tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14504163167493343282024-03-14T05:36:47.515+11:00Kuma Eging & FishingGan Craft Pro Staff, GOSEN Pro Staff, Lowrance Pro Staff - importer and distributor of DRESS products and other fishing goods from Japan. Egikuma is Paul Carter of Kuma Kustom Tackle www.kumkustomtackle.com.auUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger164125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450416316749334328.post-907430893848933772015-02-11T18:03:00.000+11:002015-02-11T18:03:32.142+11:00Japan Trip Yokohama, Tokyo, Osaka and Tanabe Day 5<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-r4hKABrsT-kf0wraKHVcWmTUPdfuU-JdMv_Gx_4d41JeTYLimd2JlaFAHL69TTUYxWzT9Aik3r4r4KGAmKdsMmSju_BsqgZDI12Tpj6yWgTi4vO2qGPmiKWuAAPpxTroN8jTt27ZMU/s1600/IMG_1135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-r4hKABrsT-kf0wraKHVcWmTUPdfuU-JdMv_Gx_4d41JeTYLimd2JlaFAHL69TTUYxWzT9Aik3r4r4KGAmKdsMmSju_BsqgZDI12Tpj6yWgTi4vO2qGPmiKWuAAPpxTroN8jTt27ZMU/s1600/IMG_1135.JPG" height="213" width="320" /></a>Well today I say goodbye to Yokohama and head to down town Tokyo for the first time. I am have been to Japan many times now but have yet to see Tokyo. My day started very early as I had a train or 2 to catch and had to allow for serious stuff ups on my behalf. I manage to be up for a cracking sunrise over Yokohama Harbour which was awesome.<br />
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The train arrived at my station, the station I boarded at was big but nothing had prepared me for <br />
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Shibuya, it was at least 4 times the size of the one where I boarded in Yokohama. I figured it would all be cool as my hotel was directly above the station, in theory I just had to go up and I would be at my hotel. Oh dear, I had not realised that the station covered 4 city blocks and after walking in circles and losing all sense of direction I found daylight in an area I had not researched. Thank God for smart phones and google. I pulled up in a smoking area for a quick smoke and worked out I had come out at the complete wrong end of the station 3 blocks over from where I needed to be. I made my way down to the hotel to check in.<br />
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Being about an hour early for check in I decided to go for a walk around and see what this town was all about. It was still daylight so it was fairly easy to find my way around. I saw a Hooters bar where I figure I could rest for a bit till check in was open at the hotel. A few beers later I was on my way back to the hotel for check in. Shagged from the walking I needed a nanny nap before making an attempt to head out and see the town at night. Just as I was about to hit the hay I went to the smoking area for quick smoke when out of the corner of my eye I could see a Shimano sign. Bang I had found a tackle store, no snoozing now, I grabbed my wallet and camera and went tackle store hunting. I found the store with ease and made my way up to the first of 3 floors of the tackle store and found myself lost in tackle for about 3 hours. It was getting dark so I made my way back through town hunting down a feed. I settled for a Maccas as it was simple and easy and I knew what I was ordering.<br />
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Shibuya is a cracking town and very friendly even in the shady area's I never felt uneasy or unsafe.<br />
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Having the opportunity to sit down and have a yak with the people who design the products to suit a particular fishing application has been pivotal to my growth as an angler and its great being able to return home to Australia and share the knowledge with our anglers.<br />
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I had the show almost all wrapped up and was ready for a nanny nap when I finished my last meeting, it was sit down time to finish off the Australian exclusive color designs for later this year, we have sent most of them back to the drawing board for completion and will review in the coming weeks when we get the samples back but I am happy with them thus far.<br />
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The guys from Gan Craft were heading off this evening while I was to stay on for one more night, I am heading off to Tokyo for a few days before heading back down south for the Osaka Fishing Show - the big one I have been waiting for. No flash restaurant tonight it was the hotel room with instant Ramen bowls and packing up all my crap for an early start on the trains.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450416316749334328.post-43795013544812296612015-02-02T10:03:00.002+11:002015-02-02T17:42:39.928+11:00Japan Trip Yokohama, Tokyo, Osaka and Tanabe Day 3Crowd start to gather, excitement is in the air and an odd silence of masses as they line up at the doors as snow falls around them. The first public day of the Yokohama show is about to begin.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The queue an hour after opening was still hundreds of meters long and 6 deep</td></tr>
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Although not as big as the Osaka show the Yokohama show hold its own with the public day's. The queues were still long and the excitement was just as high. As the doors open the crowd busts into the building and quickly fills the arena. Being from Australia we are more conditioned to being restricted from the only tackle show that exists, our industry likes to control the tackle game by restricting access to the end user. Over here the end user controls what they want to see in stores and it works. <br />
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Rather than retailers visiting a show where they look at fishing tackle and decide what you as the end user will ultimately buy the public is given access to the manufacturers. In turn the retailers can then see what the end user want to buy and then build their orders based on what the public want rather than what the retailer wants to sell you. Why is this a good thing? Simply the end user looks at the gear decides what they like, they tell the the retailer what they want, the retailer then orders what their customers want and the manufacturers make what is ordered. This has a profound impact on the sales chain. The customer gets what they want, the retailer sell what the customer wants and has less dead stock and the manufacturer has less waste and increases profit. This keeps all parties happy and every one gets what they want. For 5 years I have been preaching this to our industry and resistance is met at every turn. Allowing public access to a fishing tackle show in Australia is a long way off even though it was promised in a video interview last year. I guess our industry is happy living in the past.<br />
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I spent most of the day today looking at and discussing the promotion of rec fishing in Japan. They have this part down pat. The rec fishing promotion and community engagement is of the highest level and it works. The shows are set up with serious education and customer engagement at all levels and for all demographics. Starting at the youngest level of the scale, a row of tables is set up where toddlers can touch and feel live baits, they are given a sticker for each one they play with, as they move down they are given colouring sheets to take home with a rec fishing message then they move down to small pools that are set up with small fishing related toys whirling around with the assistance of a pump. They are given a small rod to hold with magnet on the end and they can fish out a toy that relates to rec fishing. The flow in the pool offers some resistance giving the rod a bend and a feel for a fight. This section is very busy and runs flat out all day. As the kids get a touch older there are pools set up with small fish including Carp, Ayu and Meddika. Kids are given<br />
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a short rod with no reel and a small bait to catch these fish giving them the feel of biting fish and also a fighting fish. The fish are very small so the fight is not that great but its all a part of the education. As the kids get a bit older they move on to a large pool set up and full of Trout. Each young person is allocated a guide/teacher and they line the edge of the pool, the teacher shows them how to tie on a hook and how to put bait and a float on explaining the rig and how it all woks together, the young person is then shown how to place the rig in the water and then they wait for a bite and are taught how to strike and land a fish. Once the fish is landed they are taught fast dispatch of their catch and it is put in a bag for them to take home. Fish in hand they then have the option of taking the fish to a group who teach them the old art of fish printing or they can take the fish to another booth where they are taught how to prepare the fish for a meal. As the kids reach teen years they have a handful of programs they can join, the stand out one for me was the <br />
