世界中のラッキークラフトファンの皆さま～！Daily Flash Minnow Weekly Reportになります！
先週に引き続き、ロングビーチジェティーへ！早朝6時半、天気予報通り快晴！最高気温29℃。ジェティーには早朝にも関わらず、づでに沢山釣り人がいて、人気ポイントを先取りされてしまっていた。多少のスペースがあったのでFM110でキャスト開始、足元にはベイトフィッシュ群れが沢山！釣果が望めそうな気配。隣で餌釣りをしている人達を良く観察、まったく釣れてない状況。餌で釣れていなということは、ボトムには魚が居ないと判断、場所を変更することにした！
10時頃、海からの風もなくビーチサイドから超ロングキャストで広範囲を探ることした。ルアーをキャストするタイミングは波の動きに合わせ、タイミングよく波の裏側にキャスト！そして、べた底よりもやや上の層を引いてヒラメにアピール！FM110は表層50cmを引いて来るので当りが無ければ、PT100(ホワイト系ベリー黄色)に変更して狙いレンジを上から下に攻めていった。数キャストしては3m先に移動をしながら駐車場から約250mぐらいの所で、いきなりヒット！いっきに引き上げランディングしてみると・・・！
やはりヒラメっ！！しかも、大型肉厚のヒラメ！！！念願のリーガルサイズ！？期待しながら計測してみた・・なんと53cm(21in) 1インチ足りず残念。リリースすることに。晩のおかず大作戦（SHINGOさんから引用）は次回に持ち越しになった。ヒラメの釣行で多少のポイントが分かったような気がする。ルアーはベリーに色があるものが良い・また狙いは満潮前後の駆け上がり・水質は透明度があると良い。Sandy流のヒラメ釣行に必要とされる条件が絞りつつある。
P.S. 白いフード釣り人もFM110 (キャンディー) を使ってました。
Sandy
Lucky Craft fans all across the world~, it is time for the Daily Flash Minnow Report!
Continuing from last week, I had gone to the pier in Long Beach! Started my day at 6:30am and as the forecast said it was a sunny day! The highest temperature went up to 29℃ (84.2 F). At the pier, even in the early morning, there were already a lot of fishermen and the popular spots were taken by the time of my arrival. But there were still few spaces left and I was able to start casting with a FM110. Then I realized right below me was several flock of fishes! I thought I just might catch one today. However…while not being able to catch any, I observed my neighbors bait fishing carefully. If they weren’t able to catch any from bait fishing, I came to a conclusion that there probably aren’t any fishes below, so I decided to change locations!
Around 10 o’clock, there was barely any wind coming by and I decided to long cast in a very wide range from the beachside. I made sure to cast at the right timing by observing the wave movements, and cast behind the wave! Instead of aiming the very bottom, I tried to aim the upper surface to appeal the Flounders (Hirame)! I didn’t get any reaction from aiming 50cm from the surface with the FM110, so I changed it to the PT100 (White with yellow belly). With that I aimed from the bottom to the top. I continued to cast while traveling 3m, and as I was about 250m away from the parking lot, I suddenly got a hit!! I pulled quickly and then…!
It was a Flounder (Hirame)!! It was big and thick too!!! Is this my long desired legal size fish!? Full of hope, I carefully measured the Flounder… it was 53cm (21in) with just 1 inch short from being a legal size… so I decided to release it. “Tonight’s dinner mission” (Quoted by SHINGO) had to be carried over for next time.
Although from catching Flounder, I’m starting to understand more on how to catch them. I know now that it is good to have color on the lure belly, the aiming time is right around the approaching high tide, and lastly it is better when there is more water clarity.
P.S. The white hooded fisherman was also using the FM110 (Candy).
Sandy
