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レドンド初！！

June 10th, 2011 . Posted in Halibut (Hirame), Redondo 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！

またまた陸っぱりから、ヒラメを狙うべく早朝よりスタート！ヒラメと言えば有名なのはアラミトスベイだが、今回は釣友のMIKIさん・Kさんと３人でレドンドビーチ湾内から釣行。FM110を使用して早朝からキャストをスタートした。

レドンドといえば、岩場からの釣行と思われるが今回は、対岸側（ハーバサイド）から始める事にした。キャスト開始から数分後、KIMIさんのルアー（FM110）に小型のサバが当る！カラーはオーロラブラック！！僕は反対にディープ狙いにレンジを変更！未だ釣果のない、新製品のBIGUPでキャストを繰り返す事にした。カラーはＤａｙマイワシ！！ヒラメが好む腹に赤をいれてあるのが特徴！

新製品でどうしても釣りたい！その気持ちが届いたのか？ポイントを移動し数キャスト後、ルアー回収まで残り4ｍぐらいの所で、なにかがルアーを追いかけているのを確認！！通常では、その段階で見切られ、釣れることはほぼ無い！し・し・しかし！この日は、慌てずリトリーブスピードを一定に保ち、ガッツン！！やっと来ました！！！すでにルアーがチップまで2ｍの所で当ったので魚とのファイト時間を楽しむ事はできかったが、悲願のレドンドヒラメ！！サイズはリーガルほど遠いが、貴重な１匹です。

同行したKIMIさんにもサバであるが、爆釣！この日は、オーロラブラックが当りカラーになった！！日ごろ、KIMIさんは餌釣りがメインであるが、今日はルアーを使用してくれ、しかも、釣果もあり！！ラッキーのルアーを好きになってくれました！！感謝です！！

Sandy

P.S. 来週はサンペドロから釣行に行こうと思います

“My Very First! In Redondo!”

Another early start of Okappari (shore fishing) to catch some Halibut! Alamitos Bay is a famous place for Halibut fishing, but this time I decided to go fishing at Redondo Beach with my fishing friends, Miki and K. First thing in the morning, I started casting with the FM110.

Redondo Beach is known for their rock fishing, but we decided to start off from the harbor side. After a few minutes from the first cast, Kimi gets a bite with the FM110 and caught a small size Mackerel (Saba)! The lure color used was “Aurora Black”!! In contrast to that, I changed my aim at a deeper range! I used the newly released “Bigup” lure which I haven’t had any catches with it yet and continued to cast with that. I used the “Day Iwashi” color!! It features a red color belly which Halibuts tend to like.

I really want to catch something with this new product! And this strong feeling really came through… I changed locations and after few castings and at about 4m until fully retrieved, I saw something going after my lure!! Usually at this point, it will notice and I could never catch it! Bu…bu… but!! This time I was able to stabilize my retrieving speed without panicking and… bamn!! It finally came!!! The lure was already at its tip at the 2m range so I wasn’t able to enjoy fighting with the Halibut, but I FINALLY got to catch a Redondo Halibut!! The size wasn’t even close to being a legal size, but it is still a very precious catch!

Kimi was catching so many Mackerels too! The “Aurora Black” color seemed to work best!! Usually, Kimi mainly goes bait fishing, but today he kindly went lure fishing with me. And he even caught some fish!! He really got to enjoy using our Lucky Craft lures!! Thank you!!

Sandy

P.S. For my next fishing report, I’m thinking of going to San Pedro next week. So stay tuned!!

Flash Minnow 祭り

June 6th, 2011 . Posted in Alamitos Bay, 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！

久しぶりに陸っぱりから、リーガルのヒラメを狙うべく早朝からキャストをスタートした。早朝にもかかわらず、ビーチから釣行者も多く肉眼で見る限り、10名以上のヒラメハンター？本格的なヒラメシーズン到来です。

