From Passionable Fishing, our Japanese-language journal.

We used the same double rig as on our previous outing. Several times, both parts of the rig took a fish.

Again, it was the first day of the spring tides, but this time at the new moon. We arrived earlier. Two hours passed. Was today going to be a blank?

Just as I began to give up, the sky grew a little lighter and the fishing started.

The shoal shifted position three or four times, changing depth as well. Both the average size and the total catch were better than before: between us, 41 fish of 25–29 cm, and more than 60 if we include the smaller ones.

Near the end, I tested the new tailwalk 15th Anniversary AJIST 511 and caught three fish.

Earlier, while the horse mackerel were absent, I had tried for other species with the four-piece OverThere AGS 109. Something—perhaps a small seabass—hit on the first cast and came off. Once we had caught a reasonable number of horse mackerel, I tried catching them with the OverThere too. It worked.

I had also brought a Morethan AGS 121XH KAMUY TUXY for flounder, though it was rather more rod than necessary. At the end, I tried ajing with it for fun. Bite after bite bounced off, with only the tip bending.

Then I really wanted to catch one. I eased off slightly before striking, and caught it. Tried again; caught another. Finally, I moved to the new tailwalk 511.

At this spot, once it gets light, the shoals move in all directions—including up and down.

Update, late May 2022: I decided to part with the four-piece OverThere AGS 109 because it was no longer getting used.

Originally published on our Japanese-language site, Passionable Fishing, on 4 Nov 2021. Translated for Avantgarde Fishing. These are the author’s personal observations at the time of writing. Product availability and fishing conditions may have changed.
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