Until recently, we had usually had our regular spot to ourselves. Lately, though, there always seemed to be someone there, with floats out on the water. We had arrived to find it occupied several times.
So we went to have a look at the fishing harbour. There was just enough space for two people in the middle.
The nearest position was the prime spot: a large light directly overhead created a boundary between light and shadow. The ajing angler standing there was catching almost a fish every cast, using a jighead on its own to work the slope close in.
We targeted the more distant light-and-shadow boundary with split-shot rigs.
Somewhere new to work out
Over two and a half to three hours, we caught 25 fish between us. Not many.
They measured 18–25 cm. The fish at our usual spot are a little larger.
Fishing a harbour was almost a first for us, so there was plenty of room to experiment with how to fish it.
Apparently, the place is usually full on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. We had gone on a Thursday, which was probably why we found room.
There was fairly frequent turnover near the end, as people who were not catching anything left. Some seemed to be first-timers too.
“It’s huge!”
A voice rang out from the end: “Wow, I’ve caught one! It’s huge!”
What? Could it be a shaku aji—a fish around 30 cm? The thought crossed my mind.
“This one might be 20 cm!”
Ah. Right, I see.
I felt just a little relieved…
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