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Daiwa Young Fisher Club. Once they sign up they get a hat, a sticker, a spool of leader and a lure. They all go through a few small education programs with Daiwa pro staff where they talk about getting the most out of their fishing experience. Once they have compeated these small programs at the rear of the booth was an area set up with prostaff that specialise in various species. The youth them choose which section they want to sit at and learn more about that particular species. The program comes to an end with all participants from that group getting together for a group photo. The DYFC does not finish there, they have a dedicated web site to rehash everything they learned at the show and constant communication is maintained. As the youth reach their mid to late teens they can then join <br />
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up with a college run by Nippon Bass Club where the kids are taught advance lure fishing techniques and advanced stream craft and habitat. Once they are old enough and skilled enough to understand every thing then the talk shows held at various parts of the show by fishing professionals are attended by big numbers of people young and old. To get more participation from females they run a program called Fishing Idol where young women are pitted against each other in a competition to become the Fishing Idol. Its a role model program that encourages more young women to become involved in the sport. If they win the title of Fishing Idol they will attend various fishing events throughout the year working with young women in rec fishing, many of these Idols go on to host their own TV fishing programs and join companies as pro staff or employed in the rec fishing industry. This plan is a long term program that works, there are no short cuts taken and it is done properly. The reason why there is so much excitement about going to a show is because they have been coming to these shows for years and it has always been a fun learning experience from when they were a toddler holding their parents hand and now they can do the same with their kids with the added bonus of playing with all the cool new toys that the tackle companies have on hand<br />
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Funny enough I actually looked at some tackle today, although there was nothing that made me all giddy I have to give an honourable mention to the new Twin Power by Shimano and in my best Borat voice it gets a "Very Nice!!!" vote, gonna get myself one of these, I also ordered my collection of Yamashita Collectors Gold edition jigs, 3 in total I am not gonna tell you how much they are worth but they were not cheap.<br />
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After the show I joined the Gan Craft team for a feed at a BBQ restaurant where we cook our own meat on a charcoal grill built into the table, the normal tasty morsels from sliced beef tongue, chicken guts, pig intestine and wagyu we topped it off with a plate of raw horse with a raw egg yolk on top. Just when we thought we were done the President of Fish Arrow was sitting at a table nearby and suggested we try the pumpkin ice cream. To my surprise it was awesome and served in an actual pumpkin. Great night out with some good friends finished off with a walk (yes I walked) through the Train Station/Mall/high rise to the hotel. I will let the pictures tell the rest of the story for me.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nippon Bass Club and Japan Bass tournament college</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Japans most famous egi fisherman<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"> Mr <span style="color: black;">Norihiro Shigemi<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-align: left;">.</span></span></span></td></tr>
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uring gentleman hours not waking till 1000. By now the hysteria of the opening had settled and it meant a slow stroll around the event. Much smaller than the giant Osaka show there were many exhibitors with smaller booths that you would not normally find in the bigger shows. Found some cracking tungsten micro jigs with a 30g profile that weighed 60g. Can see many possibilities with them, problem is with anything tungsten it doubles the weight and doubles the price.<br />
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Very big emphasis on free slide kubara style jigs, companies like Jackall getting in on the market already built by Damiki and Hyabusa. This means bigger variety and better products while they all compete for price, good news for the angler.<br />
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We headed back to the hotel to chillax, we ended up in Mr Hiraiwa's hotel room talking gibberish and having a giggle when Gecki Chan arrived and just like the Eveready bunny from the ads he never stops. Very funny man and a brilliant Bass angler.<br />
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I piked early and headed off to sleep and plan out the following day<br />
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Just like a kid on the eve of his birthday there was no way I was going to get a full night sleep, I never lose the excitement of travel.<br />
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<br /><br />Embarking on my biggest trip to Japan to date I had everything planned down to the minute, packed and ready to go I woke after about an hours sleep and loaded the car to head to Tullamarine airport in Melbourne. Traffic was quiet and I made to the airport in good time, checked in with heaps of time to spare I thought I would head outside for a coffee and a smoke before the flight. I probably should have checked my boarding pass as while I sat chilling out in the smoking area I heard my name called over the loudspeaker and a message saying my flight was closing. Jetsar was kind enough to move the flight forward 30 minutes and not tell me. Oh Shit, I dumped the coffee and ran like a Kenyan <br />
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marathon champ. Record time through security I bolted towards the gate so fast I thought I was going to blow one of my crocs out. Just as they were discussing taking my bags off the plane I arrived to the gate a shaking panting mess, just in time. I took my seat still trying to get my breath and passed out asleep before we had left the tarmac, the next thing I knew I was in Cairns, off to a cracking start.<br />
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I walked the mile to the international terminal and checked in. Made my way upstairs to the immigration area and found the Reef Lounge where I resumed my relaxing coffee that was so rudely interrupted from earlier. For an airport lounge the reef lounge is fairly low key and not the most luxurious lounge i have ever been in but it was quiet, cool and I had all the croissants I could eat with my coffee.<br />
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Back on another plane I was headed to Tokyo Narita airport. It was my first trip on one of the new Dreamliners in business class and I am sad to say I prefer the older airbus business class. Nothing else to report on the flight it was just another 7 and a half hours in a seat. More snoozing to be done.<br />
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Japan immigration and customs are always a breeze, queues move fast and the staff are super friendly its a pleasure coming through the gate. I have to admit I was marginally concerned about finding the right bus ticket booth and then the right bus. I asked on of the information people and the service was just as I have come to expect in Japan, the lady walked out of her booth, picked up my bag and walked me to the booth, organised my ticket and wished me a safe trip. Just when you thought that was were the service ended the lady in the ticket booth walked me to my stop and wrote down the bus number so I would not miss it. This place blows me away service wise and many other countries including Australia could learn a thing or 2 about customer service from here. I jumped on my buss and after an hour and a bit trip the bus pulled up to the door of the hotel where I was staying, not to the bus stop outside but to the front door, starting to get a royalty complex here. I checked into my room at the Intercontinental Hotel Yokohama, the staff here are awesome and most speak quite good English. I decided that after all the sleep I had got on the planes it was time to go for a walk with the camera. Yokohama is a beautiful place of a night.<br />
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Ok I admit it I am shagged now time to pass out for a bit. As per normal I will let the pics tell the story.<br /><br /><br />
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I will continue to post these clips as they come.<br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450416316749334328.post-1036790425098513692014-09-01T11:49:00.000+10:002014-09-01T11:49:59.671+10:00From Perth to AdelaideWe wrapped up Perth that night and made plans to get me to the airport nice and early as I was due to go on the stage at the Adelaide Boat show at 1100<br />
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I arrived to a wet and windy Adelaide and found a cab to get me to the show grounds, I arrived at the gate with more luggage than you could poke a stick at, trying to maneuver 2 suitcases, a tackle bag, a laptop bag, a camera bag and an 8' rod tube is not a lot of fun on your own no matter how many wheels you cases have.<br />
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I gave Steve the SA sales agent a call in the hope he was near by, lucky for me he was inside and offered to lend a hand. In true chivalrous fashion he sent his awesome wife Helen out to help. Nice handball job hahahaha. I was not too sure what to expect at the Adelaide Boat show as I had not been to one before and although a lot smaller than the Melbourne show that I had just been to it showed signs of a good show.<br />