いつものスイートスポット（ジェティーとビーチの角）からキャスト開始、他の釣り人から先週このポイントから30インチのヒラメが釣れたと情報があり、気分はハイテンションでスタート。時間の経過になるにつれ、潮が満ちてくる予報なので早朝はFM110！！満潮になるにつれＤＤへとレンジ調整。水の濁りも強めなのでゴールド系ホワイ系を使用！！・・ところがこの日は当りもなく、ビーチサイドに風が吹く前に移動！ビーチ沿いを足を使って再開！！　ビーチでキャストしていると、必ずと言っていいほど他の釣り人から言われる事が最近ある！それは、『そのカラー何色！？』僕の使っているカラーがどうも気になるらしい！釣り人はみな一緒ですね！僕自身も他の釣り人がどんなルアーを使用してどのカラーを使っているのか気になります！魚を釣るという永遠のミステリーを解決するため、釣れるカラーは一体なに？というところ推理魚カラー探偵です。今回の釣行では先ほど書いた、ゴールド系を使用していたためＣＩＦシリーズにはなく販売もしていないカラーなので、ＣＡでは見かけないカラーです！そして、その釣り人も言う事は『僕もフラッシュミノーだよ！！』ビーチからキャストして、ヒラメを狙う釣り人にはフラッシュミノーは有名なルアーですね！もはや、ヒラメイコール！フラッシュミノー！！

そこで、今年発売開始のFM120DD(パールホワイト)を彼に差し上げる事にしました。早速、ヒラメGetとはいかないが小型のサメをGet!! 潮も満潮に近くなっていたので、ボトムに回遊していたサメが釣れたのだろう！

その後、彼の友達達に依頼して、１枚記念撮影！！みんなフラッシュミノ～！！こんな、嬉しいことはありません！！カラーは左から、Sexy Geisha Queen/Aurora Baby CroakerX2/Salty Pearl White120DD。けして、やらせではありません！！本当に人気商品ですね！今回、一緒に釣行してくれてた彼らに感謝！このブログを呼んでくれていると良いな！

Sandy

P.S. この日は水温が冷たく、午後には追い討ちで風が出てきて、手足がシビレてきつかった！彼が着ていたウェーダー購入します。

“Flash Minnow Festival”

I started casting early today to go Okappari (Shore Fishing) to try to catch some legal size Halibut (Hirame). Even in the early morning, as far as I was able to see, there were already about 10 fishermen. From seeing this many Halibut hunters (?), I knew it was officially Halibut season.

I started casting at the usual sweet spot (the corner of the jetty and beach). I heard from a fellow fisherman that at this very spot last week, a 30inch Halibut was caught! I became really excited hearing that and immediately started fishing. As time went by, I felt that the tide was rising, so in the early morning I decided to use the FM110!! As it was becoming high tide, I made lure adjustments to a DD (Deep Diver). Since the water was cloudy, I used Gold and White color lures!! …But unfortunately I got absolutely no bites and decided to move locations before the wind comes towards the beachside. I resumed fishing while walking along the beach!! And lately almost every time now, a fishermen comes up to me and asks me, “What color lure are you using!?” I guess a lot of people are curious of what I’m using! I guess all fishermen are alike! I myself get very curious of what type of lure and colors others are using too! What is the ultimate color that would solve the eternal mystery of catching fishes? On this fishing trip, as I mentioned it earlier, I used a Gold color lure which is not in the CIF Series and it is also not sold so it is a rare piece here in CA! My fellow fishermen mentioned to me, “I’m using a Flash Minnow too!!” I suppose Flash Minnow is a popular lure for fishermen aiming for Halibut from the beach! Perhaps Halibut = Flash Minnow!!

I happily gave him the FM120DD (in Pearl White) which was release this year. He wasn’t able to get a Halibut right away, but he did catch a small-scaled shark!! Since it was already getting close to full tide, he must have caught a shark that migrated to the bottom!

Afterwards, we all took a picture together!! Everyone screamed, “Flash Minnow~!!” I was extremely happy!! Starting left, the colors are: Sexy Geisha Queen, Aurora Baby CroakerX2, and Salty Pearl White 120DD. I did not make this up!! They really did have these lures! It is such a popular product! I would like to thank them for fishing with me this time! I hope they get a chance to check this blog out!

Sandy

P.S. The water temperature was very cold and in the afternoon the wind started blowing and my hands and feet were so numb! It was tough!!
I definitely want to purchase the wader he was wearing.

