Mike Laubscher

In the last month I have had the pleasure of taking some chilren, families and some serious light tackle anglers out drop shot fishing in Durban Harbour. I especially love it when a child get his/her first fish and the look on ther face and the instictive way they clutch onto the fish. Then I can talk them through it until they get the fish to the boat. In the past month we have landed several King Fish (Jacks) of various species, some really decent size Springer (Lady Fish/10 Pounder) and some really small Sea Pike (Pick Handle Baracuda) and even 2 Snoek (Queen Mackeral). All caught by fishing the drop shot method, and always on the same type of lures.

Fish Species: King Fish, Springer & Sea Pike
Bait Used: Strike King Magic Zulu's
Tackle Used: Light Spinning Tackle
Method Used: Drop Shot
Water Depth: 1-6m
Water Temperature: 23-26 Degrees C
Wind Direction: NE Mostly
Wind Speed: Light to Medium Mostly
A Little Yellow Tail/Black Tip King Fish (Jack)
A Little Yellow Tail/Black Tip King Fish (Jack)

King Fish on Drop Shot
King Fish on Drop Shot


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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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