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Be Free Texas rig / JUNGLEGYM Beans Sinker. A new Japanese style Texas rig.

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Be Free Texas rig / JUNGLEGYM Beans Sinker Be Free Texas rig. Today, I’ll introduce a Japanese rig you may have not seen yet. This is it. BE FREE TEXAS using Jungle Gym Beans Sinker. This rig is very popular in Japan, especially for Saltwater Rockfish fishing.  Jungle Gym is a small fishing brand, which has produced lots of Rockfish gear. This is Beans Sinker, designed for fishing a rocky bottom. This unique design provides a better snag-free capability. A rig using this weight is called BE FREE TEXAS. A short version is BIFUTEKI. I guess BE FREE means “Being free from snag”. BE FREE TEXAS using Beans Sinker would be an interesting rig for all of you who love Texas, Free, and Jika rig. This sinker can be used just like a bullet weight. But the shape is totally different.  Top narrow, bottom big. Teardrop shape. This bottom-heavy shape provides a stable form when we cast a rig. Means a long-distance cast. And this also would fall vertically than the bullet weight. Just like a F

[NEWS] Keitech Japan Official website has been renewed!

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Keitech Japan Official website has been renewed!  News! Recently, Keitech renewed its official website (Japanese). They also are very active on SNS. Let's check them out! I caught a winter bass by Keitech Custom Leech.  New Keitech website. https://keitech.co.jp/ Facebook Angler.Waki   Instagram Angler.Waki  Thank you!  Angler Waki.

Gary Yamamoto Single Tail Grub 4" - A classic masterpiece.

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Gary Yamamoto Single Tail Grub 4"  Gary Yamamoto Single Tail Grub 4". A classic masterpiece.   This lure goes along with almost any rig. Many anglers have got great success with this Gary Yamamoto classic.  In Japan, in the early 90s, rigging a Gary Grub on the small jig head was a popular setting for Largemouth Bass. Then in the 21st century, other great lures like Senko, Kut tail, and Fat Ika are coming. Japanese bass anglers quickly learned how effective they are and established best practices for them.   Now, those techniques are known as a Japanese finesse style in the U.S. Many anglers follow it to catch many fishes. Although, I don't know if it's intentional or not.  Gary Yamamoto Custom Bait no longer exists since Gary sold his company. Now the brand ahs a new name, Yamamoto Baits, and is being run by a big outdoor gear company. I saw some new lures they've introduced. They looked okay... The design looks like standard U.S. products. I mean I have a little

[NEWS] Keitech Crazy Flapper Chinning colors

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Keitech Crazy Flapper Chinning colors.  Keitech Crazy Flapper is a really good creature-type bait that perfectly fits for Texas rig, Jika rig, and Rubber jig trailer. Calico on the Texas rig with Crazy Flapper 2.8".  In Japan, this soft plastic is getting to be very popular as a secret weapon for Chinning. Chinning is a lure fishing genre for Chinu (Japanese Sea Bream). Chinu is one of the popular game fish targets. Traditionally, we use crabs, shrimps, mussels, and live worms to catch them. But recently, Chinu has become a popular lure-fishing target.  This month, Keitech is launching a new size of Crazy Flapper. 2.4 inches model. I believe this one mainly targets Chinning anglers.  This new size would be launched with 14 colors. Keitech says 5 out of 14 will be a Chinning Special Color.  #519: EBI MISO RED COPPER  This looks like brown, but you can use this for a situation where black works. Effective for night fishing and muddy waters. #520: GREEN PUMPKIN ORANGE GOLD  Good for

[Fishing Gear] Daiwa Neo Spool Band. This looks like a cool idea item..

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Daiwa Line keeper looks cool.  After you fish with your spinning reels, what items you're using to hold the lines on a spool? Simply hook the line on a line keeper on a spool?   I use a rubber band I got at a dollar shop.  A standard cheap rubber band just works okay. I don't have a big problem but this is *just okay*. To tightly hold the leader line on a spool, a bit of practice would be needed. I wonder are there any *perfect* products for this purpose?  Then recently, I saw this product on my Instagram.  Oh yeah.. this looks cool. But can be expensive for an alternative of a cheap rubber band, I guess...  I wanna try this, though.   View this post on Instagram A post shared by DAIWA JAPAN Products (@daiwa_japan_products) Facebook Angler.Waki   Instagram Angler.Waki  Thank you!  Angler Waki.

[NEWS] Keitech Crazy Flapper New Size 2.4" would come in Dec.

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Breaking news from Keitech! Nov 24, 2022.  Hello! Keitech has announced they'll release a new size of Keitech Crazy Flapper in Dec. It would be the smallest one. 2.4 inches! (62 mm).  I'll pick up 3.6" for Bass fishing. For saltwater fishing, 2.8" has always been my favorite. The new small size, 2.4" is *very* interesting to me. I should give it a shot.  In Japan, 2.8" is famous for CHINNING, saltwater Japanese Sea Bream fishing. Using a pegged Free rig and JIKA rig, anglers catch good-sized Japanese Black Sea Bream (KURODAI クロダイ) in the river mouth area. I believe this 2.4" is designed for those kinds of saltwater targets.  Keitech says it will be available in late December in Japan. So far, nothing from Keitech USA. I hope they'll have this soon in the U.S., too! View this post on Instagram A post shared by KEITECH_inc (@keitech_inc)   Facebook Angler.Waki   Instagram Angler.Waki  Thank you!  Angler Waki.