Capt. JOHN PEARCE an expat Englishman has been honing his boating and fishing skills for the last 30 years, the last 16 years in Thailand, which is now his adopted home. His exploits in the Phuket waters have become well known and John and his crew from Reel Hooker are considered to be one of the top charter outfits around Asia. John holds several local records, among them most sailfish in one day (21), most wahoo in a day(50), second heaviest Black Marlin (200 kg estimated) and excels in catching large Giant Trevally. John has appeared in several REX HUHT FISHING ADVENTURES for TV and has been well written about by several top fishing journalists around the world.

During 2004 JOHN took some time to travel to some of the other great fishing locations around the world and was lucky enough to catch a 1076lb Blue Marlin in Ghana Africa breaking the local record and a 313lb Yellowfin Tuna the next day. John is a member of IGFA and is a hard line campaigner for the release of all BILLFISH and does his best to help with the environment. Whether the clients are experienced, complete novice or a youngster on his first fishing trip John is happy to have them on board.

Captain Sudjai “Jai”
Captain Reel Hooker

Captain Jai is an extremely conscientious young man who loves nothing more than to see his clients enjoy a rewarding fishing day. He is a jovial man and constantly displays the classic “Thai Smile”. Jai loves his boat and sincerely hopes that our anglers take home fond memories of their day on Reel Hooker.

Chote Kuakeaw “Add”
1 st Mate Reel Hooker

CATCH AND RELEASE

Aboard REEL HOOKER we have a strict billfish and shark release policy, other than world record or other record fish. We feel it is necessary to preserve the stocks and help with conservation.