From Passionable Fishing, our Japanese-language journal.

By this point, I had tested the Kakegami on about three outings in total.

I began with 1.3 g and 1.8 g, then tried 0.8 g and 1 g. In the end, I particularly liked 1 g and 1.3 g.

Two things I wanted improved

There were two drawbacks.

  1. The spacing between the soft-lure mounting point and the hook attachment varied from one jighead to another, even at the same weight. Some were narrow, some wide, and some angled. I felt the finish was not quite there yet.
  2. The cord attaching the hooks began to swell after several uses. To me, this seemed to be a matter of the material used.

I felt both points could be improved.

A useful way to search the water column

Overall, I found this rig particularly well suited to searching as it fell.

It made it easy to get a sense of the aji present at different depths.

However, it would catch fish in succession from the upper layers downwards. That made it less suitable for selecting aji by size from the feel of their bites.

For someone who simply wanted to catch fish, regardless of size, it might be very well suited indeed.

Personally, I think the idea behind the Kakegami added something to the history of the jig.

Earlier in the series: the first Kakegami fishing test.

Originally published on our Japanese-language site, Passionable Fishing, on 22 Nov 2020. 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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