, Air Pacific, Air Tahiti Nui and Virgin Australia.
But with average round-trip fares between the West Coast and Australia or New Zealand typically hovering around $1,000, it's well worth the pit-stop. And while the fare is already gone, this morning, Qantas was offering round-trip flights from Los Angeles and San Francisco to New Zealand for as little as $225.