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 […]
Sabiki in Japan
Sabiki is a well known word, standing for one type of boat fishing rig, globally. It has a kind of down shot style, with multiple branched hook leaders attached on the main line. Often there are 6 to 8 pieces of hooks attached, and each hook has additional materials on its shank. With these materials, […]
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) […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]