Cheers for the replies. We actually scratched the game and I played on the other table because I argued successfully it wasn't a foul. But sometimes you have that nagging voice in the back of your head thinking it might be an obscure rule.
Anyway here's a pic of the angler
Graham from the midlands in the UK. He has been teaching English in Laos for 5 years living on about $600 a month. He speaks little to no thai or Lao and also tried to steal my beer when I wasn't looking
I suppose I should feel sorry for him really.