Fishing Holidays Thailand



Are you impressed with the catches?...Want to fish a lake where 200LB+ Carp, similar to the one below can be caught?

The largest Carp ever caught on a Rod & Line

Then why not take your next fishing holiday in Thailand where record breaking fish, fantastic weather, excellent food, and the exceptional hospitality of the Thai people guarantees that you will have a good time.

Bungsamran Villa

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Catch Report - 20th January 2007

 

Doug's Mighty 209LB Giant Mekong Catfish

The enormous tail of the Mekong Catfish

Is Doug the first UK Angler to take a 200LB+ Mekong Cat?! Please let us know.

Doug had fished Bungsamran in the past, and has fished numerous venues in Thailand too. He had not realised that it was possible to target only the larger specimens at Bungsamran, but under the guide and supervision of 'Kiwi' of Siam Fishing Tours, he adopted a specially formulated bait and fishing technique not seen before at this particular venue. A technique that in a single month alone has produced a new IGFA record Mekong Catfish, and two fish over the 200LB mark.

"The strike signaled the start of a relentless, non stop run of approximately 150 meters to the other side of the lake. It was like a steam train slowly pulling out of the station and not stopping, not even once. It was unbelievable. I played the fish for 50 minutes on heavy duty deep sea fishing gear with a harness. Any less robust gear would be burned up and destroyed,without the harness it would be impossible for one person to hold on to that fish. To say these fish are powerful is an understatement to say the least!

Once it surfaced I could not believe the length and width of this fish. It's head was unbelievably broad and it's tail fin unbelievably wide. After a 5 minute struggle untangling it from some obstructions we finally got it's head in a net and hauled it to shallower water where we finally photographed it. Becuase Kiwi is out to break records for his clients he has invested in official IGFA world record certified scales and a weigh station on site and a specially built sling and tripod capable of weighing these fish and claiming an official world record. For the safety of this fish though we decided not to lift fully out of the water, instead letting it recover in the shallows before releasing. However it was bigger than the current world record of 76.3 KG (Taken by an angler only last week also under the guide of Kiwi). If anyone is interested at having a go at catching Bungsamran's biggest fish, contact Siam Fishing Tours."

If you'd like to fish Bungsamran "Kiwi Team" style to improve your chances of landing the "big ones" contact us today!

  • Date(s): 20/01/07
  • Venue: Bungsamran
  • Anglers Names: Doug Pryke
  • Tackle Used: Rod: Custom Built 50LB Big Game/Reel: Shimano TLD25/Line:50lb Berkley Big Game
  • Method: Bait: Lum/Terminal Tackle: Bottom Feed/Groundbaited Lum
  • Number of Runs/Number of fish landed: More than enough!
  • Catch Stats: Largest Specimen: Giant Mekong Catfish 95kg/209LB
  • Guide: Kiwi