Snakehead stories
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Hi bill,
I came back from my Snakehead trip last Sunday. I first met the Snakehead during a exploratory trip to Srinakarin Lake (Thailand) for the Goonch (Asian Catfish of up to 100 kilos[220lbs]). As conditions for the Goonch were not perfect we also did some Snakehead fishing. The first Snake I hooked (and lost) was later estimated at around 7 kilos [15.5 lbs]. A fish of a lifetime. The sight of the big mother fish with her beautiful colours flashing in the sun under the boat just before the hooks came out haunted me many a sleepless night. I was totally not prepared for the brute force of this relatively small fish. I was used to long steady fights with monster Catfish and Nile perch. So six months later found me back in South East Asia for a rematch. The setting, a remote jungle lake in Malaysia. Francois Helias (a well known international Snakehead fisherman, aka the Guide) would show me the ropes during the first two of the seven-day fishing trip. As a sponge I tried to soak up all his experience which he gathered during many years of battling the mighty Snakehead. Make shorts casts, wait for the boil, spot the baby fry, strike - strike and strike hard. A steep learning curve was needed, as promised Francois was there for me a 100%. The lake and surrounding nature was amazing. The many different sounds of the jungle made it quite an experience. I managed to catch some nice Snakehead, 36 in total, biggest almost 6 kilos [13.2 lbs] (anything over 4 to 5 kilos [8.8-11lbs] is considered a good fish). Now the trip is over I consider myself a Snakehead addict. The many different ways you can fish for it combined with it's beauty and fierce full character make this a more than worthy opponent. Please find enclosed a picture of a 4,5 kilo [9.9 Lb] Snakehead.
Take care,
Wim V Den Haag - The Netherlands 10/5/03
I came back from my Snakehead trip last Sunday. I first met the Snakehead during a exploratory trip to Srinakarin Lake (Thailand) for the Goonch (Asian Catfish of up to 100 kilos[220lbs]). As conditions for the Goonch were not perfect we also did some Snakehead fishing. The first Snake I hooked (and lost) was later estimated at around 7 kilos [15.5 lbs]. A fish of a lifetime. The sight of the big mother fish with her beautiful colours flashing in the sun under the boat just before the hooks came out haunted me many a sleepless night. I was totally not prepared for the brute force of this relatively small fish. I was used to long steady fights with monster Catfish and Nile perch. So six months later found me back in South East Asia for a rematch. The setting, a remote jungle lake in Malaysia. Francois Helias (a well known international Snakehead fisherman, aka the Guide) would show me the ropes during the first two of the seven-day fishing trip. As a sponge I tried to soak up all his experience which he gathered during many years of battling the mighty Snakehead. Make shorts casts, wait for the boil, spot the baby fry, strike - strike and strike hard. A steep learning curve was needed, as promised Francois was there for me a 100%. The lake and surrounding nature was amazing. The many different sounds of the jungle made it quite an experience. I managed to catch some nice Snakehead, 36 in total, biggest almost 6 kilos [13.2 lbs] (anything over 4 to 5 kilos [8.8-11lbs] is considered a good fish). Now the trip is over I consider myself a Snakehead addict. The many different ways you can fish for it combined with it's beauty and fierce full character make this a more than worthy opponent. Please find enclosed a picture of a 4,5 kilo [9.9 Lb] Snakehead.
Take care,
Wim V Den Haag - The Netherlands 10/5/03
better then a 100 gallon but still not very good
I'm cruising around in Vietnam as we speak. I saw these guys in the market but it was five in the afternoon. Hopefully when I go early in the am tomorrow they will have some more. Theres a thread in the photo lounge called south east Asia trip by gangster. I just forgot to sign out my brother before I started. There's some cool pics in there
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