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Halibut Fishing

June 29th, 2012 . Posted in Halibut (Hirame) | No Comments »

Raney and I(Peter) went out to one of your usual spots for halibut to test out the new Flash Pointer 115. We were pretty excited about having these new lures to test out and extremely grateful to Lucky Craft for letting us be testers. I tied on the Sexy Blue Smelt color while Raney used American Shad color. For technique, we used a steady and slow retrieve and we notice these lures have a different wobble compared to the popular Flash Minnow 110SP. The wobble was more subtle and the whole body would go side to side unlike the Flash Minnow 110SP where the wobble was in the tail. I ended up catching one halibut and Raney caught 2.

We tried the Flash Minnow 110SP and the CIF Pointer 100SP for no fish. So we guessed that they wanted the more subtle action in the new Flash Pointer 115. They are great lures and very effective when halibut aren’t as active. One of the great things about them is that they go deeper than the Flash Minnow 110SP but not as deep as the CIF Pointer 100SP, so it would stay in the strike zone where halibut strike in the spot we were fishing.

Peter

Hirame (Halibut)

June 19th, 2012 . Posted in Bolsa Chica, Halibut (Hirame) | No Comments »

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本日もボルサチカです。今日の同行者は、昨年始めてのヒラメ釣りを体験して、しかも26インチの大物を釣り上げたMIKUちゃん。約１年ぶりの釣りだそうです。やはり、彼女は何か釣り運を持っているのでしょう！？餌でヒラメを狙っている釣り人が釣れずに暇してる間に、2匹！！・・・・小型のエイと前回の26インチとはいきませんでしたが、リガール以下のヒラメです。

使用したルアーは、本人がセレクトした、ＰＴ100のゴーストグリーンスメルトです。
今日は土曜日というだけあって、釣行者が多く（15人もいました）キャストとリトリーブを上手くできないとお隣さんと絡んで大変迷惑になるので９時前には終了しました。

Sandy

I again went to Bolsa Chica for Halibut fishing. My fishing partner this time is Miku who started Halibut fishing just last year and have already caught a 26in Halibut! I suppose it’s been almost a year since she last went fishing. Although I must say, she has some type of strong fishing luck… There were others around us bait fishing who couldn’t catch anything for awhile, but while then she caught 2!! …She wasn’t able to catch a 26in Halibut, but she did catch a small Ray and a Halibut (not a legal size).

The lure she chose to use was the Pointer 100 in Ghost Green Smelt. We went on a Saturday so there were quite a few people (about 15 fishermen) and if you can’t cast & retrieve that well it tends to get tangled up with the person next to you. So to avoid such trouble, we decided to leave a little early before 9.

Sandy

きた～！リーガルヒラメ (Yes! Legal Size Halibut!)

June 14th, 2012 . Posted in Bolsa Chica, Halibut (Hirame) | No Comments »

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やっとやっと、初のリーガルヒラメ（２２インチ）を釣ることができました。場所は、ボルサチカの堤防先端です。丁度、この日の釣行時間帯は干潮という事で、あまり期待できないと思いきや、一緒に釣行に出かけた仲間にも1匹ずつ当たりがありました。私の場合は、１投目のキャストで底の感覚を意識しながら、（小魚が海底のプランクトンを捕食するイメージ）中速でリトリーブ。足元付近にルアーがきたために早巻きで岸際に寄せてきた際に、突然ヒラメが飛び出してきたのを確認。すぐさま、反応があった付近のやや奥に先ほどキャストしていたステイシー90をキャストし、今度はゆっくりリトリーブした瞬間、完璧の読みで・・・先ほど同じポイントでルアーを追いかけてきて、スットーンっと！バイト！！　新ＥＳＧロッドでの竿のしなり具合からして、20弱と予想しながら慎重にルアーを引き寄せ岸に寄せるとなんと結構サイズの良い型のヒラメ。今回は同行者もいたお陰で、確実にゲットでき今年初のヒラメは、初のリーガルヒラメになりました。