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We were located in one of our retailers stands, Tacklebusters had a cracking set up with their retail store with exhibitors lined around the outside, we were one of the exhibitors displaying the wares of Gladiator Tackle and the brands they represent. Knowing I did not have a heap of time up my sleave I headed staright out the back to set up my gear after first finding the coffee maker. Coffee done and gear set up I was introduced to Lea who was looking after the main stage. I ripped a USB copy of my presentation off my laptop and handed it to the bloke looking after the technical side of things.<br /><br />To try and sum up this setup it was incredible - A prime mover truck with a trailer that has a built on giant screen, a cat walk and a stage. The mob was called Rod Train Promotions and they have got this thing down pat.<br />
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I had enough time to wander around and catch up with some folks, the guys from Premium Fishing were over from Melbourne as was Sean Clancy from BLA a few other familiar faces to greet and a quick smoke it it was stage time.<br />
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I started the first talk with 3 people seated and I think they were just on their phones or eating lunch hahahaha but within a few minutes we started to get a crowd, this was the quietest day at the show and things were looking promising for the next 2 days. I finished off the talk and headed back to the stand until I noticed that there was a bikini show on the cat walk so I had to head back around just to make sure I had not left anything behind (thats my excuse and I am sticking to it). We hung around the stand for the rest of the show, well the lollies and chocky's kind of kept me there but it was great to keep me going till the end of the day. We called it a day and Steve and Helen whipped me around to the hotel where I could get a bit of sleep for the next 2 days.<br />
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Day 2 comes around and I was supposed to be up and at em fairly early but as per normal I left everything till the last minute and got up late, a quick shower and it was time to get working again. I was picked up from the hotel and made the bolt for the show grounds again a good sign was a gathering of people waiting to get in, we rushed to the stand to get set up and the people started coming in.<br />
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My first talk was due at any time so I sorted some gear and headed to the stage, like yesterday there was only a handful of folks sitting around the stage area, I started my talk and before long the sign I was hoping for was a full house. Almost all seats filled with bums and people actually involved in the talk. I could not have hoped for better, I had learned from yesterday that the fashion parade was going to follow me again so this time I took a bit longer to pack my gear up.<br />
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After the success of the first talk it was decided that I would do another in the afternoon which came as a surprise but more than happy to help out. Similar results followed the first talk and it was great to see some interest from the Adelaide folks. We finished the day on a good note and decided to head out for a feed with all the other folks working at various stands around the show. It was good to catch up with some familiar faces in a social format rather than all business.<br />
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The next day followed the same trend, I managed to get 2 talks in on the day. We did have a little issue with the person following me trying to cut the talk short so he could capitalize on the crowd but I made sure everyone knew I was going to talk for as long as I needed to so every one got as much info as they could from my talk and talk I did. Here is a tip for those folks in the future - dont try and but in on the guy with the microphone or he will take the crowd back to his stand.......<br />
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I was asked to do another quick talk in the afternoon but we had simply run out of time. My flight was leaving at 1630 back to Melbourne which was good for 2 reasons, I got to see my family who I had only seen for a few days in the past 3 weeks and also it meant I got out of packing up the stand, win win.<br />
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I finally got home at 2000 that night and slept for what seemed like a week, only to find I was heading to Sydney on a 2 day trip the very next day. Planes, trains and automobiles - getting sick of them all but love catching up with the folks when I get to where I need to go.<br />
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Ryan Thipthorpe from Oceanside Bait and Tackle was kind enough to invite me over to do a couple of squid talks for the folks in Perth. This was our second trip across the nulabor to talk squid but it had been 2 years so I was keen to mix it up with the Perth locals.<br />
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Perth is a great squid fishery and had been one step ahead fo the rest of the country until recently so I was keen to see what changes had come since my last visit. Perth being a few hours behind us it meant that I did not have to wake up at the crack of dawn for the 2.5 hour flight, departure was at a gentlemanly hour of 0930 on a Tuesday morning.<br />
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Being in Perth was a 2 prong job so to speak, not only was I there to do some squid talks but it also gave me some time to cruise around the stores with the sales manager of Gladiator Fishing Tackle to see what was happening in the WA market. Its funny how a couple of hours in a plane can change the whole tackle market but it is a very different one to the one I know here in Victoria. Was good to get around and see some new stuff in some new places.<br />
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After a full day of visiting stores a quick stop back at the hotel for a shower and to grab some gear and it was off to Ocean Side Marine and Tackle to run the squid talk. We arrive with only a short time to spare and it was good to catch up with a few familiar faces from friends I had met along the way on facebook and through various other forums. Ryan was kind enough to offer up a rod and a few squid jigs as a door prize so after me babbling on for a bit a draw was conducted and a winner was decided. Absolutely shagged after a big day we stopped by a pizza shop and ordered a couple of pizza's a Family size for me and a small for Neil, I think Neil was a bit shocked to hear that my order was not being shared with him.<br />
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With another day of store visits we headed back to the hotel for some much needed sleep so we could do it all again. We woke up to another perfect Perth morning full of sunshine and blue skies, oddly enough it was record wind and rain storms in Melbourne, my local pier was washed away with the weather, where I was standing though you would never have known.<br />
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Back to Oceanside for another talk. It was nice to have Shane O'Reilly along with his camera to film the night (just waiting for some permissions before we can share it)Shane has been an important part of promoting squid fishing in WA and is a cracking bloke to boot, he was the guy kind enough to do a video review of the DRESS Titan handle for me. The night went great and again Ryan had another rod to give away and another happy customer walked away with a new egi rod.<br />
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All up it was a great trip to Perth as much as I would have liked to get some fishing time in, on this trip it was just not possible, I am only young though so I am sure there will be ample opportunity to get over there again to do some more with some of the other cool folks I have met visiting the stores.<br />
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Massive thanks to Ryan Thipthorpe for the invite and for being a gracious host, its always good to meet more passionate people in this industry - thanks mate.<br />
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I also managed to go for a wander around and catch up with the regular heads that we see every year at the boat show. There are a few of us that gather every year for a boat show brekky at Crown and all round nice bloke Frank kindly rings the day before to make sure they have enough eggs for my breakfast.<br />
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Always a great time at the Boat show as hard as it is on the feet and my shoe had a blow out and died on day 5 will testify to that, in the end it was a well worth it as we picked up a few awards along the way. Well done all involved it was a cracking event. Here is a clip from the stage that captures some of the show.<br /><br />
