I just got my 3 Madmacs 160mm delivered yesterday. 1 phantom pink, 1 green mackerel, 1 spanish mackerel. Stripers just showed up too locally. Bag limit down to 1 though. Thinking next weekend I'll be togging or hunting linesiders depending on what Mama Nature has in mind. Oh yeah, also picked up a new toy.. one Electric Line Spooler machine. Can do any size up to 2lb spools. $465 new.
Nice.... those things are a hot commodity get one deep diver plug before your trip in case they're holding deep..... or a stray wahoo
Well, that link I posted was a good start... and was almost half the price of one in the tackle shop Probably wouldve went with 2 madmacs and 1 DTX minnow 165.... or Rapala X-rap magnum (30 or 40) Line winder sounds sweet but that's alot of coin that could pay for line. lol
Used it for the first time tonite. Put 750yds of 40# power pro on my OJ4000. Packed tight in just a few mins No more getting it done at Cabelas! Probably will replace my Tile reels with 15# 8 strand too later this year. Man, I'm sold. It does conventional up to 40class reels, spinning reels and Fly reels.
Damn dude, that's alot of line.... you trolling for wahoo? I probably wouldve put on some mono backing and saved some $
I was thinking about taking 50yds off and using some heavy Flourocarbon (60#) topshot. That Ocea Jigger 4000 is a big assed jigging reel too. Could have went 800yds. Easily 800yds with 30# or lower..
My point was that you're never gonna need that much line jigging, and braid is ALOT more $ than mono If you plan on jigging Tunas with that thing, you dont want 30#
Got it.. I got 40# on that rig at the moment. 60# mono topshot and 60# flourocarbon leader. Topshot +Flouro = 100yds. Hopefully that's good.
Last time I was in Japan I was walking along the pier in Yokohama and came across a guy who caught one of these, he wasn't quite sure what to do with it as I'm not sure people eat them but he was treating it rather poorly. Kind of pissed me off to be honest.
Looks like a fish that made a wrong turn. Google says it's a blackmouth catshark or an abyssal shark. Both are found in the northeast Atlantic, both deepwater fish (or two names for the same fish) that don't belong under a pier, especially in Japan.
Perhaps its a nuisance fish like our Dog fish are here in the States. I hate them but I also hate how fishermen abuse them before tossing them overboard.
Yeah I think a nuisance is pretty accurate but there are some great places to fish in Tokyo Bay, some great things to catch too, I've heard of people catching tuna in the bay Tokyo Bay does get pretty deep but this part of the bay is pretty shallow, that being said it's really close to the spot where Commodore Perry signed treaties with Japan establishing trade. Probably about a 3-4 minute walk from where I was. Contrary to popular belief he didn't come ashore in Tokyo, he entered Tokyo Bay and tried to land in Yokohama but was resisted, he obviously was having none of it and eventually an agreement was reached where he could come ashore in Yokosuka which ironically is home to the US 7th fleet today. There is even a park which I have not been to where he came ashore for the first time. You'd have to imagine the water gets pretty deep if the US can have carriers and others Naval vessels traveling through. If I can figure how to post personal pics on here I can post some of the base.
What I saw says they're bottom dwellers but right from the shore down to around 1000 feet. Looking for water around 55 degrees fahrenheit.
Headed out on Saturday for Blackfish and/or Cod. Either the Capt. Cal II or The Dauntless out of Pt. Pleasant, NJ. First trip of the season and I am amp'd!! Going lite tackle for the Taug and bringing an SPJ rod for the Cod.
Last time I was home went out on the Dauntless with one of my old high school buddies and the high school tennis team he coaches. Let's just say the effort to catch fluke that day was daunting I'm hoping when we move back to Japan in a few years I can get a job working on a boat, need to improve my Japanese and I don't want to be out for days so oyster farmer is a distinct possibility but my wife warned me. She said Japanese already don't want to sit next to gaijin on the train, smelling like fish guarantees she won't want to sleep next to me Is this guy not living the life?
