Place: Catalina
Select Lures: Flash Minnow 120DD / 110
世界中のラッキークラフトファンの皆さま～！Daily Flash Minnow Reportです。
先週のCatalina Part 2になります。約3時間の移動、竹内氏と2人での釣行となる。
始めに、120DDをキャストし低速・中速・高速で巻き、泳ぎのチェックする事で当日の潮の流れ・波の影響でどう泳ぎが変わるのかをチェックし釣行スタート、竹内氏が表層狙い（FM110/130）・僕がレンジの深い所を狙い(FM120DD)で始めた。数キャストで竹内氏に大型ボニートがHit！！そして、僕にもHit~!
（結果・・この日のBigフィッシュにもう一歩のサイズを釣り上げた）
時間が過ぎ日差しが厳しくなると、表層よりも深い所を狙っていた、FM120DDに次々とボニートが連発・・爆釣Hitであった。そして、この事により新発見をすることに！！知らず知らずのうちに、リトリーブの速度が低速から中速で巻く事よって、今までのFlash Minnow110.130のアクションでは想像ができない
不規則な泳ぎをする事に気付いた。120DDを中速で巻くことよって、通常のフラッシング・ローリングに加えて、左右に大きく・鋭く不規則に泳ぐ事によって、魚に対して高アピールをした結果が爆釣を引き起こしたと考える。また、深い所引いてこれる利点を活かし、ケルプ地帯にキャストをすると、深場にいるキャリコバスなどもGETする事もできた。万能ルアーになる可能性大のFlash Minnow 120DD!!
それでは皆さん！ See you soon!
Sandy
ボニートＸ10 キャリコバスＸ3 バラクーダＸ1
“Catalina Island Part 2”
This is the second part of my Catalina Island fishing trip! After a long 3 hours of getting there, Mr. Takeuchi and I started fishing. At first I cast the 120DD and went from low, medium, then to fast retrieving. By checking how the lure swims at each speed, you can see how the tide currents and waves have an effect on it. Mr. Takeuchi started off aiming the surface with the FM110/130) and I aimed in a deeper range with the FM120DD. After only couple casts, Mr. Takeuchi caught a very large Bonito!! And I got a hit too~! (In result… I was so close to getting the Big Fish of the day.)
The time went by and when the sun was starting to go down, I aimed deeper from the surface. And by doing that, with the FM120DD, I kept catching so many Bonitos. And not only that, I discovered something new!! Without realizing, I was retrieving from low to mid-speed with the FM120DD. That is when I realized the lure would swim very irregularly. In a way I’ve never seen such swimming action with the Flash Minnow 110 & 130 before. When retrieving in mid-speed, not only did it do the usual flashing and rolling, it widely swam left in right. When it rapidly swims in such irregular motion, it is thought that it creates a very high appeal towards the fishes, which led me to fishing a lot! And by taking advantage of the capability of it going deep water, I cast towards the kelp beds and was able to catch some Calico Bass which were under bottom areas. The Flash Minnow 120DD has such high potential of being the almighty lure!!
See you all very soon!!
Sandy
Catch: Bonitox10 Calico Bassx3 Barracudax1