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Kotaro had arranged a historical boat ride in one of these canals that had buildings that were an integral part of the trade and merchant system. There was a voice over going that explained the historical significant value to the area but it was all in Japanese. I was able to pick up enough to see the important part that this system and its buildings played in the history of the area and to the trade values Japan has been known for in more than 400 years of western communications. Looking around as we gently drifted down the canals it is hard to imagine that most of the buildings around us were older than colonized Australia. Taking in the history of the area was easy to do when it remained mostly unchanged for hundreds of years. The people who live in this town have a real love for the historical value that it has and embrace the preservation of its town as it always has been.</div>
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Everything around me made me feel like I was actually in the time of the Edo period and you could easily imagine the hustle and bustle of the merchant trading scene, the large buildings all had fast access to the canals for loading and trading while roads on the other side of the buildings made it a regional transport hub. Goods would be bought and sold then transported through here and through out the region. The further we drifted down the stream the more spectacular the scenery got with trees enveloping the canal, bridges crossing that were rebuilt the same as the original, traditional tea and eating houses lined the busier community area that was also layed out the same as it was hundreds of years ago. Time was irrelevant while we were cruising on the water as life just passed by us an nothing else mattered, the scenery was simply captivating. I am not much of a touristy kind of person. However, for me this was not one of those gimmicky touristy attractions, this was a real indication of how things were without locking it up and making a tourist park out of it.</div>
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The cruise had to come to an end as we had heaps still to do and I still had a plane to catch. One of the reasons we had planned to stop here was to explore this possibility that the best Shu Cream shop in Japan was located here, we wondered up the path to the shu cream shop only to find that it only makes shu cream in the winter and not in the warmer months. Yeah i was disappointing that I could not get any shu cream but looking at the bakery it was a very nice place and they had so many other gut widening goodies so I decided to grab a few other snacks and pick up a few treats for my family back home. The sun was nice and high and to tell you the truth I had got a bit burned on the eging summit event day and then pick up a bit more sun the day before on Lake Biwa fishing, at least I had some sun protection from the hat that Mr Hirawiwa had gifted to me but it was still warm for early spring.</div>
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Just as I was starting to feel a bit relaxed Kotaro reminded me that we needed to do a bit more walking to get to the cable car that would take us to the top of the mountain. Now we are talking, I love looking at these places but the walk is a killer - this one had a cable car. We made it just on time as the cable car was getting ready to leave, we did the bolt to get a ticket as the gates were closing and made it just in time, I sat down and enjoyed the 5 minute trip to the top of the mountain. The enjoyment of the cable car ride was only to be short lived though as when we got out no one told me there would be stairs galore to get to the top where a shrine was built. I worked my way up the stairs panting the whole way and stopping for a smoke along the way. The walk was worth it though as the place was amazing. </div>
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More walking and we came across a viewing platform that showed the entire prefecture and a view of Lake Biwa. We were not high up enough to see but the lake gets its name from <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">a stringed instrument. </span>Biwa<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">is related to </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Biwako</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">. Kōsō, a learned monk of </span>Enryaku-ji<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> in the 14th century, referred to a clue of </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Biwako</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> in his writing; "The lake is the </span>Pure land<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> of </span>Benzaiten (Japanese Buddist Godess)<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">. Because she lives in the </span>Chikubu Island<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> and the shape of the lake is similar to Biwa, her favorite instrument." We could not see the shape reffered to but the view was awesome all the same and we could see where we had fished for Bass only yesterday.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #252525; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">We returned to the car to make a short trip to the Hikone Castle. The Hikone Castle is just one of 4 Castles in Japan that is listed on the UNESCO Heritage list as unchanged, meaning it stands as it did </span></span><span style="color: #252525;"><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">hundreds</span></span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> of <span style="font-family: inherit;">years ago. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Hikone Castle traces its origin to 1603 when</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> </span>Ii Naokatsu<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">, son of the former</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> </span>daimyo<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> </span>Ii Naomasa<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">, ordered its construction. The keep was originally built in 1575, as part of</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> </span>Ōtsu Castle<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">, and was moved to Hikone by the</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> </span>Ii clan<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">. Other parts of the castle were moved from</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> </span>Nagahama Castle<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Hikone Castle was completed in 1622. Naokatsu's lands had been taken from him in the interval by the</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> </span>Tokugawa shogunate<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">, and when his brother Naotake assumed control of the area around</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> </span>Ōmi Province<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">, he was able to complete the castle by collecting stones from the former</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> </span>Sawayama Castle<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">When the</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Meiji era</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">began in 1868, many castles were scheduled to be dismantled, and only a request from</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">the emperor </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">himself, touring the area, kept Hikone Castle intact. Today it remains one of the oldest original-construction castles in Japan.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #252525;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">This castle was designed with protection in mind for its inhabitants, the entry was steep and many stairs required to reach the high level of the building, it had very high walls all round preventing the easy access to un guarded areas, doorways were small and narrow making it difficult for more than one person to gain access at a time, it had no </span></span><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">internal</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> stairs for access to the higher levels of the building instead using ladders that could be lifted away making it hard for people to gain access to the people in the top floor, the top floor had marksmen ports added to shoot arrows down at enemies and it even had a secret room built as a last resort to hide from attackers. They put a lot of thought into fortification in these castles and it worked for many years, so much so that many western castles took design elements from them and </span></span><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">implemented</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> them into their own castles.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #252525;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">I had just about had enough of stairs and there was no doubt that I was going to sleep well on my flight home, so now we could make the slow </span></span><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">descent</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> down the hill and back to the car via a garden that is known through out Japan. The garden is often used in Japanese movies as it is historically original. We got to the bottom of the mountain and walked toward a building, I later found out this building that looked like an original Japanese house was indeed a hotel. I saw an aussie checking in at the hotel (VB singlet gave him away LOL) we walked between a couple of buildings and came </span></span><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">across</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> scenery that was literally breath taking, its one of those places </span></span><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">that</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> when you stand in it you have nothing to say as there is nothing you could say. Its just amazing.