Tackle shops in Thailand

[Ozwald]

I'm passing through Bangkok on the weekend and was wondering if there are any tackle shops there? As everything else seems to be inexpensive I thought it might be worth checking out some prices for rods and reels, etc.
Does anybody know of any?
Regards
Oz

[Jonli]

SevenSeas Fishing Tackle shop is the best , located within the famous Beung Sam Lan fishing park where they catch those big Siamese Cat fish . Phone : 02-7347757 and ask for the shop attendance to talk to your taxy driver , language barrier is huge
so don't bother trying to pronounce it in English , just doesn't work . From the center of BKK , it takes around an hour ( BKK traffic ) to get there .

Good selections of freshwater n saltwater gears , best of all is the cost to build rods , professionally done although it takes a
couple of weeks to complete . Ask for Mr. Jai , the owner of the shop who has fished all over the world .

JonLi .

[szopen]

There are a couple shops in the Chinatown (listed in yellowpages).
In small streets, hard to find.

Very limited range there, not really worth going.

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[Jonli]

There is another shop around EKAMAI area , they are the agent of Accurate reels among other brands , myself not too familiar how to get there as I was being driven by my Thai friends then .
Closer to Sukhumvit Rd. area where tourists are likely to be staying . Here is their website ;
http://www.ekamaifishingtackle.com/ , perhaps this wud help .

JonLi .

[Ozwald]

Thanks for the advice guys - unfortunately after a delayed flight from Laos and some horrendous traffic I didnt get a chance to have an explore.......next trip hopefully.
Oz