Author: Captain

That was a great day on our late April trip with guests from the US and France. It was slow earlier but suddenly we had a rush hour for yellowtail right after the current turned over. After fishing we enjoyed making sushi together. Fishing tackle Rod: Light jigging rods 6.2 ft.Reel: Shimano Grappler Premium 150, Daiwa Saltiga 200BJLine: Braid 16 lb. testLeader: Mono 20 lb. test Recipes Miso Potato – White miso, Mirin, Honey, Ground Sesame Seeds. Infinity Octopus – Minced Green Onion, Garlic, Sesame Oil, Salt, Chicken Soup.

On our early April trip, we were out for Black Croaker and Red Snapper fishing. Black croaker is a deep fishing from 500 ft. and Red snapper is around 120 ft. lure fishing. After fishing, I made NIGIRI SUSHI and simmered fish head. It’s getting much warmer recently on Awaji Island and that makes us really comfortable to fish. Tackle Setting Black Croaker: 3-hook bottom rig with bait (sliced mackerel)Red Snapper: Tai Rubber Rig (Rubber Jig) Cooking NIGIRI SUSHI(Zuke flavored)Simmered Fish Head(Based on Soy Sauce, Sake, Mirin, Honey)

I targeted red snapper gathered around the seaweed nets and cooked them into Japanese dishes, which become even more delicious in winter. Kelp wrapped sashimi and teriyaki fish. Fishing Target: Red SnapperRig: Sabiki 16lbSpot: Sumoto Cooking Kobujime (Kelp wrapped sashimi)Teriyaki fish

Catch early season Mebaru one of the most tasty rock fish and make soy sauce simmered fish, the national fish dish in Japan. Fishing Target: MebaruSpot: SumotoRig: Sabiki 6lb Cooking Simmered FishSashimi with liver paste

Caught a good current of red snapper in Midwinter Osaka bay. Cooked every part of the snapper into a variety of Japanese dishes. Fishing Spot: TomogashimaRig: Sabiki 16lb Cooking Tai ChazukeTempura

Tai Meshi is the steamed rice cooked with red snapper and it’s one of popular Japanese local dishes that people enjoy when they visit Kansai region. I caught red snapper with the traditional fishing rig and cooked several local dishes. Enjoy! 0:00 Fishing 12:54 Rig making5:52 Fishing 26:43 Ikejime and cleaning8:14 Cooking

It was extremely cold this week in Japan but I as usual went fishing on a calm day. In this video I wanted to introduce one of my most favorite fish dishes ever since childhood. Recipe for Tai Chazuke

On our new year day fishing trip, we fish for our fortune fish Madai, the red snapper using our local fishing rig called “Taka Jikake” witch literally means the long rig. We caught some Madai this day and made Sashimi and other dishes. Tackle Setting Rod: 6ft. Fast Taper Rod (Local Brand)Reel: Daiwa Seaborg 200J, Electric Reel Main Line: 25lb. Braid LineLeader: 25lb. 12m5 Branches: 16lb. 40cmBait: 12cm Vinyl Pieces(Pink Color)

On our early December trip, we caught various fish and I cooked one of the fish, black snapper this time. This fish doesn’t tastes best for Sashimi so I grilled it. Ingredients Salt, Garlic, Scallion, Parsley, Oregano, Flour, Soy sauce, Butter, Yuzu(Japanese Citrus) Steps

This is our local and traditional fishing rig here in Osaka bay area. It’s called “Taka Jikake” which has more than 40ft of length with 5 hooks. And hook a vinyl piece on each hook and fish like a Sabiki rig. This rig is not selling at any tackle stores but we make it on our own. With this rig, we can catch Yellowtail and Red Snapper mainly but also other various fish here in this area.