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The stairs to Hikone Castle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bridge to the castle - this is where the old lady overtook me</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">inside the castle - second floor</td></tr>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBxTefqj62KjQj22nwZMoac9z7G-DVkHDpsXsll8UujnedHHmykDDCDEgE8eHbjBbvgXumZxkUURPWCBwwBpZVYpF1cJww3qe-uFGIZRvEJQlJkwrVW3FmftvJoQmP2LJXhwBNgYKGI4/s1600/IMG_7308.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBxTefqj62KjQj22nwZMoac9z7G-DVkHDpsXsll8UujnedHHmykDDCDEgE8eHbjBbvgXumZxkUURPWCBwwBpZVYpF1cJww3qe-uFGIZRvEJQlJkwrVW3FmftvJoQmP2LJXhwBNgYKGI4/s1600/IMG_7308.JPG" height="213" width="320" /></a>Today started off nice an early where we checked out of our hotel near Lake Biwa the Bass capitol of Japan and made the short trip to the marina to meet with our guide for the day Koji Hasagawa from Flashpoint. He had already put a plan in place as to how the day would plan out with some open grass bed fishing, then some rock wall reed structure followed by lunch. After lunch we would head North and fish the top lake grass beds and central weed fields.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4tAkf3JS_x4VewuxKlMWLYZiOHpPwaCWeXj5f3G8usuca3fDr2OUYKdtDW-tQCr9HxBRkEITd1DglMpPcCHHdrrPOaTTaHZpIROMpvfkBT487vQVzityE5EMOGfJ9HbS4FLQz2KwzQw/s1600/IMG_7341.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4tAkf3JS_x4VewuxKlMWLYZiOHpPwaCWeXj5f3G8usuca3fDr2OUYKdtDW-tQCr9HxBRkEITd1DglMpPcCHHdrrPOaTTaHZpIROMpvfkBT487vQVzityE5EMOGfJ9HbS4FLQz2KwzQw/s1600/IMG_7341.JPG" height="181" width="320" /></a> The sun was coming up so we headed across to a bank that had plenty of shade covered area's. Although we had some heart pumping follows we could not get the fish to commit to eating a lure. All hungry we decided to pack it up and head off to lunch at a nearby restaurant. for a feed, we tied the boat up jumped in the car and went and sat in a nice Air conditioned placed for lunch - I cant remember what I ate but it was pretty nice. On the way out I could not help but notice a soft serve icecream shop glistening on the promenade so I had no choice but to get icecream, on a nice warm day with the sun out who can refuse it, not me that's for sure. The restaurant was located in a tourist spot that showed a significant interest in the native Ayu fish and statues and fountains adorned the exterior. It amazing how much influence this native fish has in some regional area's.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwU67Hi6PVmAI4vEys02uFNfrhpVrBUjlrMT25BzViYiYbY3puneOWSz_DZVe8qfLlDvFKfPCD6PSntfBKx4go8braw9jk_s13lP7o9jnRlE5Jdf_5DLwDUof35d2De4jZ-ban2FIs6DM/s1600/IMG_7357.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwU67Hi6PVmAI4vEys02uFNfrhpVrBUjlrMT25BzViYiYbY3puneOWSz_DZVe8qfLlDvFKfPCD6PSntfBKx4go8braw9jk_s13lP7o9jnRlE5Jdf_5DLwDUof35d2De4jZ-ban2FIs6DM/s1600/IMG_7357.JPG" height="207" width="320" /></a>All fed and with icecream stains on my t-shirt it was time to head back to the water, all pumped for a fresh session on Biwa. This time we bolted straight out and North under the bridge to the upper lake section. We fished a section of the lake that is massive meadows of grass. We both decided that a worm was the best option so back to the 10" whacky worm. We had only been there for about 10 minutes when a few boats around us started to bang a few smaller fish, we stuck with what we knew would work with some bigger models and kept at it. </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAnetv4AgKLmWn6u7XuKlfRG5AyTq_ZVLcvDrxCwq5fkHl97Dm9kJzt2NbZpkVBe2_LzFV1Huvg5oXJwj6E6r9nj4DQJuTVIAxisfF7vGoxC7hI6-5xR2J9eRsZVgjGg1rM-x9exz_Lfc/s1600/IMG_7370.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAnetv4AgKLmWn6u7XuKlfRG5AyTq_ZVLcvDrxCwq5fkHl97Dm9kJzt2NbZpkVBe2_LzFV1Huvg5oXJwj6E6r9nj4DQJuTVIAxisfF7vGoxC7hI6-5xR2J9eRsZVgjGg1rM-x9exz_Lfc/s1600/IMG_7370.JPG" height="320" width="278" /></a>Mr Hasegawa was first to pull a fish with a cracking mid 40's fish pulled off the grass, I was having a bit of adjustment time getting used to the feel of the take from a bass on a 10inch worm pattern lure. Its not like most other plastics takes as you get a series of bites and then you need to wait until you have a solid take before setting a hook, for me that is a fair adjustment as over here you normally strike as soon as you feel a fish and was was struggling a bit to be fair. I felt a lot more comfortable with the Jointed Claw tied on my outfit so we made a short burst out to the middle of the lake where in 4 m of water you could see the weed touching the surface. This looked much better for me and kind of reminded me of the timber at many of the lakes at home that we would cast around in the hope of pulling a Cod or a yella from. We made a few drifts along one bank and we both experienced follows but again fish not committing. Another short move to another bank of weed and more casting. The water clarity was amazing and I could clearly see the bottom in 4 meters, it had a saltwater feel to it with the weed being very much like the Kelp forest we get in southern Victoria.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFxavKp72jSLxBjJcv2MppWkh1ehxqMZyFkEYMU4QHXH9Nf_uP3ty8vOQ5Bk642XRGXUb7Ks-D82c5WghydMQR_3K6_4hCveSpLL2_dEXh2iStCXJGhDKhn8U4hDILWlWZXjWG0tmTss/s1600/IMG_7375.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFxavKp72jSLxBjJcv2MppWkh1ehxqMZyFkEYMU4QHXH9Nf_uP3ty8vOQ5Bk642XRGXUb7Ks-D82c5WghydMQR_3K6_4hCveSpLL2_dEXh2iStCXJGhDKhn8U4hDILWlWZXjWG0tmTss/s1600/IMG_7375.JPG" height="320" width="216" /></a>I kept punching away with the Jointed Claw, we cam across a nice patch of tall weed and I had the perfect cast opportunity between 2 sections of weed, I could see some timber in the distance on the bottom laying on the sand, it just looked good. About 4 cranks into the retrieve 'BANG' this little bass took this 178mm Jointed Claw like it was its last feed, it made a good account of itself and fought to the end, this time I decided that i was not waiting for a net, the rod and line was much heavier than previous so I just pole lifted the fish straight in and high 5's were issued all round. The pressure was off I had a fish in the boat, that's the thing about fishing, you can go from the struggling low to a confident high in a matter of seconds. We worked this area for another 1/2 an hour or so, the only real interest we had after that was from a stonker 60cm model that nudged Mr Hasegawa'a Pink Jointed Claw 230 Magnum. The sun had slightly hanged its position and the conditions back on the grass meadows seemed favorable so armed ith a new sense of confidence we headed back to the field of grass to rig some of the new prototype worms</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyb_U6TPf3_416H-x0jNLXXBZS5KrLb4VaDKszlE27OMhCiv2Xo6BnY1g2lOqykjMoMOFfRCrGPkfa2RXIdghvqbUJ5QMi8TZQtWPl09iQyt3I7-t5jfLj6iBwU8doJMmAsAD5G9z4Vq8/s1600/IMG_7395.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyb_U6TPf3_416H-x0jNLXXBZS5KrLb4VaDKszlE27OMhCiv2Xo6BnY1g2lOqykjMoMOFfRCrGPkfa2RXIdghvqbUJ5QMi8TZQtWPl09iQyt3I7-t5jfLj6iBwU8doJMmAsAD5G9z4Vq8/s1600/IMG_7395.JPG" height="320" width="219" /></a>We punched these things around for a while and got lots of attention, we ended up landing a few more for the day. For those who have not experienced Bass fishing in Japan or the States it is something worth doing, they do not fight like our bass, they do not bite like our bass and they grow a lot bigger than our Bass. There are plenty of places in Japan that you can simply pull up and target Bass but the price of a guide is reasonable and Flashpoint with Koji Hasagowa who is located central or Masaki Onaka who works in the Northern reaches of Lake Biwa. They both have an incredible knowledge of the Biwa system and work very hard to keep the punters happy.<br /><br />We finished up for the day and made a quick trip back to the hotel for a freshen up before heading out for dinner at a traditional Japanese eating house located near the hotel, because much alcohol can be consumed during your dinner the eating house was kind enough to pick us all up from the hotel and take us for the feed. Upon arrival it looked just like you would imagine in a movie scene, dark timber building with bonsai all around, we slid the rice paper covered door open to a large open area where hard wood met the tatami mats with wall mounted pigeon holes for shoes. We were ushered into a small private room where another sliding rice paper door was closed behind us for privacy. Kotaro explained that this restaurant was one that was traditionally designed to feed Sumo wrestlers and that the meal we would be eating was a staple part of a Sumo diet, this sounded like it was going to suit me down to a tea.