Real Fisher; Offshore Lures Made by the REAL Captain Fisherman

2025-04-07 2025-04-07

Ty Hasegawa

Speaking of offshore boat fishing, nobody else is more reliable than the captain of the boat. Japan’s offshore fishing is prosperous because of the richness of such experienced captains.

It is notable that these captains are often the opinion leaders of the market. When a captain says something is effective on his/her boat, then the mentioned products sell well.

Then, what happens when a captain produces a lure brand.

It is the true face of the brand Real Fisher, which produces the offshore lures. They are not only knowledgeable about the seas of their activities, but true fishing lovers. They love fishing so much that they enjoy making fun loving products for offshore anglers in Japan.

Captain himself, Mr. Mikuriya, from the company official page.

Products

What made them noticeable in the market are the unique traditional style lures, originating Inchiku or Tai Rubber.

The first one to show you is Ika Rubber.

Image of Ika Rubber taken from product page.

This Ika Rubber is imitating the squid. One of the key points of the product is the eye. This large eye works effectively to raise the activity of the predators. Under the slow and middle speed retrieve, it makes the rolling actions. Even when it stays, the fluffy tails (legs?) keep moving to attract fish. There are 7 weight versions of this lure, from 45 grams to 200 grams.

They produce a hybrid style jig, called Ajigo Slow, having both characters of traditional lures and modern jigs. This is a kind of jig for slow jigging. But the movement is unique, as you can see from the picture.

Image of Ajigo Slow taken from product page.

While it has the appearance from which you can hardly imagine the action, it can be used easily. Simple straight retrieving makes the dart and rolling swimming actions. This produces loud vibrations. If you know the technique of one-pitch or slow-pitch jerking, then you can give the jig the lively quick turning slide actions. For its variety of actions, it can be used for the rockfish on the bottom as well as the red snapper or the kingfish in the middle depth range. The versatility of this unique lure can be convincing if you see the wide weight selection, from 40-gram to 200-gram.

The official product page explains further about its action. This lure was made to get a fish that does not react to the tai rubber. It led to the hybridization of Tai-rubber and Inchiku. Or in other words, you can say it is the mixture of good things of jig and of Tai Rubber.

Straight retrieve produces rolling and darting actions and jerking makes quick turns. This unique swimming action triggers a wide variety of target fish.