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Redondo Sports Fishing

July 18th, 2012 . Posted in Lures | No Comments »

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！

2012IcastShowも無事に終わり、ＳＷ新商品の紹介が沢山できました。皆様のお手元には、おそらく11月頃に入荷可能になりますので、心を弾ませながらお待ちください。早速、カルフォルニアに戻り、新商品を使用しての釣行に出かけました。

ICASTで紹介させていただきました商品（Flash Pointer 115/Blade Cross 110/Pointer100.128 SR/SSR）を主にタックルＢＯＸに詰め、この南カルフォルニア西海岸でどのように使用し、どんな魚が狙ってくるのか？実際の釣行の様子と解説付きの撮影をしてきました。

次回、ＤＦＭブログをご期待ください。ちょっと、写真を掲載します！！！

今回の釣行の様子は、EnjoyDVDにＵＰされますので楽しみにしていて下さい。また、近日中にYOU TUBEにもほんの少しだけ、ＵＰします。

Sandy

The 2012 ICAST Show has finally come to an end and I am glad to say we were able to introduce a lot of our new SW products! They should all be released around November of this year so please stay tuned!

After coming back to California, I immediately went fishing using the new lures! The lures we introduced at the ICAST included the Flash Pointer 115, Blade Cross 110 and Pointer 100, 128, SR/SSR. I put those in my tackle box and headed to the Southern California beach wondering how it can be used and what type of fish I may be able to catch with them. I’ve actually filmed my whole fishing experience with the new lures this time.

So please stay tuned for my next Daily Flash Minnow report! Although, I will post up some images this time!!!

The film will be on Enjoy DVD and some will be uploaded to Youtube as well.

Sandy

New Rod

July 5th, 2012 . Posted in Other | No Comments »

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！

今回のブログはNewロッドです。キャスティング用FM用？Newロッドを入手しました。その名もESG2！！

ヨーロッパ限定販売モデルになり、アメリカ国内・日本国内では絶対に購入できない貴重なロッド、長柄8 ft’ 7 / 7ft ’7の2本。ヨーロッパでの釣行は大型のプレデータなど大型の魚が対象となることもあって、私が現在使用しているESGロッドより少し固めの仕上がりになっている。この若干の違いが大きく釣果に関わってくることは間違いないと思います。早速、2本違う硬さのロッドを持って近くの海にFM110のキャストの感覚の違いを確かめに行きました。結果…なるほどです。好みもありますが、固めのNewロッド(8 ’ 7/ESG2）の方がFM110をキャストした時に手の内が決まる感覚でビッシと投げれますし、飛距離は若干遠くに飛びます。一番大きなな違いを言うのであれば、FM130MR/PT140などの大きめのルアー比重にロッドが負けることなく振り抜ける感覚です。魚に喰っていただければ、寄せの時のネバリ強さ・安定感なども分かるのですが、そういうわけにはいかないです・・・次回に宿題にしたいと思います。Newロッドでヒラメが釣れたらいいですね！

Sandy

My report today is about our new rod! For casting? For FM? It is called the ESG2!

This rod is a limited edition model in Europe and it can not be purchased in America or Japan (It comes in 2 sizes: 8 ft’ 7 & 7ft ’7). Since fishing in Europe often target big size fishes such as Predators, this rod is made a bit stronger than the ESG rod I usually use. This slight difference will definitely make a difference in your fishing. So I immediately took the 2 different rods (my usual and the new rod) to the nearest ocean and cast with the FM110 to compare. In result… I felt like there are individual preferences and thoughts, but when I cast the new harder/stronger rod (8’7/ESG2) with the FM110, it goes exactly where I want it to go and even goes a little farther than normal. If I were to say what the biggest difference between the two is – the new rod feels a lot sturdier where you can easily cast bigger lures such as the FM130MR & PT140. If I can get a fish to bite, I’ll be able to have more opinions on its actual strength and stability level, but unfortunately it wasn’t that easy… This will definitely be my next project. I’ll be very happy if I can catch a Halibut with this new rod!

Sandy

BigUPが熱いぜ～！ (The BigUP is HOT~!)