いやぁ～リーガルのヒラメを釣るのに２年かかりました。今度の目標は、25インチオーバーです！！乞うご期待。

今回の釣行では、USA新商品のＢＩＧＵＰソルトカラー（サーディン系）と、もちろんソルトルアーの王様Flash Minnow110でも釣果がありました。

Sandy

I FINALLY caught my very first legal size Halibut (22in)! I caught it at Bolsa Chica! On this day, I was fishing when it was low tide so I wasn’t expecting to catch anything big. However, my fishing partners whom I came with all caught 1 each. In my case, on my first cast of the day, I hit the bottom to examine the area (Imagining all the small fish prey on the plankton of the ocean floor) and retrieved at a standard speed. The lure was almost near my foot so I started to retrieve faster to bring it up towards me. Then all of a sudden, I saw a Halibut jumping out trying to bite my lure! I immediately cast towards that area (slightly further) with the Staysee 90. This time I retrieved slowly and at the same spot where the Halibut jump out earlier, it started to chase after my lure and I got a bite!! From the look of the bent of our new ESG rod I was using, I guessed it would be at least 20in big. I carefully pulled it up to the shore and surely it was a pretty good size Halibut! With the help of my fishing partners, I was able to capture it this time. It was my very first Halibut this year and my very first legal size too!

Wow~ it took me 2 years to catch a legal size Halibut! My next goal is to catch a 25in and above Halibut!!

On this fishing trip, I used our Lucky Craft USA new product “BIGUP” Saltwater colors (Sardine colors) and I also caught some with our Saltwater lure king “Flash Minnow 110”.

Sandy

ヒラメＧＥＴ！(Halibut!)

May 7th, 2012 . Posted in Halibut (Hirame) | No Comments »

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突然、友人からメールが届きました。『ヒラメ釣れたよ!』
内容を確認してみると、なんと！！26インチの特大ヒラメです。場所は今のところ極秘ですが、次回、私が釣行に行ってみます。

彼自身、ハードルアーで釣れた最大の大きさだそうで、しかも、使用ルアーはＦＭ110のオーロラキャリコバスカラー。

この日、他の友人も22インチのヒラメが釣れたそうで、そちらも同じくＦＭ110のセクシースメルト（新色）です。

ＦＭで釣果があるということは、ヒラメが表層を意識している、イコール『活性が高い』！！西海岸、ヒラメシーズン到来ですね！

次回の釣行！楽しみです。

Sandy

I suddenly received a message from my friend and it said, “I caught a Halibut!”
So I continued to read the message and it was a 26in big size Halibut! I want to keep the location a secret for now because I’ll be going there on my next fishing trip!

He had also mentioned that it was the biggest he’s ever caught with a hardbait lure and he used our FM110 in Aurora Calico Bass.

On this same day another friend of mine also caught a 22in Halibut and that was again caught with our FM110, but in the Sexy Smelt (new color).

Catching Halibuts with the FM means they are coming along the surface area which also equals to “increase in activity”!! The Halibut season is finally here in the West Coast region!

I’m very excited to go on my next fishing trip!

Sandy

釣果速報 (Fishing Report)

March 30th, 2012 . Posted in Halibut (Hirame) | No Comments »

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営業先のBig Fishさんに、ここ最近2週間の間、ラッキークラフトルアーを購入して、次々と大型ヒラメが釣れているそうです。

1枚目の写真は、オーシャンサイドで20パウンドのヒラメ
2枚目の写真は、シールビーチで２７インチのヒラメ

共に、フラッシュミノー110での釣果です。カラー名は、記載されていなかったためわかりませんが、FMは地元で有名なルアーです。

あ～ぼくも早くザブトンヒラメ釣りたいものです。

Sandy

This past 2 weeks at the “Big Fish” shop, the people who have purchased our Lucky Craft lures there are continuously catching big size Halibuts.

Picture #1 shows a 20 pound Halibut from Oceanside.
Picture #2 shows a 27in Halibut from Seal Beach.

They are both caught with the Flash Minnow 110. It doesn’t say which colors were used, but the FM is definitely a popular lure in this area.

Man~ I want to catch a big size Halibut too!