Test Lure

May 27th, 2011 . Posted in Redondo 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！

本日の釣行は、バラクーダも魚影も無くなり、前日のフィッシュキャッチカウントゼロです。再び、来襲することを期待し、レドンドビーチへ！！これからのシーズン必要不可欠なルアーを持ち込んでアクション方法の演出再確認とさらに自身のレベルアップを含め、リトリーブスピードの確認をしてみました。ラッキークラフトソルトルアーと言えば、皆さんが思いつく有名な！FM110, FM130MRですが・・

今回は、日本で新発売されているＢＩＧＵＰです。日本プロスタッフの安部さんが作り上げた日本で言うシーバスルアーのディープダイバーモデル！！詳しい商品説明・使用方法・釣行結果は、Enjoy DVDに収録されていますのでご覧ください。そのＢＩＧＵＰを投げた圧して来ました。（他のルアー類もテストしてますが・・）私なりのテストした結果は、かなりいい感じです。FMほど飛距離は出ませんが水中でのアクションは細かい動きの中波動、また、リトリーブを止めるとサスペンドではなくスローシンキングします。FMシリーズはサスペンドモデルなので、ＢＩＧＵＰの特性を活かしたシンキング時に魚を喰わせるイメージが膨らみました。実に、面白い！！キャリコバス・バラクーダ！？カラーラインナップもメタリック系からゴールド・グリーンとこの夏は、ＦＭとＢＩＧＵＰをタックルＢＯＸに入れ陸っぱり・ボート釣りに出動です。乞うご期待ください。

Bigup商品広告
http://luckycraft.co.jp/blog/img/0306.jpg

Sandy

P.S 久しぶりの陸っぱりから釣行、色々と考える時間がありカッヤク釣りを楽しんでいる人が多々、カヤック来年トライします。

There are no signs of Barracudas now and my last fish catch count was zero. So this time, I went to Redondo Beach hoping for a better result!! I brought with me some crucial lures for this season to reconfirm my fishing techniques to a better direction and to personally level up my skills. For that, I tested out my retrieve speed. When you think of Lucky Craft salt lures, the well known lures would be the FM110 & FM130MR… but this time I used a newly released lure in Japan – it is called the “BIGUP”. Lucky Craft Japan pro staff, Mr. Abe created this deep dive model Seabass lure!! For detailed product explanation, how it is used and fishing results, please check out the “Enjoy” DVD! And this time, I went to test out the “BIGUP” lure (as well as other lures…). And in result to the testing, I think it went pretty well. It doesn’t go as far as the FM, but it makes small and detailed wave motions underwater. Also, when you stop retrieving, instead of suspending it performs a slow sinking action. FM series are suspending models, but I imagined BIGUP lures to utilize its performance to get bites while sinking. Very interesting! Calico Bass and Barracuda!? I plan on always having color lineups from metallic, gold, and green colors for this summer and also having my FM and BIGUP lures to go Okappari (Shore fishing) and boat fishing. So please stay tuned.

BIGUP Product Ad:
http://luckycraft.co.jp/blog/img/0306.jpg

Sandy

P.S. It’s actually been awhile since my last Okappari (Shore Fishing), and I was able to go through a lot of thinking while seeing a lot of people having a good time kayak fishing. I would like to try that out next year.

Barracuda

May 23rd, 2011 . Posted in Barracuda, Redondo 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！

本日の釣行は、バラクーダのキャッチカウントが多少ある、レドンドビーチから出港し再度、バラクーダをサンタモニカ沖で狙いにきました。前日の雨の影響で、ウネリと風が強く揺れが凄い！久々の船酔いとの苦しさの中、FM130MRからキャスト開始。１時間ほど鳥山を見つけては魚探を確認しながらポイントの移動、すると隣に居た釣り人がやっとバラクーダをＨＩＴ！竿の撓りが尋常ではないぐらい曲がっていて、デッキにと取り上げることが不可能なほどの大きさのバラクーダであった。使用していたのは、西海岸では定番のジグ！カラーはラッキークラフトで言う、サバカラーに似たもの使用！バラクーダは、青や銀色を良く好むそうだ。一方、自分の中で今回用意した竿で果たして吊り上げる事が出来るのだろうか？不安が過ぎった・・・・去年、初Daily Flash Minnowリポートでは、ここレドンドで確かにバラクーダを釣り上げたが………. この大きさは、『聞いてないよ～～！』また、今日は、風と水温が低いためバラクーダの群れが50フィート（約15ｍ）の深場で回遊との事で、ジグ一旦キャスト後、沈めてからファーストリトリーブ！！のパターン。これでは帰れません！！そこで、Ｓａｎｄｙ流！変則キャロライナ!! 1ozの卵型のオモリをリーダ部分に取り付け、その後20cm先にFMを取り付け、負けじと釣行！！ なかなか、アタリが来ません！回りも釣れてません！今日の釣行は、全体的にも30匹と釣果数も少なく残念です。だが、ビックフィッシュは特大です。計量している人が小さい分けではありません。この大きさ凄いです。次回のために、ロッドを変更しルアーフックは太軸のものにセッティングを変更して再挑戦です。

