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    Sea fishing in Thailand

    in Sea Fishing

    Posted

    I suppose it should be in a specific section but there isn't a "fishing the globe" so I'll drop it in here.

     

    I'm off to Thailand in a couple of weeks staying in Krabi. I'm planning on some big game (if its available) with hire equipment and some small beach/ rock fishing with my holiday kit.

     

    Has anyone any ideas on methods for the smaller stuff? I've normaly used a little waggler and scraps of meat or bread as bait and caught a few aquarium sized fish but nothing decent. I'm thinking of lure fishing instead of bait this time.

     

    If anyone has been or fished a similar climate a tip or two would be appreciated.

     

    The deep sea fishing season in Thailand (3-4 days trip out to Andaman Sea) starts October - May. Now it is a monsoon very few boats venture out very far. It normally costs around £150-£200 for a trip to Similan Islands. To really target the big game fish such as big tuna, big grouper, Snapper, you need to fish the Burmese Indian Ocean (Burma Bank). This typical trip will cost you around £400 -£450 for 5-6 day trip. It sounds expensive but fishing in Thailand will include 3 meals most days plus snacks and soft drinks although people usually bring their own beer and whiskey :P

     

    If you stay in Krabi, the nearest good fishing port will be Tub Lamu, Pang- nga province north of Krabi. I am sure there are good boats in nearby Phuket but Thai people including me tend to go out from this har bour or the one further up north at Ranong province.

     

    Here are popular boats with good skippers:

    Polaris - sails form Ranong, Tel: (09 ) - 289-9159 http://www.siamfishing.com/content/view.ph...03&cat=trip

     

    Tai Leu - sails from Tub Lamu, Pang nga, Tel: (076) 443-068 http://www.siamfishing.com/content/view.ph...06&cat=trip

     

    Fishing from shore around Krabi (I have no experiance here) I guess people then to use strips of squid, or small prawns to target palm-size reef, rock fish which there are plenty around resorts.

     

    If you go in a few weeks time, one-day in shore fishing should be available on most resorts but I have no experience to suggest any particular boats.

     

    Hope this helps

    First for me and Wildcard

    in Sea Fishing

    Posted

    Had a interesting fish finding trip out of Hartlepool on Friday with Sam Harris ( Newcastle Evening Chron.)and Alan

    I had a new species for me a Cuckoo ray.

    Lovely little fish which was released immediately unharmed after photo.

    Anybody else caught one in the North Sea.

    What size do they grow to and any other info would be welcome

     

    cuckoray27thSep2009.jpg

     

    :):)

     

    Well done Ivan

     

    Another specie for your impressive bag.

    Wreck fishing yesterday.

    in Sea Fishing

    Posted · Edited by poogong

    I took my mates John and Lofty out yesterday to a group of wrecks called 'the graveyard' about 50 miles from Hartlepool. Ivan was on a course nearby so he came out for a ride with us and ended up driving the boat ;)

     

    The video has been stuck in the youtube process all day so I uploaded it here til it clears.

     

    http://s335.photobucket.com/albums/m448/wi...ldcardgold2.flv

     

    Alan

     

    Brilliant video Alan, especially the sound track :thumbs: And look like you and your crew had a good day fishing as well.

     

    Did you bait the pirk when pirking?

     

    poogong

    Gold trip on wildcard Sat 18th April

    in Sea Fishing

    Posted

    Hi poogong,

     

    If the boat isn't fully booked the anglers will get a full refund or the option of downgrading the trip to something less expensive. If say only 9 wanted to fish this day we could charge the boat out for a bronze trip (£475) with 9 fishing for £53 each. There would be a lot more room as well.

     

    Alan

     

    Thanks Alan, I'll pass it to Dennis.

     

    poogong

    Gold trip on wildcard Sat 18th April

    in Sea Fishing

    Posted

    We have an angling party wishing to book a gold trip on Sat 18th April. They are 4/5 in number and would like other anglers to make up 12 in total to minimise costs. If anyone is interested in making up the numbers please pm me. The cost would work out at about £54 per angler for a 12 hour trip fishing wrecks up to 55 miles from Whitby.

     

    Alan

     

    Alan

     

    A friend of mine and his two friends are interested in the trip but just worried a little bit about the cost if the boat is not fully booked. So he said if the party needs a few more people, can you please contact Dennis on 07878472262.

     

    Regards

    poogong

    Gold trip on wildcard Sat 18th April

    in Sea Fishing

    Posted

    We have an angling party wishing to book a gold trip on Sat 18th April. They are 4/5 in number and would like other anglers to make up 12 in total to minimise costs. If anyone is interested in making up the numbers please pm me. The cost would work out at about £54 per angler for a 12 hour trip fishing wrecks up to 55 miles from Whitby.

     

    Alan

     

    Would love to go Alan but seems that I'll have to work that weekend. It looks like a neap tide as well, doesn't it?