Sandy

残念 (Disappointing…)

March 26th, 2012 . Posted in Halibut (Hirame) | No Comments »

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未だ、今年初のヒラメが釣れず苦戦中です。そこで、タイミングを狙って、グレニオンが発生した直後の干潮の早朝に釣行へ出かけた。

早朝の干潮に近づく時間帯は、ジェティー側から表層をFM110で狙うが当たりはないまま、そこでボトムを叩く作戦に変更しFM120DDにルアーチェンジ！また、アクションをより派手に大きくすることによって、ヒラメにルアーを意識させる！そんな中、やっと待望の当たりが来ました！！ゆっくりランディングするが、当たりがあった時間がド干潮のため、捕獲が出来ず、やむえなく引き抜きを試みたが・・・その瞬間！！ヒラメが暴れジャンプし岩場の間から虚しく逃げっていってしまった。初ヒラメの写真が撮れず！証拠がありません！！残念です。

Daily Flash Minoow初ヒラメのお写真は次回にお預けです。みなさんすみません！しかし、今年はFM120DDが良いかもしれませんね！！

Sandy

I am still struggling to catch my very first Halibut of this year. So I calculated the best time to go which is right after the grunion runs on low tide early morning.

As it got closer to the correct time zone, I was on the jetty side using the FM110 aiming the surface area. Unfortunately I got no bites so I changed my strategy to aiming the bottom area with the FM120DD! I made dramatic lure actions so that the Halibuts will have more recognition of the lure! And then I finally got my first bite!! I slowly retrieved, but at that time it was extremely low tide and made it even harder for me to capture it. I continued to try pulling… but right then!! The Halibut jumped and escaped in between the rocks. I couldn’t take a picture of my first caught Halibut! I have no proof!! How disappointing…

I would like to show a picture of my first Halibut of this year next time around. I’m so sorry for disappointing all of you! But the FM120DD might be a good lure for this year!!

Sandy

新作ルアー

November 22nd, 2011 . Posted in Bolsa Chica, Halibut (Hirame), Long Beach, CA | No Comments »

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最近の南カルフォルニアは雨天が多く、天候が不安定です。しかし、年内中にはリーガルを1匹釣りたいと思い大型を狙うため、ボルサチカに来ました。しかし、この日は外海からの流れ・波が強く海面が日本海の荒海ようで岩場での釣行は少し危険な予感が・・・。怪我をしてはダメです。安全第一！！この状況の中での釣果は期待できないと判断し1時間程度で、カレントの無いロングビーチに移動することにした。

ロングビーチはボルサチカと違い、流れ込みなどが無いいわゆるワンドになっているため、安全性も高く・ルアーテストでアクションの確認・リトリーブスピードの速遅によってルアーの動きの違い分かりやすく非常にルアーマンにとっては最適な場所である。そこで、来期発売予定（ビッグゲームフェア）のポインター140Ｆをキャスト。シャローをゆっくりと蛇行するアクション！！う～ん・・・これで何がつれるでしょう？来期が楽しみです。さて、釣果の方はというと、午後近く潮が下がり始めた頃ぐらいにFM120DDで小型ヒラメを1匹ゲット！！

ボトムをゆっくり引いてくると、カッツ～ンっと来る感じでした。あ～リーガルが釣れない・・・再度がんばります。

Sandy

“New Lure”

Lately in California there have been rainy days and the weather’s been pretty unstable. Despite the fact, I came to Bolsa Chica again in hopes to catch at least one legal size fish before the end of this year. Unfortunately on this day the flow and waves of the water from the open sea was very strong and it reminded me of the rough Sea of Japan. So I knew it was going to be pretty dangerous to fish from the rocks… It’s not worth getting hurt. Better be safe than sorry!! I figured it was going to be almost impossible to catch anything in this kind of condition so after about an hour of trying I decided to relocate to Long Beach where there isn’t any current.

Unlike Bolsa Chica, Long Beach has no water coming in from the open sea so it is a lot safer. This place is great for lure testing and observing its actions – you can clearly see the difference in its movement depending on the retrieving speed. I started off using the lure scheduled to be released next year (Big Game Fair), the Pointer 140F. It has a slow meandering action through the shallow area!! Hmmmm… I wonder if I will catch anything with this? I’m excited to see next year. Well, as for my fishing result, after the tide went down in the afternoon, I changed my lure to the FM120DD and caught a small size Halibut!!

I slowly retrieved in the bottom area and then I felt a bite. But I immediately knew it wasn’t close to a legal size fish… I’ll try harder next time.

