Rock Fish

May 9th, 2011

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!

今回は、急遽FLWツアー本選が中止になったため、休日となったブレントと一緒に、ソルトボート釣りにM氏と同行し3人で行くことなりました。

地元乗り合いボートで、最近お世話になっているNewport Landingより出港。前月のターゲットフィッシュは、鬼カサゴ!!今月は、前日の釣行結果リポートによると、Rock fish. ポイントはニューポイントから約1.5時間沖にきた、カタリナ島との中間ぐらいの位置でスタート。水深430ftの所から、8ozのオモリを付け一旦ボトムまで落とし込む!!今までにない深場での釣行のため巻いてきたラインが足りなくなるハプニングもあり!その中で、さすがバスプロなのでしょう!ブレントが次々といいサイズの魚を釣り上げる、プロは本当にすごい!!どのレンジに魚がいて、ボトムから30回巻き上げるといいよ!っと、その通りに行うと、今までまったく無かった当りがピッピンピッピンピッピン!!と感じれてる!その、当りをどお?うまく自分で合わせるのかは釣り人次第!?カサゴやヒラメといった、当りに対して即アワセるのではなく、いったんベイト(イワシまたはイカ)が呑み込まれ、竿に重さかがグーッと!!掛かってから引き上げるといいと!ブレントが言う。さらに、深場での釣りではアワセのタイミングが違い、竿で合わせるのではなくリールの糸巻き(4回転ぐらい)でイッキに巻き上げ引き込み、最後に竿の撓りで合わせる事でうまくキャッチできるようになる。ブレント教え通り、当りを確認し少し待ち言われた通りした所、大物がヒット!!ロッドの撓りが今までに見たこと無いくらい曲がり。450ftの底からリールを巻くの本当に大変であった。初の大物ロックフィッシュを釣り上げる事に成功!!BIGフィッシュとは成らなかったけども、大量です。結局、ブレントは一人で20匹以上釣り上げ、私はリリースしたのも含め、7匹!大差の結果でした。はやり!!!プロは何かが違う!魚と話ができるのでしょうか?不思議です・・凄いです。

Sandy
P.S. ループの結び方を始めて習いました!!

This time I was originally suppose to attend the FLW Tour Finals, but unfortunately it was cancelled. And due to the cancellation, Brent got a day off so the 3 of us (Brent, Mr. M, and I) decided to go saltwater boat fishing.

We departed from Newport Landing where I’ve been departing from often lately, and went on a local passenger boat from there. The target fish last month was Scorpaenopsis, but this time according to the fishing report from the day before, it is the Rockfish. We started at a position 1.5hrs offshore and it was right in the middle between Newport and Catalina Island. At a fishing point 430ft in water depth, I attached an 8oz weight and dropped it all the way to the bottom!! I’ve never experienced such water depth and as I reeled, I realized the line wasn’t enough!! And while experiencing such accidents, Bass Pro Angler, Brent would continue catching nice size fishes. Pro Anglers are amazing!! He showed me at what range the fishes were at and to reel 30times from the bottom! I did exactly as told and I kept getting bites!! And from there, it is up to your very own skills on how to catch it! Brent also advised me, unlike fishing Rockfish and/or Flounders (Hirame) where you immediately make a move after a bite, first have it swallow its bait (Sardines and/or squid) and when you feel the pull, then start pulling it up! Also, when fishing in deep areas the timing of adjustment is a little different where you don’t pull with your rod. Instead, you use your reel and spin it about 4 times and then pull at once. Finally, you need to use the bent of the rod to catch it well. I again did exactly what Brent taught me and waited a little after a hit… I had a big hit!! My rod was bent like I’ve never seen before! It was really tough to reel it from 450ft below… but I was able to catch my very first big Rockfish!! It won’t compare to a real BIG fish, but I did catch a lot! In result Brent caught about 20 fishes and I caught about 7 including the ones I released. Pro Anglers definitely have something different!!! Can they talk to fishes or something!? It is strange… but extremely amazing.

Sandy
P.S. I was taught how to tie a loop for the first time!!