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8rkFzDIJCpI5LAF7xQvFZt7vHkZzc4c9ApKDDUpl_gbZJ3gZKty81jHU2rVKbOFWCbvxczSYr7lGbnJtXapdlYONEzZHE21Zsee4PEVWDhYeqgwjCaQdfwk9T_FwgRuL2fM4H8dzyg8s/s1600/IMG_7238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8rkFzDIJCpI5LAF7xQvFZt7vHkZzc4c9ApKDDUpl_gbZJ3gZKty81jHU2rVKbOFWCbvxczSYr7lGbnJtXapdlYONEzZHE21Zsee4PEVWDhYeqgwjCaQdfwk9T_FwgRuL2fM4H8dzyg8s/s1600/IMG_7238.JPG" height="213" width="320" /></a>With food on my mind it was decided a lunch stop was required, Iwatchi mentioned a place he knew of in the mountains that we should enjoy, I had no idea where we were going but I am up for almost anything. Back though some winding roads back toward home we came accross a dirt driveway with no signs or any indication of a restaurant, we drove along a very long bumpy driveway to a place that has been built into the forest right smack next to a spotless river that ran off the Gowgawa Dam. It was a timber doorless and windowless building bringing nature into the restaurant. It was nothing short of spectacular and one of those places off the beaten track with no signs and not on any tourist brouchure (It should be) Right next to this timber building was a location where you are required to catch your own lunch, it is an Ayu fishery. All gear was supplied and it only took us approx 20 minutes to have enough for 4 of us. </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oWPI7r8l7BWh2cH3c3Seycuu1o1eb9f5NLmd-NiChz7UPLfKxC-jeWMH4V8dOILwviS3PyOXD5TwoCtOfH_bJe4ryjrSQfIZ_J34AM73ey4RlXRPZSm6nv9GVLumS9hranVqgr5rsI0/s1600/IMG_7242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oWPI7r8l7BWh2cH3c3Seycuu1o1eb9f5NLmd-NiChz7UPLfKxC-jeWMH4V8dOILwviS3PyOXD5TwoCtOfH_bJe4ryjrSQfIZ_J34AM73ey4RlXRPZSm6nv9GVLumS9hranVqgr5rsI0/s1600/IMG_7242.JPG" height="213" width="320" /></a>This was my first ever time Ayu fishing and I was fortunate enough to catch a couple. Within 30 seconds of being caught and older gent was salting them and skewering them and put them onto some hot coals that he got burning as we arrived. This restaurant was a Sobe Noodle house, while our fish was being cooked we were seated around a table that had water flowing around it. The noodles were added to the flowing water and part of the feed is catching the noodles with your chop sticks before dunking them into a sauce of your choice. If you dont have any chop stick skills get some practice before you go there or you will starve. The fish came out and I have heard this fish refered to as 'sweet fish', for me as a moss eating vegan fish it was quite bitter and not to my liking I should just stick to the Fillet o Fish from McDonalds, good fish is wasted on me.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwP32kyEsca5weRMblm9cVUZ6z_Cq2StWtcsqHL6wLjKdP6Ljh9ACwK0a2227Lk4XKMnQAy5FfKLZRm6kbuPyVl5jmWTvQJWUnrGXU544fCLvvHmyaTzchd-Ru_6Nw94O40cWEbH9HTk/s1600/IMG_7209.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwP32kyEsca5weRMblm9cVUZ6z_Cq2StWtcsqHL6wLjKdP6Ljh9ACwK0a2227Lk4XKMnQAy5FfKLZRm6kbuPyVl5jmWTvQJWUnrGXU544fCLvvHmyaTzchd-Ru_6Nw94O40cWEbH9HTk/s1600/IMG_7209.JPG" height="213" width="320" /></a>All fed and full of noodles we headed back top the Gan Craft office to chill out for a bit, it was nice to see Suguru Yoshizaki Evergreen pro staff pop in to say hi and was kind enough to give me a fishing towel with the 100 year anniversary emblem on it. He spoke great English for some one who does not study it or who has not spent long in Western countries, much better at English than I was at Japanese. During the chill out I had a play with the many toys that you would expect to find in the office of a cool Japanese fishing tackle company while catching up with other visitors that often pop past for a coffee and a catch up, one thing I will miss about this place is the 24 hour a day fishing channel on TV. non stop fishing all day every day, this would have me unemployed if we had it here in Australia.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBHkeCyzmJVqil-sCVJOJrHvJEwQFZTLnUCz1EJT56oUzRYVkLRjIUPKagsX1nbDd36FTLEtkIWVcAR9vjnEIXuQucfbbL6_GHUI7VaUWu_yboFFFT2XZF1BbAXB27vC41qWSocI41nI/s1600/IMG_7291.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBHkeCyzmJVqil-sCVJOJrHvJEwQFZTLnUCz1EJT56oUzRYVkLRjIUPKagsX1nbDd36FTLEtkIWVcAR9vjnEIXuQucfbbL6_GHUI7VaUWu_yboFFFT2XZF1BbAXB27vC41qWSocI41nI/s1600/IMG_7291.JPG" height="213" width="320" /></a>It was getting late and the team had planned a get together at Shyraku with the Gan Craft family, this place is a great feed, run by Husband and wife team Akio and Mika Ogawa I have never been let down by the food and company, they really know how to make you feel welcome and they go to great lengths to make sure I am well fed (Mika Iyashi!!) Every one joined us, we ate, we played, we made Takayaki with sausage instead of octopus to suit my liking and we drank. Mr Hiraiwa even joined us for a drink (rare occasion). I can not explain the awesome hospitality offered by some of the coolest people on the planet. It is beyond words. All good things must come to an end though, we said our good byes and headed home to sleep off the food and drink.</div>
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This was the day I was waiting for, I was blown away to receive an invite but to actually be there was another thing altogether.<br />
<br />The gathering of all the good manufactures of squid fishing tackle in Japan for discussions on various topics and techniques on catching squid. This year the even was held in Tanabe the home of Gan Craft in Wakayama and area known for its cracking squid fishing, attendees included, Gan Craft, Yamashita, Valley Hill, Evergreen, Daiwa, Draw4 (Cultiva), Kanji (Clicks) and Sumizoku. Squid tackle as far as the eye can see. The presentations from each company were amazing with so much to learn from each group.<br />
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<br />The day started before 0600 with the registration for the Eging Summit Tournament that accompanied the event. more than 300 people lined up to ensure the were registered to compete. This was all happening while I continued sleeping in my hotel room about 2 km away. It was an awesome day weather wise with temps predicted to go higher than 30 degrees. <br /><br />I arrived at approx 0930 to find the place all set up and ready to go, a stage was prepared for presentations and booths set up for each company I was called to the stage for a preparation of my on stage presentation with 6 other pro staff from other companies. I did my best Japanese which to be honest was very bad broken English, as we sorted out the days activity.<br />
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We all then went our separate ways until the conference started. The first thing that drew my attention was 2 small shallow pools containing small fish, they call these fish Medica, they are carnivorous fish that can be caught on small pieces of worm. I went to investigate further. This could be one of the very reasons why fishing is so popular in Japan. They start the kids off catching these hardy little fish that they can take home and keep as pets, they are simple to catch but they teach the important lesson of fishing is good rather than the constant western message of fishing is bad. Mums and dad would be at the edge of the pool with their kids making it a family activity from a very young age. This is the start of a fishing foundation that ensure years of participation in a sport that has its biggest competition in the form of a playstation. It was exciting to see such keen participation.<br />
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I then spent the next couple of hours walking around the various stands meeting with some of the worlds greatest squid fisho's and lure designers. Some that I was very excited to meet again after meeting at the Osaka Fishing Shows from previous years. I was able to take part in many forums and discussions though out the day and bringing many new idea's back to Australia with me. The best info I was able to get was about the squid reef work that many tackle companies and anglers invest so much time, money and resources into to ensure that there is breeding populations of squid that are not accessible to anglers to allow productive breeding with low angler pressure, but more on that another day. Best of all there were heaps of food vendors there with heaps of traditional food including the team from Shyraku my fave izakaya house in Japan. Also local tackle vendors dotted between with the newest and greatest squid fishing tackle available.<br />
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Throughout the day the folks who had entered the tournament returned to weigh in squid in the hope of winning the biggest event of the year. Although not many squid were weighed in it was amazing to see how many folks returned to the arena for the rest of the event.<br />
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It came time for me to take the stage, our session was MC'd by Daiwa front man Yukinori Miyazawa who was very patient with my language differences. I was lucky to have Kotaro standing behind me to interpret a lot of what was being said and then turn my poor Japanese and broken Engrish into Japanese to the amusement of many. I spoke about area's in Australia that hold squid and how the coast line and locations chosen by anglers to target squid are very similar to the folks in Japan. We also spoke about the numbers of squid in Australia and how we are fortunate enough to have squid all year round and not just during small windows of season. The people in Japan are very envious of our squid fishing and the opportunity for fishing tourism is high with low cost flights to and from Japan now days.<br />