Sandy

結果より釣場状況

November 9th, 2011 . Posted in Bolsa Chica, Halibut (Hirame) | No Comments »

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またまた、ボルサチカに釣行です。今日は、日の出前から先約が・・絶好のヒラメポイントに陣取られてしまいました。

仕方なく、岩場の中央付近からキャスト開始・・・開始１時間後、先約釣り人が本日１匹目のヒラメを釣り上げ、ルアーにも反応してくれることを願い、FM110からアクションの細かいPT100に変更。さらに時間は経過し、先約の釣り人が間違いなくリーガルのヒラメを連続で釣り上げる。やはり、生餌を使っているだけ釣果に差でている模様なので、ポイント移動し彼らが釣っている間に入れてもらい釣行を再スタート！！やはり釣れません。両サイドの餌釣りには小型ではあるがヒラメが連続バイト。ルアーを完全に見切られていそうな気配です。

そんな彼らが使用していた餌は、イワシではなく生きたアンチョビ、しかもちょっと大きめ。次回へのヒントになりそうです。来週は、あのルアーで再チャレンジを決めました。その名も『ポインター１２８』！！　これで攻めて見たいと思います。

しかし、今日はいい発見ができました。水があまりにも綺麗なので橋の上からは日ごろ確認できない底の状況・深場・浅場・岩の位置が明白に分かり、ここの場所のどこにヒラメがいるのか、妄想が膨らみます！！

今回の釣果結果 X 0

Sandy

“Condition of the Fishing Location than Outcome”

I came to Bolsa Chica again for this week’s fishing report. Unfortunately when I got there, the best Halibut fishing spot was taken already…

Reluctantly I started casting from the middle of the rocky area… After an hour of fishing the fisherman who got to the spot first caught his first Halibut. I was hoping they would react to my lure also. I then switched my FM110 to a PT100 which creates more detailed action. As time progressed, again the same fisherman continued to catch legal size Halibuts. But I’m sure there is a big difference in using live bait compared to hard lures. I decided to go over to there place and had them squeeze me in. But I couldn’t catch anything… Both of the fishermen next to me who were using live baits kept catching small size Halibuts. I felt like the fishes completely knew what they were dealing with.

They weren’t using Sardine as live bait, but pretty large Anchovy. And that actually was a very nice clue for next time. Next week I’m going to challenge Halibut fishing again with that lure. With the “Pointer 128”!!! I want to try again with this.

Well at least I had some great discovery. The water that day was so nice and clear I was able to observe the bottom surface, deep and shallow areas and where the rocks were located from the top of the bridge which is usually not possible to do. This gave me so much hope and imagination on where the Halibuts may be.

Catches x 0

Sandy

バッドコンディション

October 18th, 2011 . Posted in Halibut (Hirame) | No Comments »

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今週も引き続き、ヒラメをNEW ESG-Rodで釣行です。先週は雨の影響で釣行どころではありませんでした。1週間後のこの日は、最高のタイミング！上げ潮8から早朝釣行開始！しかも、海鳥豊富がベイト豊富なのだろう！？海面に飛び込み捕食中！ベイトが豊富なので活性も高いと駐車場でリグ。しかし、ジェティー向かい自分の目を疑った・・なんと今までに見たことないほど海面が真っ赤な状態です。赤潮なのでしょうか？ちょっと分かりませんが、後日調べてみます。ベイトは豊富に居ることは分かっているが、この水質の状態ではまったく、釣果は望めない・・。しかし、諦める分けにはなりません、ルアーを視認性のよいパール系ＤＤで底を極ゆっくりリトリーブ！パックっ～来ました！小型のヒラメです。貴重な1尾でしたが、撮影前に岩の間に落ちてしまいました・・・

最近は釣果数が上がりません、そろそろ釣行場所を変更を検討中です。
余談ですが、午後にイルカが湾内に出現！！しかも、三頭！　アメリカはいいね～～！

今回の釣果結果 X 0

Sandy

Sandyのワンポイントヒラメ攻略法:
マズメ時など活性の高い時はファーストリトリーブの方が効果的です。しかし、もっと大事なのはその日のフィールドの明るさ・水質によって、リトリーブスピードを変化させた方が良い。暗いときはゆっくり・明るくなるにつれて早く巻きルアーを見極められないようにすると良い。

“Bad Condition”

