Great Action in Thailand

  • castandblast
    Eau Claire, WI
    Posts: 269
    October 7, 2009 at 2:26 pm #1319079

    I spent the last couple days in Thailand and the action for big fish was incredible. I connected with numbers and size on this trip.

    I started out with a nice Java Barb.

    And then this Giant Gourami might be a PB but I didn’t weigh it.

    The following one is still up for ID confirmation but I believe it is a Shark Catfish which would make it a new lifelister. It is different than the Striped Catfish in it’s subterminal mouth and color on its back is green.

    The next one is a PB Pacu that weighed 12.5 lbs.

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18924
    October 7, 2009 at 2:46 pm #807537

    That pacu had to give you an awesome tussle. A 1Lb gill puts up an inspired battle… that pacu looks like it would have the same characteristics with 10# more oooomfff to throw around.

    As always… I love reading your updates.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59944
    October 7, 2009 at 2:47 pm #807538

    All on the same type of bait?

    TROUTMAN
    S.E.Minnesota
    Posts: 304
    October 7, 2009 at 3:13 pm #807544

    Quote:

    As always… I love reading your updates.

    Ditto.

    farmboy1
    Mantorville, MN
    Posts: 3668
    October 7, 2009 at 3:14 pm #807545

    Love the reports. Looks like a HOOT

    jeff_jensen
    cassville ,wis
    Posts: 3053
    October 7, 2009 at 9:22 pm #807674

    Good job on the pb and potential lifelister.
    Your posts never get tiring

    castandblast
    Eau Claire, WI
    Posts: 269
    October 11, 2009 at 1:15 am #808447

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    All on the same type of bait?

    The Java Barb was caught on my patented Flip-flop fly and the Pacu and Gourami were caught on a wad of bread. I caught about 40 Java Barb on my Flip-flop fly after throwing in fish pellets they come up to feed and are fooled by my imitation. The Barb in the picture happened to be the biggest one. The Pacu and Gourami I have also caught before on fruit like bananas and Lumnyai (a locally grown Thai fruit).

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