Fishing
Angling for Kurodai, Blackhead Seabream

Kurodai has been a very popular target fish for anglers. This fish lives close to the shore, dwells in various types of coast, and feeds on many kinds of food sources. It makes the fish a good game fish, for which anglers try to catch in various fishing methods. Species Kurodai (Blackhead seabream, Acanthopagrus schlegelii) […]

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Inchiku: How do you use it?

Inchiku is a very useful lure in offshore fishing. To retrieve steadily is the simplest way to explain how to use this Inchiku Jig.  In this article, I would like to explain how to use it in more detail, and the way to select the best weight or shape in certain situations. For your interest, […]

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Japan’s Favorite Fish; Madai

Tai is the favorite fish for Japanese people. There are many fish called -tai or -dai (“dai” is the variant pronunciation of “tai”, so here tai and dai means the same.) There are Kuro-dai, Me-dai, Fuefuki-dai, etc. You can say that Tai is the typical image of fish for Japanese people. And it is highly […]

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History of Inchiku; the Ingenuity of Japanese Fisherman

Inchiku is easy to use and a very effective lure for offshore fishing. This Inchiku is often called an Inchiku Jig (the brief explanation about this lure on this New Zealand website.) This Inchiku is from Japan, but its origin is not so clear for us. In this article, I would like to venture to […]

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Fishing for Kue, the King of Iso

The goliath grouper is the big entertainment on YouTube. But Japan has monster groupers, too. One of the most prestigious targets is a fish called Kue (Longtooth grouper, Epinephelus bruneus). There are several ways to catch Kue. Iso (rocky coast) fishing (cast-and-wait style, called Sokomono fishing) and offshore boat fishing.  Since the uniqueness of the […]

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