My frustration at the lack of big fishes led me to Bungsamran along with the urge to possibly land a record Giant Mekong Catfish. I spent a full 12 hours fishing that day at Bungsamran. Wanting also to hook my first Giant Siamese Carp, I had the guides set out 1 rod to target this […]
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Common names: Narrow-barred spanish mackerel, spanish mackerel, striped mackerel, tenggiri batang, tohok, dengkeh. Scientific name: Scomberomorus commerson (Wiki) Maximum published size/weight: 240 cm/70 kg
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Avoiding Sea Sickness while saltwater fishing on a boat, can be real challenge to some, especially on a smaller boat. The bane of every saltwater angler besides having a bad catch must surely be sea sickness. Going fishing on a boat involves long periods of drifting or in an anchored position, and you are subjected to
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After catching your fair share of “a few fish”, you may start to get curious and wonder how big is the lunker you just caught. How many times have you wished you had a scale with you to weigh a nice catch? I have. Many times. It is quite satisfying to know for sure how
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Common names: Striped snakehead; Banded snakehead; Common snakehead, Soali (Pakistan); Murrel (India); Haal, Shawl, Shol (Assam, India), Pla Chon or pla Chorn (Thailand), Ikan Aruan, Haruan, Ruan, Tomam Paya (Malaysia), C lc (Vietnam).
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I have been fishing for the past 4 weekends. Due to the northeast monsoon we had to make do with more freshwater fishing. Nearly missed last weekend’s trip because of my foot but the spot is only 15 minutes from where I stay plus it will be only a half day fishing so, what the heck.
