Mike Laubscher

The sea was gorgeous and flat, the water was blue and crystal clear, so clear that we could see our lures running 30m back and 3m down, the water temperature was 23.8 deg. C, there was a light SW wind which later changed to a light NE. Perfect conditions for a comfortable day out at sea.

We headed out to the deep and at 150m depth started fishing on some of my older marks that I have not used for some time and this is where everything went mad and reels were screaming, rods bending sometimes multiple hook ups and it just did not stop, every few minutes another reel was screaming and we had a fish on.

The first Dorado (Mahi Mahi) for the Durban season was on deck, and we had another, both were nice sized Bulls, and we lost another one, the Yellowfin Tuna were going berserk and would not leave us alone and we even managed some Kawakawa and a bunch of Tropical Yellow Tails.

We only fished for around 4 hrs and with travel time were out at sea for 5.5hrs but our fish catch for the day was something else with 4 species on deck and a total of 37 fish.

- 2 Dorado (Mahi Mahi)

- 24 Yellowfin Tuna

- 4 Kawakawa

- 7 Tropical Yellow Tails

What a day, the one we dream about, I am also extremely pleased to have got the 1st Dorado.

Fish Species: Dorado, Yellowfin Tuna
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Water Depth: 150m
Water Temperature: 23.8 deg.C
Wind Direction: SW
Wind Speed: Light
Bull Dorado (Mahi Mahi)
Bull Dorado (Mahi Mahi)

Lady with a Bull by the tail
Lady with a Bull by the tail


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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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