Mike Laubscher

So I woke up extra early this morning and I swear there were Polar Bears lurking around in my garden because it was 5 deg. C and all I was wearing was my fishing shorts, shirt and a pair of crocs. My feet were curling into the little bit of material that the footwear had.

The highlight of the day was when driving down my mountain to the city; I was listening to "I wanna be a Billionaire…." and it was about then that the heater in the car started having an effect and warming my frozen toes.

As far as the fishing went the there were so many Hammerhead sharks around today the NE wind was howling at its best and there was a big swell, when collecting live bait we did well with plenty Mackerel, Mozzies and Shad around, as for the fishing we caught several Hammerhead Sharks, one was at least 80kg; 2 Albatrosses and a Petrel who gave me a solid nip. Whilst drifting we got a bitch slap wave (a wave that slaps the side of the boat and wets everyone inside) and on the way back the bow went right through a large wave creating a tunnel of water which then collapsed on all of us onboard.

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Mike Laubscher

About The Author: Mike Laubscher

Company: Blue Water Charters - Durban

Area Reporting: Durban. KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Bio: I have been fishing since I was 5 years old in Durban and have fished many places around the world and in South Africa, but Durban is my home waters. I fished competitive for many years and I have been running my own charters since 2008 with 2 companies and 2 boats, fish a variety of styles and target a variety of fish species in both Salt and Fresh water, have many published articles in several magazines on fishing. Love nature and outdoors, Am very conservation minded and have a passion for birds. I am crazy about big Tuna, Marlin Fishing and Game Fishing, and also love light tackle spinning, am a total lure junkie. Represented my province in fly fishing for many years and am also pro staff for Rapala/Shimano. I want to write a book on fishing one day. 3 items left on my fishing bucket list, guess then a new bucket list will be in order. As a writer I have my own quote: \"I love taking people fishing because it releases their inner child, and in doing so keeps my inner child alive.\"

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