Mekong Catfish
Posted on 2009-04-05
Fun Loving Finns!
Jarmo has fished with us on Bungsamran before, but this time round he was accompanied by his girlfriend Katri.
Jarmo is a Doctor and Katri is a Nurse and they both hail from Finland... In Finland there is a rule that no-one can drink a beer on a fishing trip until everyone has caught their first fish! Quite a fun rule if you ask me.
Jarmo was first up to have an average sized Sawai in the net, so that was halfway towards the beer they were both quite obviously hankering after.
Next up was Katri. Now Katri has done quite a bit of fishing in Finland but has caught nothing larger than a few pounds, this time the baby on the other end of the rod was giving her a hell of a fight being somewhat larger than a few pounds and Katri was giving as good back! Thank you Mr 19kg Mekong... Jarmo and Katri had both now caught and could now crack open a beer.
However Jarmo also had another tradition up his sleeve
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Whilst Katri still had a lap full of slippery Mekong Catfish with our guide and I still taking pictures, Jarmo slipped off to his day bag and returned with a small red thing (which had me very puzzled at the time...I thought it was a red clowns nose or something that he wanted her to put on just for a laugh), and then Jarmo got down on one knee and proceeded to propose marriage to Katri there and then!Oh what a moment. Katri accepted and kisses and hugs ensued.
I'm certain the catfish didn't fully appreciate the moment but hey, I'm sure he'd have rather been swimming round hoovering up lum.
I never know what to expect on a fishing trip but I wish you both the very best for the the future. You certainly threw me a'swerve ball' there!
As the day went on Jarmo hooked into many many catfish, he even got caught out on 'lunch break' when he was hoping to tuck into some well deserved carbs but he just kept on haulin' and enjoying.
Katri was the surprise of the day, and if I'm totally honest, probably the biggest surprise of any lady angler I have ever had the pleasure to fish with. She was just unstoppable!
I'm not the worlds tallest guy and Katri is diminutive in comparison to me, but she just kept at it all day long (apart from an hours Thai massage, and every lady is deserving of some pamering now and then), but she just would not turn down the opportunity of catching a fish. Some of the fish she had on were a right handful too but I kid you not Katri would not let them beat her. I can think of many guys, that if it were a contest, Katri would win the thing hands down.
Fair play to the ladies of the angling world.
Anyhow. Jarmo and Katri, we wish you all the best in the future and don't forget to look us up again when you're next back in Thailand... it would be our pleasure to fish with you again.
Fun Loving Finns!
Jarmo has fished with us on Bungsamran before, but this time round he was accompanied by his girlfriend Katri.
Jarmo is a Doctor and Katri is a Nurse and they both hail from Finland... In Finland there is a rule that no-one can drink a beer on a fishing trip until everyone has caught their first fish! Quite a fun rule if you ask me. Jarmo was first up to have an average sized Sawai in the net, so that was halfway towards the beer they were both quite obviously hankering after.
Next up was Katri. Now Katri has done quite a bit of fishing in Finland but has caught nothing larger than a few pounds, this time the baby on the other end of the rod was giving her a hell of a fight being somewhat larger than a few pounds and Katri was giving as good back! Thank you Mr 19kg Mekong... Jarmo and Katri had both now caught and could now crack open a beer.
However Jarmo also had another tradition up his sleeve
.Whilst Katri still had a lap full of slippery Mekong Catfish with our guide and I still taking pictures, Jarmo slipped off to his day bag and returned with a small red thing (which had me very puzzled at the time...I thought it was a red clowns nose or something that he wanted her to put on just for a laugh), and then Jarmo got down on one knee and proceeded to propose marriage to Katri there and then!Oh what a moment. Katri accepted and kisses and hugs ensued. I'm certain the catfish didn't fully appreciate the moment but hey, I'm sure he'd have rather been swimming round hoovering up lum.
I never know what to expect on a fishing trip but I wish you both the very best for the the future. You certainly threw me a'swerve ball' there!
As the day went on Jarmo hooked into many many catfish, he even got caught out on 'lunch break' when he was hoping to tuck into some well deserved carbs but he just kept on haulin' and enjoying. Katri was the surprise of the day, and if I'm totally honest, probably the biggest surprise of any lady angler I have ever had the pleasure to fish with. She was just unstoppable!
I'm not the worlds tallest guy and Katri is diminutive in comparison to me, but she just kept at it all day long (apart from an hours Thai massage, and every lady is deserving of some pamering now and then), but she just would not turn down the opportunity of catching a fish. Some of the fish she had on were a right handful too but I kid you not Katri would not let them beat her. I can think of many guys, that if it were a contest, Katri would win the thing hands down. Fair play to the ladies of the angling world.
Anyhow. Jarmo and Katri, we wish you all the best in the future and don't forget to look us up again when you're next back in Thailand... it would be our pleasure to fish with you again.