Sandy

P.S.　どうしても、あの大きさのバラクーダをルアーで釣りたい！！

On this next fishing trip, I again departed off from Redondo Beach (where they had a few Barracuda catch count) and went off Santa Monica to aim for some Barracudas. Due to the rain the day before, there were high waves and strong winds and the boat was shaking pretty badly! It’s been awhile since I got motion sickness, but I still managed to start casting with a FM130MR. For about an hour, as we saw a group of birds we would move to that area and finally an angler right next to me got a Barracuda bite! The rod was bent beyond normal and it was so big it was impossible to even bring it up to the deck. The lure he was using was a jig used very commonly in the West Coast. As for the color, it was very similar to the Lucky Craft “#703 Aurora Mackerel” color! I suppose Barracudas like blue and silver colors. Then I realized – will I be able to lift up a Barracuda with the rod I brought!? I started to worry…. Last year for my very first Daily Flash Minnow Report I caught a Barracuda here in Redondo Beach……….. But I didn’t know it can get this big~~~! Since the wind and water temperature is pretty low today, crowds of Barracuda migrated 50ft (around 15m) in water depth. So after I casted a jig, I let it sink first then retrieved!! I continued this pattern. I couldn’t go home like this! So I decided to do it “Sandy Style”! The “Anomalous Carolina”!! I attached a 1oz egg shaped weight to the leader area and then a FM 20cm apart from the weight. I started fishing again!! But can’t seem to get any bite… no one around me is catching any either! In result, today’s total catch was 30 and a pretty disappointing outcome. However, the Big Fish caught was enormously big! And it wasn’t like the person who was measuring it was small either! I was very surprised by its size. Next time I will change rods and definitely have thicker lure hooks set up and try again!

Sandy

P.S. No matter what, I want to catch a Barracuda that size with a lure!!

Sanddab

May 16th, 2011 . Posted in Newport Beach, Sanddab | 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！

やっと来ました！ボートからルアーフィッシングシーズンの到来！！その魚とは・・・ボニート（歯カツオ）ではありません、まだ早いです。先週から水温も上昇、快晴の日々が続きニューポート沖での今年初物のバラクーダの来襲です。３日前から200匹.100匹.50匹とカウントは激減していたが、４日目の釣行では果たしてどうなるか？期待し、日本から届いたビガップとFM130MR, FM110と表層・中層どの深度にバラクーダが回遊しても狙える様ルアーを厳選し特に朝から天候がよくない曇り空、カラーは金・グリーン・ホワイトをチョイス。バラクーダの場合は、口が小さいためただ巻きに合わせるの難しく、時よりリトリーブを止め・いわゆるストップアンドゴーを繰り返しながら早速、キャストを繰り返し移動・・・２時間ほど経ちいくども繰り返すが、他の釣行者（ライブベイト）にも一切アタリがない……。表層・中層もダメ！！バラクーダが見当たらない状況の中、キャプテンから、『今日はもうバラクーダが居ないので、対象魚をスコーピオンとサンドダブに変更』とアナウンス。今年初物のバラクーダは見送りになった…..。

場所を移動し、以前の釣行の際に良く釣れたスコーピオンのポイントに到着、今回の釣行ではジグを用意していなく、先週ブレントに習った、ループ(ウエイトから約15ｃｍの位置にセット)と８オンスのウエイトを付け釣行を開始。終了まで30分を残し、今日は坊主を覚悟してしたが、ボート反対側に移動したとたん、なんと、７匹連続でヒット！！スコーピンとは行かないが、サンドダブ・ホワイトフィッシュを釣り本日の釣行終了。補足であるが、小型のサメも釣れたがビックフィッシュ賞対象魚ではないので、即リリース。しかし、強烈な引き暴れ抵抗するのでなかなかいいファイトでした。本日はキャプテンから釣行結果が思わしくなかったため、ベイトで使用するイワシを自由に持ち帰ってよいとの事で、持ち帰りました。

