Tuna belly strip, done the right way
Tying a good Tuna belly strip can lead to a great Sail Fish
Tuna belly strip, done the right way. This one caught a 8/9 Kg sailfish:
Ahoy me hearties and welcome to another month of Pirate Jimmy’s ramblings. A couple of months ago I wrote about the El Nino affect which unfortunately for the PGFC’s (Phuket Game Fishing Club) annual competition was still causing unseasonal weather which seemed to have lured all the billfish down here to Chalong rather than their…
Firstly, it is inadvisable to book a charter prior to knowing the weather conditions in advance, and five days should give a reasonably accurate prediction. Fishing around Phuket often dramatically improves after a good “stir-up” but that doesn’t mean your trip has to be an uncomfortable experience since many Thai boats will go out with…
Hi once again me fellow fisheroos. Mid December continued to see some quite serious storms despite the tourism chappie’s claims that it’s now “high” season. Probably a better term would be the “Kite Boarders” windy spring. Ignoring “Christmas” as it is now politically incorrect in my country to mention “Christmas” in case I offend someone,…
Right now fishing in Phuket has never been better, everything, with the exception of Wahoo, being caught regularly. The island even got a mention in Marlin Magazine, “Phuket, one of the world’s best Sailfishing destinations”. As the month progressed I had the opportunity of going out, luckily rain-free – surprising as it is now “high”…
Hi once again my fellow fisheroos And blistering barnacles what a month February was, more wind than a fishing club committee meeting, but that said, between gusts the fishing continued to be the best in years with most of the boats reporting Sails in abundance. Staying on the subject of boats, I thought this month…
Welcome to the all-new roaring 20’s upgrade, me fisherooing M8s Now that we are moving into a new decade and from our hot & wet season to our hot & dry, tourists are very noticeable by their absence. Hotels are complaining about a very poor 50% “high” season occupancy and just about everyone who is…
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