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Hey FOD! You back in the Kingdom?
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funkyoldude
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We got back just before Christmas and we did a couple of beach party hunts. High tides, big waves, rain and a tiny beach, not much happening. How is the hunting up on Okinawa this time of year? Curious to know if the weather patterns are the same around Asia/SE Asia. The weather was prettty much the same on Taiwan when we came through.
Good Luck and Good Hunting.
fod
Good Luck and Good Hunting.
fod
OkinawaHunter
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FOD,
The weather has been on and off here as well. I have hit a few low tides with some success. I am planning to go to Thailand sometime in May. I should be in Pattaya and if all goes well I will try to hunt the beach at least once. It would be nice to find a baht chain or ring.
Thanks
Emmett
The weather has been on and off here as well. I have hit a few low tides with some success. I am planning to go to Thailand sometime in May. I should be in Pattaya and if all goes well I will try to hunt the beach at least once. It would be nice to find a baht chain or ring.
Thanks
Emmett
funkyoldude
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...no problems. We have offered to help the local police if they need us.
We have lived on the island for more than 10 years, and I believe that it is O.K. to hunt the other beaches as well. I have talked with Thai guys that hunt Hua Hin, Pattya, and Phuket and they agree. I would not advise that you hunt inland, especially at temples and ancient ruins, but again, the beaches where the tourists hang out seem to be O.K.
Jane and I hunted Chawang and Lamai beaches on Koh Samui for a couple of weeks, and found them disappointing. All the big hotels and resorts are 5 star (read $$$), and have swimming pools. That's where the guests hang out. There are also many Thai hunters on those beaches (as well as Phuket and Pattya), with Fisher 1280-X's. We hunt mostly for the fun and the exercise. They hunt to earn their living, and they are very good at what they do. I watched some hunters with headlamps at 5 am chest deep in the water, when we got up. They hunted all day and were still going strong at 10pm. They have homemade scoops of stainless steel (that they copied from Kelly's catalog). Here's a photo of Jane talking with our friend from Pattya.
[attachment 46239 janeandfreind.jpg]
Good Luck and Good Hunting
fod
We have lived on the island for more than 10 years, and I believe that it is O.K. to hunt the other beaches as well. I have talked with Thai guys that hunt Hua Hin, Pattya, and Phuket and they agree. I would not advise that you hunt inland, especially at temples and ancient ruins, but again, the beaches where the tourists hang out seem to be O.K.
Jane and I hunted Chawang and Lamai beaches on Koh Samui for a couple of weeks, and found them disappointing. All the big hotels and resorts are 5 star (read $$$), and have swimming pools. That's where the guests hang out. There are also many Thai hunters on those beaches (as well as Phuket and Pattya), with Fisher 1280-X's. We hunt mostly for the fun and the exercise. They hunt to earn their living, and they are very good at what they do. I watched some hunters with headlamps at 5 am chest deep in the water, when we got up. They hunted all day and were still going strong at 10pm. They have homemade scoops of stainless steel (that they copied from Kelly's catalog). Here's a photo of Jane talking with our friend from Pattya.
[attachment 46239 janeandfreind.jpg]
Good Luck and Good Hunting
fod