A good nights work in Perth WA.

2 WA Dhu fish
2 Pink Snapper
1 Wobbegong

The freezer is getting full

Nice catch Chopper   

River Monster !!!!

Fish of a lifetime caught in the Phang Nga province of Thailand. These are so big you need a specially made cage to net them!

Hope you enjoy

VERY nice arapaima. I gather that they can be difficult to catch.  
You must have been buzzing for ages after landing it. Did you go on a dedicated angling holiday?

Yep ... dedicated 1 week of the 4 week Thailand trip to fishing.

That old girl took about 45 minutes to land and about 4 days to wipe the smile off my face !!!

Chopper wrote:

Yep ... dedicated 1 week of the 4 week Thailand trip to fishing.

I'd love to do that myself one day.

Now the sea is warming up, I'll aim to post some pics of the fish I land over the coming months, but being the UK they won't be as spectacular as yours.

Hardly a monster, but as you can see, when my daughter caught this Ballan Wrasse on a recent fishing trip, it made her very happy.   

Couple of weeks ago



Last week in a Billabong 250kms from civilization, no a biggy but caught 30 of the little buggers in a beautiful setting!!

Nice fish Jordan. What is the species in the bottom photo?

I recently decided to have a go at doing some coarse fishing, so yesterday I visited a small lake. The fish weren't very big, but I did catch around 30 during a four hour session.

Perch



Rudd



Roach

Small fish are Spangled Perch ... not great table fish but still fun to catch

RIVER MONSTERS - Thailand 2015

Mekong Catfish


Asian Redtail Catfish


Very Rare - Salween Rita Catfish

Those are awesome, I bet it was a heck of a fight to get them in. I admit I am jealous, looks like a great trip fishing there.

The biggest took about and hour and a half to get in, the others only a few minutes (10 max).

The last day I hooked a monster estimated at over 250lb .... but it snapped off 2 and a half hours into the fight. Gutted !!!!

Didn't get the world record fish I was after but gives me something to attempt next trip.


EDIT 11/04/15 ..... turns out I did get a IGFA World Record !! The Salween Rita Catfish beat the current Rod and Reel by about 3kg. Got the email last week STOKED !

I am a maniacal fisherman and do it whenever I can .. im a freshwater bass guy though nothing like those monsters ... ill try to get some pics up soon

Chopper wrote:

EDIT 11/04/15 ..... turns out I did get a IGFA World Record !! The Salween Rita Catfish beat the current Rod and Reel by about 3kg. Got the email last week STOKED !

Only just saw this. Big congratulations.

Nice Pink Snapper a few weeks ago

Well, summer is winding gown so I figure I would give this a bump to see what other monsters you guys got. Just living vicariously through you guys as I haven't been able to get out to do much fishing in quite some time.

Thanks for the bump ... and apologies for the late reply !!

Thailand 2015 (November)

I know one of those is called airepima not sure if spelled right but that is how he said it. I know because it was on river monsters with Jeremy wade. One of my favorite shows when I can catch it. Care to share on the others names? You have some amazing fishing trips man, I am pretty jealous.

Some beasts there Chopper Very impressive mate

Nico wrote:

Some beasts there Chopper Very impressive mate

No shit

I'm starting to think ole chopper is just Jeremy Wade in disguise

Chopper wrote:

Nice Pink Snapper a few weeks ago

"Nice Pink Snapper" now why did my mind suddenly drop into the gutter when I read this lol. They are great looking catches guys .

Alligator Gar
Arapaima
Chao Paraya
Goonch
Giant Snake Head

Amazing trip ... my world record was beaten this week ... so it gives me motivation to get back there (like I need it)

So that's what you've been up to Chopper! Some amazing 'fish/whales'

Never been into fishing myself but my god!!, Chopper them fish are massive and a bit weird looking.