Sandy

P.S. 今日釣れた、サンドダブは息子のお初食料理に調理しました。家族大喜びです。父！やりました！！！

It finally came! The lure fishing season off of a boat!! And the target fish is… not a Bonito, still a little early for that. The water temperature increased from last week and it has been a nice and sunny weather. It will be my very first attack for some Barracuda this year off the coast of Newport. From 3 days ago, it’s been decreasing from 200, 100, to 50 Barracuda catches, but I wonder what will happen on this 4th day of fishing? I brought the new “Bigup” lure send to me from Japan as well as the usual FM130MR & FM110. I carefully selected my lures so even if the Barracuda migrates to the outer surface or the middle area, I will be able to aim it at any depth. And because the weather didn’t look too good in the morning and was very cloudy, I brought gold, green, and white color lures. Barracudas have small mouths so it makes it difficult to adjust retrieving. So sometimes I would have to stop retrieving and basically continue to do a stop-and-go action and immediately resume casting… I continued this for 2 hours, but had no bites at all including all the other fishermen (with live baits) around me……. Nothing in the outer surface or middle area!! Then the captain announced, “Since there are no Barracudas today, we will change our target fish to Scorpionfish & Sanddab”. I had to give up on fishing my very first Barracuda of this year…
We changed locations to the fishing spot we have been previously, where we were able to catch a lot of Scorpions before. I didn’t have a jig prepared, so I made a loop previously taught by Brent (positioned at 15cm from the weight) with an 8 oz weight and started fishing. There was only 30min left and I was getting ready to catch nothing today, but then I moved to the other side of the boat and… I caught 7 in a row!! It wasn’t a Scorpion, but I caught some Sanddub and Whitefish and my day of fishing ended. This is some additional information, but a small-scaled shark was caught also, but since it wasn’t a big fish nor a target fish, it had to be released. But it was so powerful, pulling and tumbling, it was a very good fight! Since the fishing result wasn’t so good, the captain insisted us to take home some Sardine used for bait, so I took some home.

Sandy

P.S. The Sanddub I fished today was cooked for my son’s 100th day birthday (a Japanese tradition). My family was very happy! Dad did it!!!

Rock Fish

May 9th, 2011 . Posted in Newport Beach, Rock Fish | 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!!

南へ

May 2nd, 2011 . Posted in Dana Point, 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！

オフィスより南方の釣りポイント（新規釣行場探索）とその地域にてフラッシュミノーを使用して、一体どんな魚が釣れるのか！楽しみにで仕方ありません。まず、アングラーズセンターに行き、ポイントを幾つか情報を提供してもらいました。早速、情報をもとにラグナビーチへと出発した。なぜか、海水浴を楽しむ人が多くビーチが賑やかだが、不思議な事に釣り人がまったく居ない状況です。

釣竿片手に、ビーチを歩いているとライフセーバーから、『釣り禁止だよ！』と言われびっくり！車に戻る途中にこんな看板がありました。

完全に自分の地理知識不足です不覚・・（マリーンプロテクトエリア）いわゆる魚介類の保護地域ビーチだそうです。

ラグナビーチを後にして、ポイント移動しさらにＰＣＨを南下していく事、約15分Salt Creek Beach Parkにパークして再度、釣行を開始。ココはエリアプロテクションの掲示も無く釣行可能なビーチであったが、今までに見たことの無いほどの遠浅でフルキャストしてもルアーが波を越えられない状況の中で、ビーチ沿いを流しながらキャスト！あたりが無いのでさらにポイント移動。さらに南下し、ダナポイントをさらに先に、路面電車駅前のピア横でストラクチャーについてる魚を狙うがまたもやノーフィッシュ。時間も午後を過ぎ、Newportに戻ることにして、Newportの反対側にあるコロナデルマーで最後の釣行をする事に！岩場でケルプもあり中層は難しそうなので、キャリコバスが表層に出てくる事イメージし、ケルプとケルプの間を通してキャストを繰り返すが当りはない.しかし、上空にはペリカンがベイトを獲る為にダイブを繰り返し、海中ではアザラシが盛んに顔を出し、夕マズメのちょうど良い時間帯に差し掛かり期待に膨らむが、満潮を向かえる前に波の飛沫が激しくなった所で岩場での釣行は危険と思い終了した。

