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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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