Continuing from last week, I went Halibut fishing with my new ESG Rod again. Last week the weather condition was horrible due to the rain, but this week was in perfect condition! I started fishing early morning along with the rising tide! There were a bunch of seabirds flying in the water which also meant there were plenty of fishes! So I got my rig from the parking lot and headed to the jetty. Then on my way, I couldn’t believe my own eyes… I’ve never seen the ocean like that before, it was all red! Was it red tide? I couldn’t understand, but decided to look it up later. I knew there were plenty of baits, but with this water condition, I couldn’t expect to catch anything… Though, I didn’t want to give up! I decided to use a lure color that is more visible – a pearl color. I also used a DD (Deep Diver) and very slowly retrieved the deeper range. Then I got a bite! It was a small size Halibut! It was my one valuable fish I caught that day, but it accidentally fell between rocks right before I was able to take a picture…

Lately I’ve been having a tough time catching fishes, so I’m thinking of changing my fishing locations.

This is completely off subject, but dolphins appeared by the bay!! And I saw 3 of them! America’s great~~!

Fishing Result: 0

Sandy

Sandy’s Halibut Catching Method:
In early dawn and/or when the fishes are the most active, fast retrieving is more effective. However, what is more important is the condition – how dark/bright the field is and the water condition. Depending on that, you need to change up your retrieving speed.
When it is dark, retrieve slowly and as it gets brighter fasten the retrieving so they don’t realize that it’s a lure.

新スポット

September 29th, 2011 . Posted in Halibut (Hirame), Seal Beach | No Comments »

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今週は新ヒラメポイントへ向かい場所はというと、ヒラメといえば「ロングビーチジェティー」でしたが、いつも気にはしていた、反対側のシールビーチジェティーからの釣行です。シールジェティーの特徴は、ジェティー先端からの流れ込みとビーチ側（遠浅）が一級ポイントと情報をいただきました。新規ポイントでの釣果を上げる基本ポイントは、効率よく扇型にキャスト数を増やし、リトリーブスピーを一定に保ちポイントの移動を繰り返す事！また、レンジを表層から中層・深層と喰いのポイントに変化を入れながら釣行をすると良い。自分の場合は、FM110で表層を全体的に探り、PT100で中層、新商品のFM1200DD/PT100DDで深層というゲーム展開をするパターンが多く、この日もFM110でスタートし、全体をサーチ！！その後、最近のヒラメ釣行傾向からボトムノックをしながらFM120DDをゆっくりリトリーブ。これが！最近の爆釣パターンです。新ポイントでのボトムノックは非常に勇気がいります。海底に何が存在し、どのような地形かも分からない場合はルアーを失くす可能性も高い！！しかし！！釣果を上げたければ、勇気が必要です。その結果、出ました！！サイズは２０インチぐらいのヒラメをゲットです。今回の釣行である程度、地形と岩の位置が把握できましてので、次回はもう少しジェティー先端側から釣行をしてみたいと思います。

今回の釣果結果
Sandy: ヒラメＸ1

Sandy

“A New Fishing Spot”

This week I went to a new Halibut fishing spot. When going Halibut fishing, I usually would go to the Long Beach Jetty, but this time I went to the other side where I had in mind for awhile – the Seal Beach Jetty. I got some information about this place that the water stream at the tip of the jetty and towards the beach side (shoal) is the best fishing spot. The basics in trying to get a better chance catching fish at a new location are to continuously and effectively cast and to keep your retrieving speed constant at a certain spot and repeating that action! It is also good to change your depth range from surface, middle area, to the bottom. As for me, I first used the FM110 to explore the surface, then the PT100 for the middle area, and finally for the bottom surface I used our newly released FM120DD & PT100DD!! So with the FM120DD I used my latest technique for Halibut fishing, the bottom knocking action with slow retrieving. This action has been a major success in catching fishes! However, at a new location this bottom knocking technique becomes a huge risk because you have no idea what the bottom surface is like and what obstacles exist and there is a high chance it may get caught into something and lose your lure!! BUT!! If you want to build your fishing skills you sometimes need to be bold. And in that result, I caught one!! The Halibut was about 20in. With my very first fishing experience here, I have a better understanding of where the rocks and such obstacles are located. So next time I want to go a little further towards the tip of the jetty.

Fishing Result:
Sandy: Halibutx1

Sandy

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