i sign up for a 1 day sea fishing trip at phuket ,
when abroad a fishing vessel sampan style , the skipper didint even speak english , only speak thai
the helper speak half ass hardly understandable english

the vessel dont have any electrical device , no fish finder , no compass
it was amazing the skipper still know where we are instead of missing in middle of sea

head out to sea sharp at 9am cruising at low speed , i ask the helper why so slow
he says prepare for trolling , never try trolling fishing before so i sit aside see him setting up

trolling for 4 hours only 1 bite on 6 rods , i dont know is my bad luck or the lure suck big time .....
the rod and reel was shimano and penn stuff BUT heavy abuse the condition is terrible

reel missing handle  ! replace with a metal bar 

rod missing guide exposing metal edge ....... 

the lure is plastic octopus missing the hairy part behind with rusted hook ....... 

and the worst part is i have to join in the trip with someone tourist from mainland china ( 3 man 4 lady )
they annoy me most at this whole trip ......

at 1pm we stop for lunch , simple onboard cooking then swimming & resting until 2.30pm

fishing resume at 2.30 with bottom fishing

hand line with unbreakable spool , the most amazing part is the ship dont carry enough weight to reach bottom for fishing ....
only 4 spool was distribute but from what i can see , 2 of them dont have enough line to reach bottom
1 of it  dont have enough weight and the last 1 have a oversize hook ( i really mean oversize hook , never seen 1 before )

truly facepalm with the setup............

after bottom fishing head back to pier while trolling, land 3 more fish on the way back
the most unpleasant fishing trip i ever have in my life
fishing alone with other unknown tourist , no 1 help take photo for me ....