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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 …

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What’s Tiprun Eging? Tiprun Eging is a fishing technique that targets squid, particularly in coastal areas. It involves using specialized rods and lures designed to mimic the movement of prey, enticing squid to strike. The term “eging” refers specifically to this style of squid fishing, often involving a combination of casting, twitching the lure, and varying the retrieve speed to imitate the natural behavior of baitfish or shrimp. The technique typically uses light tackle and is popular among anglers for its excitement and the challenge of catching squid, which can be quite elusive. In addition to being a sport, it’s also a way to catch fresh squid for culinary use. …

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It’s almost the end of September but it’s been super hot, the weather hasn’t changed since the mid summer. A lot of fish seem to have gone down deeper and it’s been under a bit difficult conditions for fishing. I wanted to catch a variety of fish this day but ended up catching only several belt fish. But they are testy fish of fall, so let’s enjoy some quick dish using what I caught today. Tackle setting Location: Osaka Bay, JapanDepth: 80m to 120mRod: AbuGarcia 6ft. Light Jigging RodReel: Daiwa Basara100Main Line: 20lb. BraidLeader: 30lb. MonoJig: Short 150g(5oz)

In the early fall morning, targeting Shiro Amadai(White Tilefish) here in the east coast of Awaji. Shiro Amadai is known as one of the most expensive fish in a market. The spot is only a minute offshore from our home marina. The rig we used this time was Tai Rubber, the same rig when we fish Red Snapper. Tackle Rig: Tai Rubber 80g (approx. 3oz) Rod: 6ft Light Jigging Rod (AbuGarcia)Reel: 100 Baitcasting Reel (Daiwa) Main Line: Braid 20lbLeader: Mono 16lb Cook Matsukasaage(Fried fish with fish scales on)Sushi(Skin torched)

Back on my home water, we caught Buri, a big yellowtail. It’s a livebait fishing starting from collecting some small mackerel as baitfish and let them swim around the bottom to wait for the gib one to bite. One of the most common and effective fishing methods to chase for some big fish eaters. Fishing Tackle for Buri Rod: Oyogase medium hard rod 7ft.Reel: Daiwa Fune 100, Small Baitcasting ReelLine: Braid 30lb.Leader: Mono 30lb. for 3.2ft

Flew to Amami Island to go fishing in Tokara Islands which is an unexplored region in Kagoshima prefecture, chasing for some biggest greater amberjack. We were four people chartered the boat and took us 3.5 hrs on a boat to reach the spot, it was so tiring but worth it. Everyone caught its huge amberjack. We sent our fish back home and cooked Sushi. Charter: Ocean Pioneer Fishing Tackle for Greater Amberjack Rod: Oomono Oyogase 6ft.Reel: Daiwa Seaborg 800Line: 300m, 100lb.Leader: 200lb.Baitfish: Muroaji (Mackerel)

Summer is the best season for Tako, the octopus to catch and eat. People get crazy about fishing Tako from June to August especially here in the Kansai region. My son asked me that he wants to give a Takoyaki party, so I grabbed my fishing rod and went for Tako fishing. Fishing Tackle for Octopus Rod: Light jigging rod 6ft.Reel: Light baitcasting reel #100Rig: Egi for Octopus

On my way back from Octopus catching, as for my son’s request that he wants to have a Takoyaki dinner, I noticed that there are still some livebait leftover from the previous trip. I was trolling on my boat for one knot/h in the shallow water expecting some flounder, when I caught a 22lb yellowtail. Tackle Setting Rod: Shimano – World Shaula 1581FReel: Daiwa – Saltiga #200BJMain line: 30lbRig: Drop shot with a livebait(Jack mackerel)Weight: 8oz

I visited a UNESCO Global Geopark for a Kayak camping. This is where I went fishing the other day with my friend for the first time, and caught orange spotted grouper which was really tasty. I couldn’t resist visiting there to catch more of them. Same as the last trip, I enjoyed kayak fishing, Onsen(Hot spring) and camping there. San’in Kaigan UNESCO Global Geoparkhttps://sanin-geo.jp/english/ Kinosaki Onsenhttps://visitkinosaki.com/

Rig Setting Target: FlounderType: Livebait fishing with a drop rigLeader: 30lbSinker: 4ozLivebait: Jack mackerelRod: 6ft medium hardReel: Daiwa with 25lb Braid Fishing I was originally chasing flounder but ended up catching a huge seabass (80 cm). I finally hooked a decent fish after several failures. Cooking I cooked carpaccio and grilled fish from the seabass. The video includes a lecture on filleting the fish.