Arapaima Fishing- Exotic Fishing Thailand (EFT)

Once thought long lost, this is my first ever fishing video from a few years back, filmed for me by my good friend Graham Andrews, whose work you can check out on the links below. Rediscovered on an old hard drive, dusted off and slightly re-edited, this is the story of a successful day fishing for arapaima at Exotic Fishing Thailand Resort in Pang Nga province in Southern Thailand.
Graham Andrews- / @grahamandrews9725
Lazy River- / @lazyrivercanoeinglife...
#fishing #thailand #rivermonsters #arapaima

[@keithwinters3031]

Excellent vid. Calmly done.
Mean looking jaramet at the end.
What an arri.....phew.

[@andyhartfishing]

many thanks, Keith!

[@belajarmancing16]

wow big,like

[@andyhartfishing]

river monsters! thanks for watching!

[@PESCUITSPORTIVcuMike]

Absolutely fabulous 🙏👏👏👏

[@andyhartfishing]

Thank you!

[@agudvlogs8960]

Amazing!!!👍👍

[@andyhartfishing]

Thank you!

[@naturalfishing2651]

Nice amazing

[@andyhartfishing]

Many thanks!

[@willcurrall6351]

Caught my first and only arapaima here 3 years ago was fucking amazing

[@andyhartfishing]

Nice one! Yeah they're awesome fish aren't they

[@shanelyshane]

How much did this trip cost you?

[@pauljohnsontwonoviceangler6170]

Liked and subscribed. It's Paul from Two Novice Anglers here. A great video. We really enjoyed it. Can I ask about the line and the hook size please? I am guessing the fishery provided the rod? Thanks.

[@andyhartfishing]

Many thanks Paul. If I remember rightly, the line was 80lb braid and the hook would've been one for carp, maybe a size 2 UK size, as I caught that arri on the lam rod. Usually hooks for arri fishing would be bigger though. A few places use circle hooks for them. And yes, the fishery provides all the tackle, don'e need to take any of your own. Thanks for the sub, best of luck with your fishing!

[@ajrai7159]

Fantastic.. what kind of fishing rod did you use for such a big fish?

[@andyhartfishing]

Thanks! I think the rod was a 10 ft 5lb test curve, they supply the tackle at the lake

[@johnroman4608]

Hi Andy .. came across your video .. need some advice please…I am due fishing in Thailand next year for a few species including arapaima
Which hooks would you advise me to get please ? I bought 4/0 & 6/0 Mustad Circle hooks. Thanks

[@andyhartfishing]

Hi John. Yeah those will probably be fine, actually all of the resort venues that stock arapaima supply all the tackle and bait anyway so there's usually no need to bring anything. Some even insist you use their tackle, or at least will need to approve what you bring, so I wouldn't worry too much about terminal tackle. They'll know what works best for their species. If you know what venues you'll be fishing you could just ask them directly. Cheers for watching, I'm sure you'll have an awesome trip out there next year. Give me a shout if you have any other questions.

[@johnroman4608]

@@andyhartfishing thank you so much .. will be sure to contact the venues. Much appreciated. Best regards ..

[@andyhartfishing]

No worries, tight lines