Sandy
P.S. 南方での釣りは、ダナポイントあたりから可能になるので、みなさんご注意を！！

“Heading South”

Going south from our office (for my search for new fishing locations), I have a mission to use the Flash Minnow in different areas to find out what type of fishes can be fished! I am very excited for this new project! To start off, I first decided to go to the “Anglers’ Center” to get some information on recommended fishing spots. From the information I received, I immediately headed first to Laguna Beach. Then for some reason, there were a lot of people just swimming at the beach and I saw no other fisherman there. With my rod in one hand I was walking along the beach and a life guard noticed me and informed me that fishing is not allowed here. I was surprised to hear that and immediately headed back to my car. And on my way back I noticed a sign that said “Marine Protected Area”, basically means fishing is limited. It was completely my lack of research…

I left Laguna Beach and headed down south on PCH for about 15 minutes and arrived in Salt Creek Beach Park. Here they didn’t have any “Protected Area” restrictions so I started fishing. I then realized it is one of the shallowest beaches I’ve ever fished in. Even when I make a full cast, it won’t exceed the wave, but I continued to cast while walking along the coast. I didn’t get any response so I decided to change locations. I went even more down south to Dana Point and fished at the pier side right in front of the tram station. I aimed for some fishes near the buildings but again no fish. It was in the afternoon already and I went back towards Newport and started fishing again in Corona Del Mar which is on the other side of Newport. At this place there were a lot of rocky areas and kept beds and seemed to be difficult aiming in the mid-area. I imagined some Calico Bass arriving in the surface, so I continued to cast in between kept beds, but got nothing. Pelicans continued to dive into the water for some baits and seals kept popping their heads out from the ocean. When the evening bites were approaching, my expectations were getting high. But before it even became high tide the waves were splashing intensely and became dangerous to fish by the rocky area so I ended my fishing there.

Sandy
P.S. Please be aware that it becomes possible to fish from around Dana Point in the southern area.

Dana Point

April 25th, 2011 . Posted in Dana Point | 1 Comment »

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！

2週間ぶりのショアからの釣行です。さて、今回はラッキークラフトＵＳＡオフィスから南に30マイル、ダナポイントに来ました。

このダナポイントは5月14日行われます、SWBA（3rdのステージ）の開催場所になっています。ボートでの釣行ではないので、下見とは行かないが、今後のＤＦＭ（デーリーフラッシュミノーの略）は新釣行場の開拓のため、オフィスより南の地域を積極的に釣行をしていく予定です。南はサンディエイゴまで行きますよ！

さて、ダナポイントにもロングビーチ・レドンドのようなジェティーを二箇所発見、

一箇所目はエディケーションセンターの脇にあるジェティーから早速フラッシュミノーをキャスト。しかし、まったく当りがないまま、

雨が降ってきたので車で待機。（雨天時の釣行は危険性が高いので安全に）雨も上がり、もう一つのジェティーに移動！こちらは側は、

サーファーが多くビーチから釣行が厳しいそうなので、ジェティーから表層を探るためにフラッシュミノーでキャストを始める事に。続いて、ダナポイントは初めての釣行場なだけに、底がどうなっているのかを把握するために、バリッド70Ｈで海底を探索。リフト＆フォールと一旦底まで落としゆっくりただ巻きで状況確認。底の状況は砂地ではあるが、大きめ岩とケルプが多く存在し、その場所を把握していないとルアーがひっかかり、ルアーを無くす事に繋がる。この日は、ノーフィッシュのまま帰宅するが、南にも多くの釣行場があることが確認できたのでこれからのシーズンが楽しみにである。また、ダナポイントにはランディング場もあるので、ボートからの釣行も出来そうです。

Sandy

P.S お気に入りのバリッドを無くしてしまい、ちょっと凹んでいます。

1箇所目の場所はココ！(My first fishing spot was here!)
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2箇所目のジェティーの場所はココ！(And my second spot on a pier was here!)
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Dana Point

It’s been 2 weeks since my last shore fishing. This time, I went 30 miles south from our Lucky Craft USA office to a place called Dana Point. This place is also going to be the location of the SWBA 3rd stage competition. But since I won’t be fishing on a boat, it won’t really be a good examination of the place for the tournament. However from now on, for this Daily Flash Minnow report, I will be going on fishing trips to the southern region from our office for awhile. I am planning on going as far as San Diego!

