Hello Anglers. Please forgive me I do not read or write Thai.

I love your country very much. I was lucky I could live in Thailand for 2 years in 2008 to 2010. When I stayed there I fished alot.

เงาน้ำ is my favourite venue. I found Bung Samran too commercial. เงาน้ำ also has the big fish. You are very lucky to fish in your country.
Thailand is number 1 for freshwater fishing. The Amazon is probably very good too but I do not think the fishing is as easy there. Now you have the Amazon fish in Thailand you have the best of both worlds.

These are some of the big fish I caught in Thailand. I like to come back again for holidays because now I need to work in England again.

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When I lived in Thailand I learned to use the conventional reel. I like to use the Alutecnos Gorilla 12 or 12C and the Maxel Sealion. The maxel is like the Jigging master but has 2 speeds.

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I also like to use the small jigging rod. FC moster ozone are my favourite.

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Many for fishing in England like to make the 3.5m rod. I see when many Europeans come fishing in Thailand they still make the big rods. Too me this is crazy.

One time I went to Spain to try and catch the Wels catfish but after 1 week I did not catch. Fishing in the river is very difficult. I will go again.

I also wanted to try my jigging rod and my reels to catch sharks. This year I got to go to Florida fishing. I caught the sandbar shark, black tip shark and bull shark with the same rod and reel I use in Thailand.

The power is very strong. These shark would like to eat catfish for breakfast. 

The tail is very big like the mekong catfish. I hope you like the pictures.

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Bull shark, 2.13 metres
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Black tip shark
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Another blacktip shark
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Sandbar shark
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Thank you for reading. I like to read your posts every day.

Good luck

-Jack

Last time I stayed in the USA, I was able to fit my Okuma Makaira 80W on a jigging rod. I did not get a fish to test it yet. I would like to try. 

50kg drag. I think even the biggest catfish cannot pull line.

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I find Thai fishing the most fun. It is nice and easy too when you can go to a fishing park. In England the fishing is very difficult and the fish are quite small.