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 […]
Deep Sea Fishing for Gold Eyed Fish
Have you ever imagined catching a fish from the deep sea, nearly 800 m deep? Can you imagine your rig does not reach the target depth range until 15 minutes later, with 2 kg of sinker? There are a few interesting facts about Japanese deep sea fishing. Let us see the details of it. Target […]
Origin of Tenkara Style Fishing
Tenkara (Japanese traditional fly fishing) is now established as one of the major fishing styles in the freshwater fishing market in Japan. Many people are enjoying this in many types of streams, where main target fish live. In Japan, there are even artificial fisheries dedicated to Tenkara. Though this fishing style can be applied to […]
Why so many kinds of hooks in Japan?
There are many kinds of hooks in Japan. Since angling became a kind of a leisure activity in the Edo period, there came a lot of shapes of hooks. In a fishing guide book, Kasenroku, written in 1723, the author recorded the various kinds of hooks. This book was written by an author who lived […]
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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
Fishing with Tai Rubber
Fishing with Tai Rubber, often called Eye Drop Jig, is one of the very popular lures to catch red seabream or Madai (Pagrus Major.) In this article, I would like to introduce the tackle, history and a bit of tips to select Tai Rubber. What is Tai Rubber? Tai Rubber is a special type of […]