Anyways, even in Dana Point I found 2 piers just like they have in Long Beach and Redondo Beach. My first location was from the pier right next to the education center and I there I casted a Flash Minnow. Unfortunately I got no hits and all of a sudden it started to rain so I decided to wait in my car (It can get very dangerous when fishing in the rain, so everybody please be safe). The rain had stopped and I decided to go to the other pier. But there were a lot of surfers here and it seemed a bit tough for shore fishing. So I went on the pier and decided to examine the surface a little with a Flash Minnow. Since it was my fist time fishing in Dana Point, I wanted to understand what the bottom surface was like, so I used the Valid 70H to explore the ocean floor. I used a lift-and-fall action and dropped the lure all the way to the bottom first, then slowly retrieved and examined the condition. The bottom is covered with sand with a lot of large rocks and kelps. And if you don’t understand the area, the lure tends to keep getting caught into things which led me to losing mine. I ended up going home with no fish, but I did get to confirm that there are a lot of fishing locations in the southern region also, so I am very excited for the upcoming season. In Dana Point, there are landing areas so it is possible to go boat fishing too!

Sandy

P.S. I lost one of my favorite Valid lure, so I’m a bit bummed.

Patriot (Newport Beach)

April 15th, 2011 . Posted in Long Beach, CA, Rock Fish | 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！

今週は、パトリオット号に乗船し、再びボートから釣行である。先週とは違い、快晴の釣り日和。おそらく、釣行者数も多く、160ftのボトムにいる、鬼カサゴとサンドバスを狙いに行く事を想定し、あらかじめオモリ（1oz）を用意しシェルスピンの頭部分に付け使用。出向から45分（ロングビーチ沖）、前回のポイントとは多少違うポイントから開始。用意したテキサツシェルスピンをライトタックル用ロッドでキャスト開始。いきなりヒット！！小型のヒラメ通称サンダブをＧｅｔ。その後当りはあるがフッキングがうまく出来ず、バタフライジグに変更し、キーパーサイズを連続ヒット！狙い方はボトムゲット後、テンションキープでＯＫ。

纏まった数を釣り上げる事ができ、次のポイントに移動。次のポイントではボトムまで60ftのめ比較的浅めの所狙い、再びシェルスピンを投入し釣行再開。シェルスピンの場合、針が胴体部分の真下にあるため、ボトムゲットでただ置きしていても、針が沈んでしまい当りを感じ取ることが難しくなる。そのため、一旦ボトムまで落とし込むが、リールを半回転(ボトムから約30cm)しテンションをキープした状態で始める。また、ここから攻略のポイントであるが、リフト＆フォールを入れながらアクションを入れ、ステイといったリズムで繰り返す。するとステイ時にカツン！カツンカツン！！っと当りがあるので、タイミング良く合わせるとフッキングし、カサゴＧＥＴに繋がる事を確認。シェルスピンでパーチ1匹・鬼カサゴ3匹を釣りあげる事ができました。

Sandy

P.S 今日は今までの自己記録更新です。

鬼Ｘ18【キーパー12匹】　サンダブＸ1　パーチＸ1

This week, I boarded on the “Patriot” and again went on a boat fishing trip. Unlike last week, it was a sunny day fishing. And there were a lot of fishermen on the boat as well. Hoping to catch some Scorpaenopsis and Sand Bass located at about 160ft below, I again used a Shell Spin and attached a 1oz weight on its head part. It took 45 minutes to get to our destination from Long Beach harbor and it was a slightly different spot than last time. I started off using the Texas Shell Spin with a rod specifically for light tackles. And immediately I get a hit!! I caught a small Flounder (Hirame)! Afterwards I got couple more hits but was unable to hook it well, so I decided to change it to a butterfly jig instead. Then I kept fishing keeper size fishes! I caught some by aiming the bottom first and once I get a hit, I kept my tension the stable.

