Mike Laubscher

On Saturday we went out for a 5hr Charter, there was a light SW wind blowing and the sea was pretty flat. Water temperature averaged under 21deg.C. The current was screaming and the barometer was low and falling

We trolled up North for Tuna with no luck, and then stopped to do bottom fishing. We caught a fair amount of Slinger, Soldier Bream and Englishmen. We also managed to land a very large Rockod. We also landed a small Blacktip Shark.

On Sunday we had an 8hr Charters and the NE wind was pumping, and the current still screaming, although early morning conditions were quite nice the day deteriorated rapidly. The barometer started out Ok, but started falling as the day went on. We trolled North for Tuna staying close inshore going over a variety of structures and made our way to Mid Reef by Umhloti where we started bottom fishing. We had no luck in the deeper waters and with the screaming current could not keep our baits down, and so we came and fished shallower at 30m and we caught a lot of pan size Slinger, Englishmen and Soldier Bream.

Fish Species: Bottom Species
Bait Used: Squid and Sardine
Tackle Used: Okuma
Method Used: Bottom
Water Depth:
Water Temperature: below 21 deg.C
Wind Direction:
Wind Speed:
Rockod (Grouper)
Rockod (Grouper)


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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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