Mike Laubscher

Sunday was a really awesome day, we got going at around 05h00 and there was a light SW blowing which later changed to a light NE which got blowing hard later that afternoon. The water surface temperature was averaging around 23.5 deg. C and the water was still crystal clear. We had a Humpback Whale surface just a few meters from the boat, and we also saw some more breaching in the distance.

I saw the first blue bottles for the summer and there is a huge amount of Garfish swimming around, and you can see them in the crystal clear water and watch them jumping past your lures.

We had just set a spread and got the boat going at speed when the first line went and we landed a small Kawakawa and this set the tempo for the day and as we went on we got several small Kawakawa and a few reasonable size ones.

We had 4 reels go simultaneously and managed to land 3 HUGE Kawakawa, and loose one. I was looking hard for the Yellowfin Tuna and could not find them, but we did get a triple hook up and landed 3 good size Sarda Sarda.

Still trolling with the light 20lb tackle we eventually got the fish of the day which was a lovely Bull Dorado (Mahi Mahi) which took our lure as we heading back. I only ran 2 feathers and was pulling them whilst on the plane at around 20 knots when one of the reels let out an ultra high pitch scream, and I thought the bearings would seize as the line peeled of so fast we nearly got spooled and about 350m away we saw a Dorado jumping in the opposite direction. He gave us a long hard fight but eventually we subdued him making him our 3rd Dorado for this season.

Fish Species: Dorado, Mahi Mahi, Kawakawa, Sarda Sarda
Bait Used: Halco & Willimason lures
Tackle Used: Penn
Method Used: Trolling
Water Depth: 40m
Water Temperature: 23.5 deg.C
Wind Direction: SW
Wind Speed: Light
Bull Dorado (Mahi Mahi)
Bull Dorado (Mahi Mahi)

Triple Kawakawa Hook up
Triple Kawakawa 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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