Japan- Two Days and a Wild Ride
Japan fishing was as always a trip and a half.
On Monday, 10/20, we fished for Kawahagi, a fish native to the Easter Pacific. Its English name is the improbably Thread Sail File Fish. Which is appropriate due to is leathery skin, greenish thread trailing off its back fin, and a single spin jutting from the back of its head.
Kawahagi bait is clams and (3) microscopic hooks which are slightly open- the Kawahagi's mouth is tiny and boney. The rig has three hooks with a 3 oz weight on the bottom, similar to a sabiki rig. Thread on the clams, drop down 30-50 feet , jig, wait for a almost undetectable strike, or tens of them. It was very frustrating. If the Kawahagi did not nip the very tip of the opened hook, it would get off. 1 out of 10 tries you might have one on. 1 out of 30 you might actually catch one. Together we somehow caught around 50 fish. Also caught two fugu (blow fish). We kept 28. Kawahagi is a delicacy if you cut into sashimi and mix the meat with soy sauce, sake and the Kawahagi's liver. It was.... a very special taste. I liked it better as sashimi.
The weather was gorgeous all day, cool and partly cloudily. Could not have asked for a better day.
10/21
Inada fishing
The day started out cloudy but warm. It ended with torrential rains and howling winds.
Before the winds and rain ended out day, we caught 6 inada (yellowtail) and four aji (horse mackerel) and three mackerel. It was slow but a helluva' lot of fun.
I'd love to fish for Kawahagi and inada again. Kawahagi-So damn hard but rewarding when you do finally catch one. Inada- just a freaking ball to catch. A concrete block with fins.
A few pics below.
Still good to be home.... to flood town USA.
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I wish I had !! <'TK><
