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A Windy Day Fishing Trip and a Red Snapper Feast Hey guys, welcome back to another episode of Fishing Life of Awaji! I’m Daiki. It’s been a windy week, making it tough to get out on the water, but today my fishing partner Nana and I are heading out to target Red Snapper. The conditions are still choppy with 10 m/s winds, but it’s calmer than it has been, so we’re going for it. The Custom Rig and Successful Strategy Our first spot is a shallow area, about 20-30 meters deep, where my fishfinder shows a lot of baitfish. For this trip, I’m using one of my original handmade rigs …

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A Mid-Winter Fishing Trip: Chasing Flounder and Finding a Feast Welcome back to Fishing Life Awaji! Today, we’re heading out for a challenging mid-winter fishing adventure. With the water temperature hovering around a chilly 9°C, catching fish becomes much more difficult. The primary target for the day is flounder, a delicious winter prize. The Search for Bait Before we can even think about catching our target, we need the right bait. In this case, that means catching live Jack Mackerel. Because the water near the marina is too cold to hold baitfish, we have to travel about six miles offshore to a spot near the Tomogashima islands, located between Awaji …

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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.

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 …

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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)