King Mackerel Attack Behaviour

King Mackerel Attack Behaviour

King Mackerel Attack Behaviour: it is BIG king mackerel time aka ‘croc couta’ down here on the south coast of Natal, South Africa. In the olden days we would have been shining spoons, making traces and loading our KPs with Maxima Green. These days it is every jig imaginable, ready-to-go traces and 50lb braid on Stellas!

Technology!

But way back then we also used MYDOs. Invented by genius fishermen and designer Brian Davey in the mid 80s – the innovative baitswimmers made it possible for anybody to swim a bait – beautifully.

The lures work using hydrodynamic principles of alternating high and low pressure zones creating action that is transferred to the bait as a swimming motion. As you can clearly see in the little video above.

“Putting life back into your bait!”

The MYDOs and traces are infinitely adjustable and adaptable to all kinds of bait in all kinds of fishing situations. They also swim live baits just great and you can use the relevant weights to keep your baits away from each other as you work the entire water column. MYDOs range from 1/4 ounce to 5 ounces and even more in some use cases.

Enjoy the particularly clear water in this video…!

You can buy your own MYDOs right on this website in the online shop HERE. Or if you are of a foreign land, please use the MYDO International website at this LINK.

But the all-time best MYDO experience for you is to get in touch with me Sean either on WhatsApp or cell +27793269671 or email umzimkulu@gmail.com. That way we can chat through your target species and the areas that you are gonna be chasing them in. If you like, we can prepare an analysis of the area you are going to. We monitor warm patches, haloclines, thermoclines and between Captain Duarte Rato and myself, we have been on the ocean in enough places to know where to look for what.

Join the MYDO underground network easily by subscribing to our YouTube Channel ‘MYDO Tackle Talk’ at this link HERE. Here we post videos on recent catches and experiences. Plus regular how-to videos about making traces and catching fish. It is a great place to interact with other MYDO board riders. To share information and ideas. And to get advice if you need.

Gallery

A collection of images to give you a perspective on MYDOs and how they are deployed…

Sardines and Sightings

Check out our annual Sardine Run Map! Download our app to your phone or device, accept notifications, and you will never miss a single sardine.

Here are the links to existing and past  Sardine Sighting Maps…

2025 Sardine Map

2024 Sardine Map

2023 Sardine Map

2022 Sardine Map

2021 Sardine Map

Channels

Brucifire Surf Retorts – highly entertaining  surf reporting

Master Watermen – news from way down deep

The Sardine News – neva miss a single  sardine

FishBazaruto – 1000 pounds plus

MYDO Tackle Talk – highly technical  sport fishing

Surf Launching Southern Africa – getting out there safely

Water Woes – complain about your municipality