Fishing with shrimp live bait in the most lively city in Japan
If you visit Tokyo and Osaka, you may feel that the atmosphere in Osaka is more active and open, or the city appears more lively. Then, your feeling is right as Japanese people think about what kind of atmosphere the Osaka or Kansai region have. It is said that Osaka had been the city of […]
Akame; Barramundi in Japan?
Firstly, please take a look at this photo. This fish may remind some of you of one famous game fish, Nile perch or Barramundi. But apparently, the clothing this man is wearing does not fit the idea of the Nile river or the tropical climate, though the fish looks quite similar. This fish is called […]
Japanese Unit of Sinker; Gou and its history
This is the reference chart of gou (Japanese unique unit of weight) and gram. 1 gou = 3.75 grams Gou (号） Weight (g) 0.3 1.13 0.5 1.87 0.8 3.00 1 3.75 1.5 5.63 2 7.50 2.5 9.38 3 11.25 4 15.00 5 18.75 6 22.50 7 26.25 8 30.00 10 37.50 12 45.00 13 48.75 […]
Japanese Fishing Line Standards
Here is the standards of fishing lines, stated by Japan Fishing Tackle Manufacturers Association (JFTMA). Monofilament line This is the chart of thickness standard of monofilament line. Japanese unique unit of gou and diameter in mm can be easily refered. Gou (# / 号) Diameter (mm) 0.1 0.053 0.15 0.064 0.2 0.074 0.25 0.083 0.3 […]
Yellow Amberjack from Rocky Coast; Trophy for Iso Anglers
Amberjack is very familiar fish in some areas. Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerilli) is in subtropical or tropical seas and oceans (northern most place is southern Japan and in southward Tasmania). In the Atlantic ocean, there is Lesser amberjack (Seriola fasciata). Also, so-called Pilot fish or Banded rudderfish (Seriola zonata) is under the same family. In […]
Smelt whiting, the swift in the surf
Smelt whiting is one of the most popular targets in surf fishing, especially on sand beaches. As a target of angling, its size is not big, but there are unique attractive points in this fishing. I will show you the current fishing styles (from the shore) for this fish, after you will know about this […]