Catch and Cook Japanese Fortune Fish Madai, the Red Snapper On A New Year Day

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)

Cooked Whole Japanese Black Snapper on Grill

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

40-foot, 5-hook Japanese Fishing Rig for Red Snapper and Yellowtail

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.

The Most Popular Fishing Target in Osaka Bay in Fall, Belt Fish Catch and Cook

In Kansai region of Japan, all fishermen get crazy about catching Belt Fish in fall. Now the spots for belt fish are packed with hundreds of fishing boats everyday. Why is that? Cuz they are extremely delicious in this season! Catch Eso – The Synodontidae or lizardfishes are benthic (bottom-dwelling) marine and estuarine bony fishes that belong to the aulopiform fish order. Tachiuo – The largehead hairtail or beltfish is a member of the cutlassfish family, Trichiuridae. This common to abundant species is found in tropical and temperate oceans throughout the world. Wikipedia Shiro Amadai – Shiro amadai (白甘鯛) is a premium fish from Japan that’s known for its delicate …

Cook Suma Bonito and the Japanese Traditional Trolling Rig

Background of the trip I took one of my fishing friends on Amadai(Tilefish) fishing in return for guiding me to catch some suma bonito. Suma bonito is the most delicious type of bonito and the target I’ve wanted for a long time, because there hasn’t been any bonito migrating in our home water. But this year I started to hear about some people catching them around Awaji Island and I was so curious about that. Then finally one of my friends spotted out the route of bonito and took me catch them. In this video, I’m introducing the rig that we used for suma bonito. This is effective when their …