Durban harbour perch and grunter
We have been told of good grunter and perch fishing in Durban harbour over the past week.
Durban harbour saw plenty of action during the past week.
Anglers targeting grunter will be pleased to know that there has been a good run of fish between 3-5kg being caught in the deeper water close to the mouth and also on the banks close to the channel.
With summer on its way, this is an excellent start, suggesting a great grunter season in the harbour.
From the piers and banks, anglers have also had a good run of grunter and other edibles including kingfish on lure.
Anglers on the BAT Centre Pier managed a few good sized perch on sardine fillet bait and cracker shrimp. These perch are dirty fighters and love to try to cut anglers off on rocks, chains, jetties and just about anything else that would give them the upper hand. There is a fine line between using a leader that is strong enough and using a leader that is too strong and too thick. This boundary can be pushed with the use of Fluorocarbon leader material which is much more Abrasion resistant than a standard nylon leader material and also less visible. This comes into play when the angler requires a thin diameter of leader so to not scare the fish away, but still maintain the strength and abrasion resistance of a higher reading strain line. Siglon, Maxima and Triple Fish makes a fantastic range of leader lines to suit any angler from ultra light spinning through to extra heavy offshore use.
(Photo: Office of the KZN Premier)
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