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Catch Report
Method Lake Madness

PROFILE
Date:
21th of July 2019
Venue:
Method Lake - Cha am Fishing Park
Target Species:
Anglers Names:
Andy
Guide Names:
 

Despite Andy having sampled Thailand numerous time already and occasionally wetting a line, he is yet to land a Striped Catfish or a Mekong catfish. So with this in mind we discussed the potential venues to target that would produce an action packed day. The Method Lake is renowned for its ability to produce in excess of 40 fish during a single day session and responds well to an array of different approaches occasionally throwing up a few surprises in the shape of specimen Mekong and Siamese carp.

Two rods were set up but only one was fished at once. The first being a waggler set-up plumbed 6 inches over depth hard on the bottom whilst the other was talked to accommodate a ram feeder suspended beneath the surface. Andy started the session on the float at 1m using a pre-mixed ram ground bait that had been left to settle infused with sweet flavours and milk extracts ahead of the session.

The first cast saw Andy hook into his first fish of the day shortly after

The float method can account for takes in quick succession with the majority of takes resulting in small striped catfish averaging 8-10lb. Repeat casts to the same area saw him land in excess of 10 fish in less than an hour using break flake hook baits soaked in tuna oil.

In the meantime the waggler spot had received a steady feed of 12mm fishmeal pellets along with multiple balls of ram. Andy continued to work the float whilst Tom observed the water in the margin and continued to prepare bait in between landing fish. Around midday and with over 20 fish landed, the margin swim had now developed into an undisturbed fizzing frenzy and it was time to work the waggler.

A full slice of flake was pinched and soaked in tuna oil before being lowered into position. In an instant the waggler shot under and the rod arced round as line peeled from the spool. 20 minutes into the fight and it was clear that this certainly wasn't a striped catfish as the battle continued. After a full 30 minutes and a hard kick of the tale, the hook slipped and the mystery remained as to the species and whether or not it was foul hooked...

Once the swim had settled Andy persisted with the waggler and went on to land a total of 42 fish from both methods with the pick of the day being the good sized striped catfish.

The largest striped catfish of 42 fish landed during the session

 

 
 

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