Mike Laubscher

We launched at 17h00 for a short fishing trip in the Durban Bay, the water temperature was 23deg.C and there was a moderate to stiff NE wind blowing, the skies were clear and there was a lot of debris floating around the bay.

We started out with light spinning tackle targeting any game fish that may be around, and we managed to land 1 small Sea Pike (Pick Handle Barracuda) and we got a double hook up of 2 small Yellow Tail King Fish (Jacks).

After that we put down the anchor and fished on the sand bank on the high tide but there where to many peckers eating off our baits and so we moved to deeper waters where we landed 1 Slimy a small Grunter and a nice little Stumpy.

It is clearly obvious that our summer is over as the bay fishing is getting tough, and it was a really short summer this season.

Fish Species: King Fish, Sea Pike, Grunter, Stumpy
Bait Used: Sardine, prawn, crackers
Tackle Used: Penn light spinning
Method Used: Baits & Rapalas
Water Depth: 4m
Water Temperature: 23deg. C
Wind Direction: NE
Wind Speed: 10knts
Sea Pike (Pick Handle Barracuda)
Sea Pike (Pick Handle Barracuda)

Double King Fish Hook up
Double King Fish Hook up


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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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