Kana

I have to saw i like shaw, and Bill. Im pretty sure i started fishing because of bill, and my father (but he dosent have a show, and if he did, it might be cancelled pretty quick). Jimmy never did it for me, besides i dont like to kiss fish (kind of funky tasting). In japan we have one show per day on fishing, however only 2 of them a strictly bass fishing. Morizo Shimizu has a good show(2nd place in Alabama Bassmaster pro tour). good on explaining technique, but he favors a few baits, and often uses only those. Japanese seem to really like larry nixon, hes ona few shows every now and then.

nice to hear im not a lone. I live in Osaka, and recently ive been fishing the yodogawa river, theres a nice back water area ive been getting good results. I went today and got one bass that was a bout 30 cm, then i got hit by a grass carp, almost 80 cm, he eventually got the best of me and my lure, but it was an awesome fight. We dont have very many farm ponds close to osaka, that i have found yet! recently ive been using the evergreen little max, ive caught fish on every color, everytime ive used them, its a great lure ( easy to get results on). A friend showed me a technique with a gary yamamoto shade shape plastic, the 3 inch is most popular. hook it side to side, instead of top to bottom, and it gives really good action (no weight) its pretty much a top water rig, the bubble gum pink and watermelon are great colors. In clear or smaller water its a killer plastic. I really want to take some time to try the smaller ponds here. I have to agree with you on rubbish, i clean behind myself, and behind others too, but sometimes theres just too much garbage! I try really hard to remove used line, that just gets thrown everywhere. the recycle lure shops are great, i have one about 2 minutes from my apartment, its alot cheaper. The owner is geart, hes taken me to a few places and given me some awesome tips, ill try to pass them along to you. look forward to hearing from you.

wow, thanks for the welcome, i guess i have a few questions to answer here goes; Equipment wise, everything here is pretty expensive a quality rod runs from 200-600$, reels can run the same depending on what youre loking for. I just recently bought a Daiwa Certate 2500, it set me back 400$ but its an awesome reel. (FYI the certate just released in the US is Japans last year's modle, some features are different). A 10 pack of yamamoto plastics runs a little more than 10 bucks! and mono is always 20$ or more for a 150 yd spool!!!!!!!! Here we have a ton of local and custom bait mfgs. The end product is not like what im used to seeing in the states. The plastics here are very soft and heavily sented. Hard lures are a differen story, he have the std US lures but a ton of japanese makers, large jointed minnows are popular, a high quality lure of that type runs about 80 bucks!!!!!!! (On average most lures are priced at about 15-18 $) Its not cheap to fish here... but its a d**n good time, unless you get hung up alot! Drop shot rigs are set up a bit different here, we usually go 6 inches from hook to sinker as oppesed to the std 12 inches i was used to using in the US, although im sure many people adjust the depth depending on structure, everyone i have fished with stays at 6 inches and is VERY productive. Recently i have been rigging up with a 4 inch worm, clear with gold and silver flakes, and have been doing pretty well around weeds. Tubes are not as popular here as they are in the US so i have taken advantage of that and caught fish others couldnt on a drop shot! being the tube is still somewhat new to japanese bass. 4 inch grubs are the mainstay here if you dont have any....... you better go get some! a friend recently showed me how to use grubs as a top water bait and it worked, weightless and fast retrive, next to timber (for us) we got a lot of killer hits, and fish to go with them! Japanese and US lure are very diffent in patterns and sounds. I have been able to get some fish on lures that the japanese may not have! Same will work when i return to the states! Our most common fishing areas for bass, are dams, rivers, farm ponds and river back waters. the water here (it seems everywhere ive been) has a heavy green tint regardless of the time of year or location. Like i said, fishing pressure is the heaviest ive ever seen here, so everyday it seems everyone is trying to do something different in hope the fish havent seen that particular presentation, or lure modification. its sometimes feels like nothing works, then out come the MAGIC BAG! I have a few lures that have proved themselves, like the bill lewis mini ratl trap, wont leave the house with out it! And i cant find it in Japan! I never get skunked with that baby! It is true that the japanese government is trying to get rid of the beloved black bass, as it has done serious damage to native species in every body of water in which they live. on some bodys of water, a mandatory kill of any black bass caught, regarless of size, is in effect. you can be fined if you relaese the fish. However, myself and 90% of japanese anglers catch and release, im concerned with the natve species yet i cant bring my self to kill a beautiful fish that will give someone else a thrill to catch. it seems ive been rambling on for long enough so if you have more questions let me know. tight lines!

My name is Scott Kanasugi, i currently live in japan (transplanted from Oregon), working as a chef at a hotel, but a fisherman first! I have been visiting the site for a while now, and its too good of a resource to not be part of. Bass fishing is tremendously popular here, and consequently most all water is heavily pressured. Ive caught a few fish here, now that ive actually located accessible areas. I hope to share lots of info, and will always have questions that i hope many will respond to!