July 3rd, 2012 . Posted in Halibut (Hirame), Long Beach, CA | No Comments »

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！

釣り仲間のＴＡＫＡ君と始めての海釣りです。彼自身ヒラメの釣りは初めてということなので、比較的、大型のサイズが釣れるボルサチカよりも釣果数の多いロングビーチで釣行をしました。

この日は、潮の動きが少なく、タフって釣れいないと予想していましたが、日ごろからバス釣りを多く経験している、ＴＡＫＡ君。底をとる感覚・ルアーの僅かのアクションンを感じ取る経験は流石です。

予想通り、私は1匹も釣れず惨敗ですが、ＴＡＫＡ君はBigUp（白系）で4匹！小型ヒラメを次々とＧＥＴ！！ 駆け上がりからのスローリトリーブですべて喰ってきたようです。　初のヒラメに大喜びして、その後毎日のように釣行に出ているそうです。次回は、負けません！！

Sandy

I went on my very first saltwater fishing with one of my fishing partners, Taka. It was actually his first time going Halibut fishing so rather going to a place where you may catch large size Halibuts like Bolsa Chica, I went to a place where you have a better chance catching more fishes like Long Beach.

On this day, there were less tide movements, so I assumed it would be a bit tougher to catch anything. However, Taka who has a lot of Bass fishing experience, was amazingly good at examining the bottom area and sensing the slight lure actions.

As I assumed, I wasn’t able to catch anything while Taka caught 4 Halibuts with the BigUP lure (in white colors). He caught small size Halibuts one after another!! They all came biting while he was slow retrieving. He enjoyed his very first Halibut fishing a lot and now he goes almost everyday! I won’t lose next time!!

Sandy

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 »

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！

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 »

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！

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

San Onofre (6/2/12)

June 13th, 2012 . Posted in Tester Blog | No Comments »

On Saturday June 9,2012 Peter and I decided to fish at San Onofre State Beach. Reports from this area from the past few weeks have shown that people were catching nice sized halibut and white seabass. We both decided to throw the Lucky Craft Flash Minnow 110SP, Peter’s color choice was Sexy Geisha Queen Sardine and I went with Ghost White Sea Bass. I caught my first fish on the incoming tide, this fish hit the lure almost as soon as it hit the water! I bring it closer to shore and I thought that it might be a juvenile white sea bass. But after beaching the fish we identified it to be a good sized Yellowfin Croaker at 16 inches! Soon after peak high tide Peter hooks up on his first halibut from the surf! This fish was caught using a steady medium retrieve. We measured it at 20 inches, just 2 inches short of legal. No matter though because Peter was really excited about his catch. Be careful fishing this spot because there is alot rocks to get stuck on. I would suggest fishing high abrasion resistant line like 15# mono, 30# spectra, or bigger. Until next time folks, tight lines!

Raney and Peter

仲間だ～！(New Team Members~!)

June 4th, 2012 . Posted in Other | No Comments »

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！

長いフランス出張からようやく戻りました。出張先でのリポートは後日更新いたします。その前に、今回はDaily Flash Minnowに新しい仲間が加わりましたので紹介をしたいと思います。ここ1年、私が釣行に行く先々で頻繫に出会う2人！釣り情報の意見交換や最近良く釣れる場所・ラッキーのルアーで釣れた魚の写真などを送ってくる大切釣り仲間でした。そこで、彼らを今回ラッキークラフトＤａｉｌｙＦｌａｓｈＭｉｎｎｏｗ特別テスターとしてお迎えすることになりました。左側、ピーター君(Peter)。右側、レニー君(Raney).二人ともここ南カルフォルニアでヒラメをメインに釣りを楽しんでいる、知識豊富な強力は仲間です。これからは、私含め彼らの釣果リポートも楽しみにしていたください。

Sandy

I’ve finally returned from my long business trip to France. I will be posting up on it very soon, but today I want to introduce our new Daily Flash Minnow team! In this past year, we would coincidently meet in many of the places I had gone fishing. We continued to give each other fishing information and opinions including: good fishing locations, sending images of fishes caught with Lucky Craft lures and much more. They definitely became my important fishing partners. And now I am very happy to say that they are officially a part of our Daily Flash Minnow team as Lucky Craft testers! Shown in the image are Peter (left) & Raney (Raney). They both mainly enjoy fishing Halibuts here in Southern California. They are also very knowledgeable and my very powerful fishing partners! From now on they will be posting up their fishing experiences as well so please stay tuned for it as well as my reports!

Sandy

Efttex DFM Report

June 2nd, 2012 . Posted in Fishing Show | No Comments »

ヒラメＧＥＴ！(Halibut!)

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

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！

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

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