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We then had the Tournament presentation where the winners were grinners as they collect the accolade and the prizes. You did not have to win to receive a prize there was plenty of giveaway's and also random draws including a Gan Craft Violence Jerk that I had the pleasure of presenting to a winner.<br />
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The day came to an end and all event staff and pro staff gathered for a group photo, it will give you an idea of the size of the event. All in all it was something I am glad I made the trip for, I had a great time and met some awesome folks and caught up with some great people I had met in the past. Looking forward to the next Summit when it comes around again.<br />
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A big day had left a fair impression on my appetite so it was good to get out for a feed with the Gan Craft team before they had to leave for the various corners of Japan that they all hail from. During our good byes I managed to get in a bit of a street sumo session in with the leader of the Sharcrazy team. Now that's a memory, sumo in the street outside the restaurant, we even stopped traffic for a second.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The things you see at a fishing meet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very keen crowd</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Tanabe mascot and me</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Best pic ever - mum teaching her young son the required skills of fishing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Your Truly with Egipara Host Serika Ochikata and Daiwa Pro staffer Hirohita Yamada</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daiwa Front man <span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yukinori Miyazawa</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Japan's most famous Egi Fisherman Mr Norihiro Shigemi</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having my Engrish translated on stage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Presenting a Gan Craft Violence Jerk to a random draw winner</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evergreen Pro Staff Norihiro Shigemi and Suguru Yoshizaki, both awesome guys</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gan Craft feast after the event.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chunk of Whale</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Done medium rare - yumo</td></tr>
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the airline travel with transits via Cairns the day is slightly stretched out
with a few hours sitting in Cairns. I left home with my kind wife waking at
0300 for the 0600 flight. One bonus is there is very little traffic on the
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All checked in we made the trip to Cairns. Now I must say,
if the walk from domestic to international was not such a journey Cairns
airport would be a pretty cool place but having to lug your bags and gear all
the way to the international departures area is a pain. Quick jaunt through
immigration and customs and the wait begins.</div>
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Now being a fat bastard I choose to fly business class just
for the extra room and I must say the service the staff at Jetstar
International give is second to none and being able to get a sleep without
being wedged into a tiny little seat makes the arrival much better when you are
fresh and well rested. It was just as well I got my beauty sleep as upon my
exit from customs a Japanese TV crew pulled me up paparazzi style for an
interview. Quite shocked but very humbled at the same time, I am just an
unemployed fisho from Australia but the TV guys were keen to get an interview
and ask about fishing and the eging summit.</div>
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After a long awaited coffee we made the trip to Tanabe, the
home of Gan Craft. It was now 2130 in the evening and I expected the staff to
be all at home in bed asleep but they were kind enough to hang around and wait
for me to arrive so we could all go to my fave restaurant for a feed Suyraku
where generous hosts Akio and Mika Ogawa always make me feel at home both in
terms of the food and hospitality. By now I was fairly shagged so a short drive
to the Garden Hotel Hanoya in Tanabe. This is the hotel I always stay at here,
cool staff and best of all shower is awesome.</div>
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Up until now there is no English been spoken as Kotaro who
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sun tan and catching GT’s. I thought it would have been more uncomfortable but
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Day 1 I had an awesome sleep in not being picked up until
1100, we went back to the office to wrap a few things up where Kumi was kind
enough to who around the corner and pick up some shu cream’s for me, oh how I
have longed for the custard filled treat’s since my last trip, I will miss
these the most when I return home. We made a short stop to a convenience store
so I could pick up a few cans of Red Bull and cans of coffee for the next day
and picked up 5 packets of smokes while I was there. $27AU and I was done for 4
cans of drink and 5 packs of smokes. While at the service station we ran into
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Was decided that we should go down to the local drain and
throw a few lures around for some Chinu – Chinu or Kuradai are the same as our
Black Bream, they are in massive numbers and big in size but more spooky that
our Black Bream at home. Upon arrival we all stuck our heaps over the concrete
wall to find hundreds of Chinu stacked up just free swimming around. We got
some rods out of the car. I grabbed a Gan Craft Killers Melt teamed up with a
Luvius 2004 and started flicking some Gan Craft Big Spider Micro’s around drop
shotted to keep the natural flow of the spider without sinking to the bottom.
They were very spooky so tempting them in to taking a lure was not a speedy
concept. At last I managed to convince one to grab a lure. It was a big tired
old blue nose that still had a fair whack of fight in him. No measure on hand
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people scoff down I am surprised they are all not the size of me. We made our
way down to a well known Japanese BBQ restaurant in tanabe where many staff and
family of Gan Craft joined us. For those who are not aware of this style of
eating house you are seated at a table with a built in grill, plates of meat
are delivered to the table and cooked to your liking. Taste and experience
awesome to say the least. We did not stay out too late as the next day the
Eging Summit started and there was much to do so back to the hotel for a
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At that stage I had said no as I had heaps of stuff that needed doing back home. That was until my awesome wife Kim can and gave me orders to go fishing and catch some Tuna with the boys. As she would not take no for an answer and I did promise to love and obey her during our matrimonial vowels I thought I had better do as I was told and go fishing for the sake of domestic bliss.<br />
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It was now 8pm at night and I was told that I was picking up one of the boys at 1:45am - shit, I had nothing sorted, no gear out no idea of where half my game gear was and I still had heaps of stuff to do. Now those who have fished with me know I an be a bit anal about my gear and having it all sorted so I was well and truly out of sorts. Standing in the shed brushing the cobwebs and redbacks of my gear I did not think I was going to make it.<br />
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I shoved what I thought I needed into the car and made the dash to pick up Dan. Parked in the driveway I thought I would try ringing him to see what stage of readiness he was in, much as I expected he was still asleep. I rang again........ no answer. About a minute up the road the phone rings, it was a very sleepy Dan coming to as we spoke down the phone. He managed to pull himself together in record time and we headed off to Jabba's joint where we were meeting with him and Dion. We pulled into the drive the boat was hooked up and all we had to do was swap gear out of cars and hit the frog and toad.<br />
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After a few smoke breaks along the way we headed straight for the ramp to make a start of it. Loaded up we headed out past the rock and east towards the shoe with a keen eye on the water looking for birds. Now before I go any further I need to declare that I dont often get seasick but on this day I did not even make it out to the shelf before I was hanging over the side feeding the birds. It was clear from this point it was going to be a long few days.<br />
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We finaly made it to near the shelf when we were side tracked by some bird activity. A quick run around on the deck and we had a spread out. It only took a couple of minutes but in between spews I managed to get a fish in the boat. The bait dropped and the Tuna went quiet. We trolled around for a few more hours with much more spewing including a few who had joined in the chorus with me (could have been sympathy) It was decided that we would head back to the ramp as green as could be and focus our efforts into the next day.<br />
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After a big feed (needed to replace all that was lost at sea) it did not take us long to pass out in bed.<br />