     

    poogong

    My new Whitby charter angling boat

    in Sea Fishing

    Posted

    Hello poogong,

     

    Our new website will have a forum on it where anglers can contact other anglers to form groups and fish specific dates and split the cost. I don't know of any other charter boat website that has done this - but I may be corrected. ;)

     

    The swiftcat is a unique ride, and very comfortable. It will be interesting to hear your views on your seasickness problem if you take a trip with us. We can hydraulically trim the stern drives to any angle to suit any conditions. The boat is so easy to drive that we will encourage responsible anglers to take the helm even at +20 knots. :o

     

    You are correct, it was me who gave you advice in 2005. I can be found on various forums in different guises. B)

     

    Best regards,

    Alan

     

    Thanks Alan. I'll definitely go out with your boat this spring or summer. Please let us know when your website up and running.

     

    Regards

     

    poogong

    My new Whitby charter angling boat

    in Sea Fishing

    Posted · Edited by poogong

    Youtube Video ->
    Our new crewman Rob had a blast in the new Swiftcat with the skipper Mike Freeman yesterday. Mike is the one looking unconcerned in the stripey jumper.

     

    Impressive boat Alan. I will certainly have a trip with your boat this year (if I and other anglers can gather enough individuals). I normally fish from Whitby boats at least half a dozen times a year with various boats but lately due to poor weather and my increasing seasickness problem I fish less and less.

    By the way are you the same Alan, aka wildercard, that gave me some advice in WSF Forum on Whitby boat fishing when I was a newbie in 2005? If so, I look forward to meeting you on your boat one day.

     

    All the best for your new boat.

     

    Regards

     

    poogong

    hartlepool boat fishing last yr

    in Sea Fishing

    Posted

    me and my mate went boat fishing last summer from h.pool, been on same boat for over 12 yrs or so, anyway i,ll cut to the chase, skipper got new boat etc you know the score. but thing was skipper was not on board instead he had 3 of his mates skipper the boat that day,

    what crap it was i,m not saying we did not catch cause we did but far too many. every drop it was mackral 6 at a time, did not matter what hook size etc they were still getting dragged on board, boatman in charge said go to other side of boat to fish, i was bewilldered why? that would have made no difference, i put on a 8/0 hook but still the same, in the end before i packed in fishing (which i,d had enough by this time as enough is enough) i started shaking my rod to get them back in the sea alive.

     

    in the end i had enough of the mass slaughter as there was 2 other guys sharing our fish tray, there must have been over 200 fish maybe more, so me and my mate took what we wanted which was around 20 each, only to be told by skipper if i did not take any more then there were going over the side of boat, so in end i took what i could carry non got wasted as gave some to brother who fishes all winter rest to family and friends,

    but the bottom line was i felt sick at home thinking all thatr waste of fish, would it have been any better going further out? our lass said i cant win cause i moan when i dont catch, but i,d sooner have a day out fishing and blank and enjoyed myself rather than 6 at a time, i,m no longer going on same boat as there must have been something skipper could have done like move further offshore i could be wrong though

    What boat was that mate?

    Went fishing - caught some fish

    in Sea Fishing

    Posted · Edited by poogong

    seeing everyone is confessing to murdering fish i would like to clear my concience by stating that on monday while fishing from my boat off dunbar on the east coast of scotland myself and my mate tony killed:

     

    18 cod biggest 13.5lb smallest 2lb,

    3 ling about 5-6lb

    12 coalies for skate bait

    androughly 100 mackerel which is our winter bait stock

     

    all were above MSL

     

    i did return a 7.5lb pollack alive :lol:

     

    none of these fish will be wasted

     

    BTW i don't really feel guilty about killing them :yeah:

     

    les

     

    Good catch les. :clap:

     

    regards

    SNOW FOR NEXT WEEK

    in Sea Fishing

    Posted

    Just looked on metcheck for the outlook for next week and they are giving northerlys again with snow predicted winters on its way back again . :yucky:

     

    Have you been out fishing recently big cod? Next week is Whitby festival, I hope the weather is not too poor so you and other boats can go out fishing.

    Good weather

    in Sea Fishing

    Posted · Edited by poogong

    I hope tomorrow weather in Whitby is gonna be good. Hope to do some boat fishing for cod if I can. Many weather websites say it's gonna be poor to average for fishing in Whitby tomorrow :(

    Winter Wrecking

    in Sea Fishing

    Posted

    Hi, rob 1st-14th april mate £1000 up for grabs for the biggest .

     

     

    Big cod

     

    Any idea how much chance for a chartered boat to go out this Sunday? There is a strong wind right now in Leeds. Looking at the weather forecast for this Sunday, wind is to be around 12 mph. Is it fishable for either uptide or wrecking? And would you go out this Sunday?

     

    Many thanks

    poogong

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