Captain
Jari Laakkonen

Member since February 2014 Pattaya, Thailand
Background
My father fished for Salmon in the waters of the Finnish capital of Helsinki. Father taught me the secrets of fishing at a young age. We would go out to cast our lines in his boat whenever we had the time. Fishing is my passion. It is always a challenge. Today, I'm running a fishing charter and I have a wonderful captain that knows all the best fishing spots in the area. I will be there to meet and greet you before you start your trip.
Techniques
Here in Thailand I like to use live bait. But when the sea is rough trolling behind island is more comfortable. High Speed Jigging is a hard work but might have a very good results. We have many artificial reefs with in 20 km distance.

Hey, I'm Captain Jari Laakkonen

Pattaya, Thailand
Background
My father fished for Salmon in the waters of the Finnish capital of Helsinki. Father taught me the secrets of fishing at a young age. We would go out to cast our lines in his boat whenever we had the time. Fishing is my passion. It is always a challenge. Today, I'm running a fishing charter and I have a wonderful captain that knows all the best fishing spots in the area. I will be there to meet and greet you before you start your trip.
Techniques
Here in Thailand I like to use live bait. But when the sea is rough trolling behind island is more comfortable. High Speed Jigging is a hard work but might have a very good results. We have many artificial reefs with in 20 km distance.

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.3 / 5
(28 reviews)
Pattaya
trips from US $690

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.3 / 5
out of 5 stars from 28 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.4 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.3 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.2 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (46)
A Great Day Fishing.
Catching my biggest fish in my life
Full day fishing with Jari and Siam Great Adventures
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
81%
Friendly captain
88%
Recommend this charter
89%
Appropriate for children
67%
Satisfied with the boat
94%
Caught fish
74%
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Dan N.
Pattaya, Thailand
Very good
3.3 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Good
3.0 / 5
Crew
Bad
2.0 / 5
Overall

A few things were good a few things were not

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip - Deep Sea Fishing on March 7, 2020
The trip I wanted was marlin or sailfish I guess it was a lack of communication because I asked with email how the fishing...
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Harri S.
Finland
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing the Gulf of Thailand

8 Hour Trip - Deep Sea Fishing on July 18, 2016
Awesome trip. First, fished a bait fish. After that we put the big fish Sets ask. At the same time, more and fished a bait...
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Brian J. S.
Seoul, Korea, Republic Of
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great day

8 Hour Trip - Deep Sea Fishing on September 16, 2016
It was a great day fishing we caught over 100 mainly small fish but later Spanish mackerel and squid. We cooked the fish on...
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Jari L.
Bangkok, Thailand
Excellent
4.3 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Fishingtrip 3.5.2016

8 Hour Trip - Deep Sea Fishing on May 3, 2016
The boat and equipment were good. We fished live bait and bottom fishing. Crew of 10 points. Certainly, experienced fishermen.
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Sharon K.
Chon Buri, Thailand
Good
2.3 / 5
Experience:
Good
3.0 / 5
Boat
Bad
2.0 / 5
Crew
Bad
2.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with Jari

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip - Deep Sea Fishing on July 11, 2019
This trip was by far not our favorite. The owner Jari was very kind. However we were told when we booked our 8 hour day trip...
Sharon K. does not recommend Yamaha YF - Siam Great Adventures
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