Good fishing in Durban harbour
We have been told of good grunter, perch and stumpnose fishing in Durban harbour over the past week.
Durban harbour has been a fantastic location to fish recently, as so many different species have come on the bite.
The usual suspects such as grunter, perch and stumpnose have all been in full force. Many anglers have been using the double hook trace with excellent results.
The trace is simple - two size 6 Mustad Chinu hooks are used on a double Christmas tree trace with a light teardrop sinker. Hook shootings are 40cm.
This trace can be used with two of the same baits, or even two different baits, such as cracker on the top hook and red-eye on the bottom hook. Remember that if red-eye fillet is being used then the bottom hook should be changed to a number 2 Mustad Red Bait Holder. The reason two larger or stronger hooks are used is to avoid the situation where the second hook catches the body of the fish and opens up - often causing the fish to come loose.
Next weekend will see the annual Safire Insurance King of the Sea fishing contest hosted at Pumula by the team from GoFish Magazine. Andre Bloem will again be fishing in this competition on 21 and 22 May. Andre caught a 4kg bonito during this event last year.
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