Fishing Japanese Secret

In the world of bass fishing, certain techniques withstand the test of time, etching their names into the annals of angling history. The Texas rig is one such technique—a classic, versatile, and undeniably effective method that has captivated the hearts of bass anglers across the globe. It's a testament to the rig's design that, despite its simplicity, it remains a staple in the tackle boxes of both seasoned pros and enthusiastic novices. The Texas Rig: A Bass Fishing Staple The Texas rig, for the uninitiated, is an assembly of a soft plastic bait, a hook, and a bullet weight, designed to navigate through heavy cover with ease. Its streamlined setup allows anglers to target bass lurking in the most challenging environments—from the thick underwater forests of lily pads and hydrilla to the submerged structures of timber and rock. Why Anglers Adore the Texas Rig I love Texas Rig. I have caught many Largemouth Basses from the densest covers using it, especially during the adrenali

SUNNY BROS Knuckle Hog Have you ever heard of the lure brand, SUNNY BROS ? I think this is the first time for many of you. Since it’s a small Japanese local brand. I have known their name but I had never had a chance to get their lures. However, when I was browsing shops on the internet during last year's holiday shopping season, I found their lures. The Hook Up Tackle has it. Wow. This is SUNNY BROS Knuckle Hog. 3.2”. Haha. Looks cool, right? SUNNY BROS Knuckle Hog. 3.2” サニーブロス ナックルホッグ Two big paddle arms may make great action while sinking down to the bottom. This also might make a yummy gesture on the bottom. Like, "hey! I'm here! Eat me if you can!". Checking out the official website, it says that these big claws hit each other just like clapping hands generating strong waves in the water, which beckon bass. To make these powerful waves, the claws are designed bigger than the body. This lure is intentionally made of less salty material. In general, to make

Hideup Stagger Original. Hideup. A small local company based in Shiga, The town of the famous Lake Biwa.. The brand has been recognized as one of the great local brands with quality soft baits. This lure, Stagger original, is the one that built up Hideup's success story. The current president of the company is Hideo Yoshida. A popular BassPro in Japan. Stagger original was designed by him. I don’t know the exact year Hideup launched this lure. I guess it could be around 20 years ago? This lure is such a long-selling classic lure. When I visited Japan last year, I found this at a tackle shop in Tokyo. This one looked so cool, right? 10 in the package, 900 Yen. Honestly say, pricy than other lures. But looked so awesome. There was no choice but to get this.  How it worked? How good? You can check it out in the video below. The Japanese Classic can be a killer! Hideup Stagger Original.  Stagger. This is a great lure!   Facebook Angler.Waki   Instagram Angler.Waki  Thank you!

Issei UMITARO Umahata grub Do you know the lure brand, Issei? It’s a Japanese fishing brand. Very popular in Japan. But I think they still are just a Japanese local popular brand. Issei (一誠) is a lure brand for Haruhiko Murakami's lures. Haruhiko Murakami (村上晴彦) is a real genius angler and a huge influencer. Famous for his world-shaking inventions. Drop shot rig and Neko rig. All of Issei’s products have his philosophy in them. Very well-engineered and unique. He’s still making new trends in the market. Keep evolving lure fishing. This is Issei UMITARO Umahata grub. Issei UMITARO Umahata grub. 海太郎うまはたグラブ UMITARO is a sub-brand name for Issei's saltwater fishing gear. UMI means Ocean in Japanese. TARO is a common boy's name. UMITARO can sound like "Ocean Boy" for us, Japanese. Umahata Grub is a curly-tail grub with a slim body and a big curly tail. I was looking for something like this. A slender body and a big curly tail. Like Keitech Mad Wag. But Mad wag i

FINESSE REACTION. Small Lipless Crankbaits are trending now in Japan.  Lipless Crankbaits (in Japan, we call it Vibration) are a popular lure effective for any season. Easily make a long-distance cast. Can quickly search the surface to the bottom.  Jackall TN70.  Checking out the internet, I found small Lipless Crankbaits are getting to be trending now in the Japanese Bass fishing market.  Using a small metal vibration is a very popular technique to catch Winter bass. To quickly lift & fall a small metal lure to make fish a reactionary bite. But now I can see people started using a small lipless crankbait to fish in winter waters. Interesting.  Jackall introduced TN38 (38mm). The smallest model in TN lineups. We can see the word "FINESSE REACTION" on their promotion page. Wow... "FINESSE REACTION". Sounds very interesting and I personally think this would be welcomed by the BFS community in the U.S.   Facebook Angler.Waki   Instagram Angler.Waki  Thank you

Rig action in the water - Rockfish.   I often use a Texas rig for fishing rocky ocean shorelines. A bottom slow dragging technique and Lifting & Falling technique are very productive ways to catch Rockfish hanging around covers. Spotted Bay Bass on Yamamoto Ika w/ a Texas rig.  I've caught tons of fish. But I have never actually seen the "How all those fish makes a bite on my lure". Of course, I have a visual image of it in my mind, so that I can manipulate my rig effectively. But.. it's all guess. I really wanted to see such a critical moment.   Then... here you go! I found this footage on my Facebook wall. Daiwa Japan has recently posted this video on their page. IMPRESSIVE! This is what I wanted.   Yes! It looks like what I imagined! This visual image is really important, especially for slow/finesse fishing. Without this kind of visual idea, it's tough to keep concentrating on manipulating a rig. Bites often not coming for hours. But we'll need to

Keitech Flapper Grub   January 10th, 2023.   Today, Keitech Japan posted news about Flapper Grub on their Facebook page. Oh!!! What is this grub!? the photo is by @株式会社ケイテック They said... ---  This may be the first time we introduce this in Japan!?   The "Flapper Grub" is our well-known grub. It can be used with various rigs, but above all, the body and tail were designed for a Grubbin' Buzz technique with a weightless rig.  This soft plastic has been on the market for three years in Eastern Europe and other countries. This has already been used by many anglers there.  In Japan, it sounds like grub worm is considered an out of dated lure, but only the fish could make a fair judgment.  And since they actually catch fish, we would like to distribute them in Japan as well... please wait for further news. ---  Oh my god... I want to try this! I hope Keitech USA distributes this in the U.S. market! View this post on Instagram A post shared by KEITECH_inc

What shops I'm using to buy Japanese lures in the U.S.   Hello! This is Angler Waki. I'm a Japanese based in the U.S. I love fishing. I love fishing tackles. Many anglers would be just like me. Loving not just catching fish, but also collecting cool fishing tackles!    Since I'm a Japanese angler, I love fishing tackles from Japan. When I was a kid, just seeing the fishing tackle catalogs was all I could do. So many cool fishing rods, reels, and lures were on the paper catalogs from Daiwa, Shimano, and other big fishing retail stores. But they were too pricy for kids.  But now, I’m a grown-up. I can afford to buy such fishing tackles. Although, high-end tackles are still too much. I have kids who cost money :p  Anyway, here, I have one problem that the young Angler Waki had never expected. Yes. for some reason, when Angler Waki became a grown-up, he moved to the U.S.  To be honest, till I came to North America, I had not known the fact that it's such hard to find Japane