After being able to catch quite a few, we moved on to our next destination. At this fishing spot, I dropped it to about 60ft to the bottom at a relatively shallow area. I again used the Shell Spin and started. On a Shell Spin, since the hook is right below the body, when you are aiming the bottom the hook tends to sink in, so it becomes harder to tell when you get a bite. So what I do is; I first drop it to the very bottom, I then make a half-turn on my reel so it is lifted at about 30cm. Afterwards, I make sure to keep my tension the same. Most importantly, I make a lift, fall, and stay action and continue to keep my rhythm. Then on my “stay”, I feel a knock! knock! and when I pull at the right time it hooks on. And I believe that is what lead me to catch some Scorpaenopsis. This time, I was able to catch 1 Perch and 3 Scorpaenopsis with the Shell Spin!

Sandy

P.S. On this trip, I made my personal record!
Scorpaenopsis x18 (12 Keepers) Flounder x1 Perch x1

Newport Landing (Newport Beach)

April 11th, 2011 . Posted in Newport Beach | No Comments »

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サーフから2週連続でヒラメを釣り上げたので、今回はボート釣りに向かい、今年初のボート釣り！Ｓｃｕｌｐｉｎフィッシュ・サンドバスを狙うためにニューポートビーチ（Newport Landing）から出港した。

この日は風が強く乗船数40人と多かったが、船酔いをする人が多くスペースに余裕がある状態で釣行ができた。約45分の移動でポイント到着後、すぐさまロッドに当りが！！思いっきり合わせてみると13インチの鬼カサゴをＧＥＴ！半年前に新規購入したロッドとリールが大活躍！その後、次々と連発爆釣状態で合計小さいのと合わせて9匹！！

本日の釣り方は、160ftまで一旦オモリを落し込んで待つというのがキャプテンからアドバイスでしたが、あえて僕はボトムまで落とし込むが、ボトムから約50cmの所まで引き上げ、船の揺れに関係なく常にラインテンションを張ったままの状態で当りを待つことにした結果が、本日の釣果を上げた事につながったと思われる。

終盤ポイント移動でサンドバス狙い、水深15ｍと所でシェルスピンを使用！ここでは、ジャックポットを賭けた大物ねらいとの事で気合い十分で待つことに、5分後に他のお客がサンドバスを釣り上げ、すぐに終了！約10分の勝負・・・あまりにも短すぎる釣行時間。しかし、他のお客さんが釣果が伸びない中、９匹も釣り上げたので結果、大満足です。

シェルスピンの重いのができればな～！

Sandy

P.S. お刺身にして食べました

Since I was able to catch some Flounders 2 weeks in a row, this time I went boat fishing. It was my very first boat fishing this year! I departed from Newport Beach (Newport Beach Landing) to catch some Sculpin Fish and Sandbass.

There were about 40 people on the boat with quite a few people, but because of the strong winds that day, a lot of people were getting sea-sick so I actually had a lot of space to fish. It took about 45 minutes to the fishing spot, and once I started fishing, I immediately felt a hit on my rod!! It was a 13 inch Scorpaenopsis! The rod and reel I had purchased half a year ago was doing great! Afterwards I kept catching more, and from adding the small ones also, I caught 9 fishes!!

My fishing technique that day was to drop the fishing weight to 160ft and to just wait, which was actually the captain’s advice to me. But I decided to drop it all the way down to the bottom and then lifted it about 50cm. Disregarding the swaying of the boat, I kept the line tension stretched tight and waited for a hit. I believe that was the reason I was able to catch a lot that day.

We then moved to our final destination to aim for some Sandbass. I used the Shell Spin and dropped it to 15m in depth. Here there was a bet going on to who can catch the first fish for the Jackpot! I got fired up and waited for a hit. After 5min a different fisherman caught a Sandbass and the bet was over! A 10 minute competition… what a short fishing time. However, out of everyone else not being able to catch much, I caught 9, so in result I’m very satisfied!

If only there was a heavier Shell Spin lure~!

Sandy

P.S. I made my fishes into Sashimi and ate it.

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