The Mydo mobile factory in picturesque Port Alfred
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Sitting pretty in Port Alfred. The Mydo assembly line can be moved around with us. Here we are preparing to stock Sports n All in the main centre of town, with a range of Mydo Luck Shots and luck Shot Minis
The Mydo mobile factory in picturesque Port Alfred #mydo #thesardine
Sports ‘n All in Port Alfred are officially stocked with the Mydo Luck Shot range. These lures are suited to these waters, where kob and garrick abound.
The Luck Shot Mini’s are for big casts and erratic retrieves. They mimic a wounded fleeing baitfish. The two sizes, one for estuary, and the other # 2 for the surf, can also be used to cast to baitfish, mackerel or tuna.
The Luck Shot can be trolled, jigged or fished on the bottom. Their ‘weedless’ hook positioning makes it great for dragging a drift across a reef. They also sit tight in the wake at higher speeds, so marlin anglers can pull konas and all the while be in line for a high speed yellowfin to swim as live bait. They come in three sizes, #2, #3 and #4. There is also a monster #4.5 in the oven, coming soon with a 10 inch plastic from McArthy.
The single hooks hook ’em right in the corner of the mouth and so can go back healthy, and you get to really pull during the fight as the big reliable single hook won’t pull out like the trebles of other trolling lures.
Distributing MYDO Lures around the country has been an interesting task. And the vixen of a GPS system I am using, has been playing real tricks. I have ended up in such the wrong place at such the wrong time, many times.
But along the way, it has guided me to unexpected gems, one of which is TwinCity, in Malalane.
The only fishing tackle store in Malalane, it is run by Jakob and Mohammed, who are evidently as fishing mad as any other tackle store owner. To get to the shop, turn left at the Engen (presumably you would be well on your way to Mozambique coming from inland), then wing a right down towards Home Affairs, stop street, left and (vixen American drawl) – “your destination is on the left“.
The store also carries sporting and school wares, making for that good old family shop feel, that we used to get in our small old towns of yesteryear. In fact Malalane, still carries that outpost vibe, and it was easy to linger and watch the cars go by.
It’s the last tackle stop shop on your way into Mozambique, so save the details into your GPS.
On your way into Mozambique, stop at TwinCity in Malalane and stock up on tackle. Maybe you will get to release a sailfish like this one, shot by Captain Duarte Rato from fishbazaruto.com
The Generation Two Mydo range, is an adaptation of the mighty Mydo
Baitswimmer – to plastic baits and dropshotting.
Mydo searched the globe far and wide, for the best plastic baits
available. The search led us through U.S waters, all over Europe, the
East, and down into Australia.
Along the way, there was one brand everywhere and all the time. And it
certainly and without doubt, bore the most quality and credibility
along the way.
And so we followed up…the plastic search leading to…Pretoria! Made
right here in good old South Africa.
Stuart McArthy comes from a long line of highly regarded fisherfolk.
His Dad fished with Basil Hill and Jimmy Mead, back in the early Bazaruto days, and
Stuarts childhood was spent summarily chasing fish all over southern
Africa. This legacy of experience is where the quality and credibility
of McArthy, stems from.
McArthy baits come out tops every time. They rig easy, stay on the hook forever, produce lifelike shimmer and feel, come in an amazing blend of colours and really catch fish.
McArthy paddletails are used religiously up and won our coastline, for
kob off the side. Split tails catch everything in all sizes. Tuna jump
on the 7 and 9 inch, and even a marlin made a guest appearance on an
Ozzie TV show snacking on a McArthy. It ate one Stuarts new outsized
models with gusto.
Whilst testing with the MYDO Luck Shot Mini #1, in the Umzimkulu
Estuary down in Port Shepstone, KZN, SA…we bagged 9 species! Here
goes…perch, seapike, kob, rock salmon, big-eye kingfish, yellowfin
kingfish, flagtail, grunter and shad…all on McArthy 5 inch split
tails.
Simon Fish with the very first kob caught on the Mydo Luck Shot Mini and McArthy Bait combination. We were still in research and development and this fish sparked off a spate of good catches. Nice Simon! Read the whole story and watch video here
With the 7 inch paddletail or split tail, we increased our strike
rates phenomenally, by replacing sinkers with Mydo Luck Shots, when
bottom fishing, or fishing for bait. Rockod just can’t leave a Mydo
Luck Shot and McArthy bait alone. So much fun on light tackle.
The first tuna we caught on a Mydo Luck Shot and McArthy…the rod was
just in the holder, while we were drifting. The motion of the boat on
the ocean gave action to the offering – imagine how it must look as
the boat rolls and the rod tip jerks up and down.
When tuna surface 100 metres away, the 2.7 Oz Luck Shot Mini #2 will
enable that big cast to put you right on the button. Vas!
After a great start, the Mydo and McArthy team up is showing no signs
of slowing…check back for a continual flow of catch reports…right
here on thesardine.co.za
Trade enquiries for Mydo or Mcarthy to Kingfisher in Durban.
Hunter Street in Durban is where it’s all been happening for decades now. The Kingfisher guys were among the very first to stock Mydo’s and to advertise in The Sardine Newspaper, in 1987?! That’s over 25 years later, and I doing the exact same job I was doing back then? Talk about getting nowhere?! 😉 Ha ha ha!
Ok, back to the future – The Kingfisher has been stocked up nicely with the spread of the original baitswimmers, rigged and ready to go catch a boat winning couta – which they do, often (the last was by Greg Defillipi when he and his mates went away with the winning ‘couta, barely minutes before thay had to hand in their camera to the officials of the Marlin Ski-Boat club catch and release competition, last year. Pink #4 with a mackerel bait.)
MYDOs in Durban available at The Kingfisher. If you wanna look this happy, go catch a boat with your Mydo. That’s what these chaps did in last years Marlin catch n release comp down in Port Edward.
In decades gone by, an independent study by a retailer saw Mydo Baitswimmers as having caught 30% of ALL the fish caught in one year during a league in Natal waters.
So pop in to The Kingfisher in Durban when you get a chance to check it all out – the new Luck Shot range is also on the shelves.
The Mydo range is also available all around the rainbow nation and where they are not, they will be. Otherwise, for those without tackle shops nearby, give me a buzz on umzimkulu@gmail.com or 079 326 9671 and we can work something out with Postnet delivery, which works great so far.
Generation two of the MYDO Lure brand has been rolling out in all new kit! The new MYDO Luck Shot and Luck Shot Mini range are spearheading the new look and the utility of the reusable packaging.
Coming soon… all inserts will be bumper stickers with instructions on the back and reusable plastic containers – packaging is a major issue with pollution worldwide and we aim to do our bit – make a difference, and to add value by putting more research and consideration into MYDO packaging.