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We started the next day much the same as the day before - I was still queezy from the day before ad sadly knew what was ahead for me, more leaning over the side. was only about 20 minutes intio the trip before it hit me again. Not one to be beaten I just kept spewing and fishing all day. We managed to get out to the spot Dan planned to fish the day prior and having it backed up by good mate Marty who had fished the same spot the day before. We ended up with a bag of blue fin and a few albies. No giants just school fish, with the way my body was feeling I dont know how I would have gone with a barrel.<br />
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Massive thanks to the boys for dragging my arse out of the house and getting me onto the fish, I really enjoyed the time out with them as much as I was sick most of the time on the water. Thanks boys.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450416316749334328.post-70694502796121926062014-05-09T21:18:00.000+10:002014-05-09T21:24:54.572+10:00Way out westI have been trying to get back out west after a tough trip to Nelson a few weeks back so I caught up with mate Quy Bok Choi Van who is a resident of the western suburb of Warnambool and a handy fisho.<br />
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I woke nice and early for the 3 hour drive from Cranbourne in search of some Bream and Perch, I have caught a lot of Bream and Perch in my life but have not done a great deal in the west it has always been in Gippsland and some a little closer to home so it was good to catch up with a native (local) who had fished this water before.<br />
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Now I am not going to go into detail on the stretch of water we were fishing as I consider it to be quite fragile and not used to high traffic and exploitation, all I can say is it is a very picturesque waterway and one that I enjoyed fishing very much - yes I will be back.<br />
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We started in the lower reaches fishing the deep edges, with the deep water I started fishing with a DRESS Drepan Mini vibe, a perfect choice in the conditions. Well it would have been if we did not get plagued by small Australian Salmon keen to smash lures on every cast. Quy was worse off, he was using a Daiwa double clutch and the Salmon were all over him as he was not as deep in the water column. As it was getting tough to get past the Salmon we made a move upstream a little where I changed my lure to a Norries Laydown minnow, not much changed the pesky little salmon were everywhere. Quy managed a nice keeper Bream but it went very quiet except for the Salmon that were busting our chops on what ever we threw out.<br />
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Time for a change upstream a little. The whole landscape changed in an instant and the snag lined banks lit up with growth. It was like I had died and gone to Bream heaven. This is a very beautiful part of the world and I knew we would find fish there no matter what. We did find fish - nothing huge but plenty of fun for all.<br />
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I was fishing very very light with a PE 0.1 GOSEN Mebarin main line and 3lb leader, silly string for the structure we were fishing and I soon found out that it was probably not the best line choice for this area, this was loaded onto a Stella C2500HGS on a Gan Craft Custom Blue Series Cross Eye Rod. Suffice to say the loss of a few lures was imminent. Good bye to the Norries Laydown minnow, good bye to a couple of Jackson Trout Tunes and good bye to a couple of Dress DREPAN Mini's.<br />
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Darkness had started to fall so a quick trip back to the ramp was in order I thought I would get my phone out and film a bit of the water, I should have payed a bit more attention. Many fallen logs in skinny water and outboard will always result in a loud thump and a stalling motor.<br />
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Off the water on dark I had an awesome day out and will be back again soon enough. Massive thanks to Quy Bok Choi Van for a great day out in his neck of the woods.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450416316749334328.post-72350968205025877122014-05-04T11:28:00.003+10:002014-05-04T11:28:44.662+10:00Quick cool brisk morning on the portWith a break in the wind and rain earlier this week I decided to go for a quick session in Westernport in the hope of finding some above average squid.<br />
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We headed north with Carlos following close behind as he had never fished in Westernport before and arrived at the quail bank along with a few others. Quail bank is a shallow piece of water the sits between Yaringa and Warneet, it holds lots of broken ground and lots of squid at the right time. The water varies in depth from 1 meter to about 7 meters so working out if you are set for a deep or shallow bite is the toughest part so I started in the middle and worked from there.<br />
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I wanted to head much further south but the tide was coming in and there was a stiff north wind blowing - any one who has fished Western port knows what wind against tide can do to the lower reaches of the port so we only ventured down as far as Stony Point. We were doing it pretty tough down at Stoney. With the tide in full swing it was time to pull the plug and head back to the ramp.<br />
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Was great to be out on Westernport again, we managed a bag in less than 4 hours of squid up to 40cm.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450416316749334328.post-39262902689127361912014-04-22T16:12:00.002+10:002014-04-22T16:13:42.411+10:00Hooked up TV Squid session and Osaka Tackle ShowA few months ago we took Kosta from Hooked up Magazine to Japan to see the Osaka Tackle Show 2014, he gathered some great footage of the show and then we did a squid session in PPB when we returned. Catch all the fun here <a href="http://www.hookedupmagazine.com.au/" target="_blank">http://www.hookedupmagazine.com.au/</a> or view below. Its a full length clip and lots of fun was had by all. Hope you enjoy the clip and look out for further episodes of Hooked Up TV.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450416316749334328.post-78998685705418545752014-04-21T10:34:00.003+10:002014-04-21T10:34:39.171+10:00Walking the planksSaturday night I decided to do something that I had not done for a very long time. I left the boat at home strapped on my walking boots and went pier hopping along the Mornington Peninsula.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPwSS49Aqatww9nxqVKNxk1aBZZGf7vENInJXPVWwdd_doJzenGP7MPRByiiRgzQaOchsKE12_RpBvi8tIJJVObyWD3VYTAk99-cTN5Yg3TfxLydW3CN-sWv9d8GLEkAYljfSHKEv5is/s1600/IMG_5681.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPwSS49Aqatww9nxqVKNxk1aBZZGf7vENInJXPVWwdd_doJzenGP7MPRByiiRgzQaOchsKE12_RpBvi8tIJJVObyWD3VYTAk99-cTN5Yg3TfxLydW3CN-sWv9d8GLEkAYljfSHKEv5is/s1600/IMG_5681.JPG" height="320" width="198" /></a>Since buying a new boat 2 and a half years ago I have only wet a line land based on a few occasions and that was generally in the fresh chasing Trout or Estuary Perch. Fond memories of walking along piers casting at squid and chatting to the other pier rats was something that I had taken for granted having access to a boat and walking that planks of the jetties again sounded like fun.<br />
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I jumped in the car loaded with gear and headed about an hour south west to Portsea. Being an Easter weekend there was a few people on the pier already casting away and a few with the long wonderpoles jigging to their hearts content. I stood around chatting for a bit before looking for a clear part of the jetty where I could wet my own line. I found a clear spot near the end of the jetty where I ran into Mr Barresi casting away with his father (I think) they had no joy but I thought I would have a crack myself. A short time later a mate Paul Anca Barton turned up with his missus Beck and the dog for a few casts. After an hour of casting and no joy I packed it in and headed back towards the east to Sorrento.<br />
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Mornington was its usual busy so I picked a place out of the way of every one and started plugging away, the water was dirty and the wind was up so I made a quick color change to add some color to the jig and on the very next cast I picked up a typical small Mornington Squid. I stuck to this spot for about half an hour picking up another 3 squid. Some folks had started to leave making room for me further down the jetty. There was more light here so I opted for one of my designs in Kuma Killer and see through red jig with black cloth and white print on the back. The next 20 minutes saw me land another 3 small squid. I was going to keep these guys for a mate who needed some bait but there was a family of 5 sitting to my right that I had been talking to that had been there for 6 hours and not landed a squid. I handed my squid over to them as they were leaving, six hours of casting should not go unrewarded and they were going to eat them. I packed it in myself and headed home after an awesome night.<br />
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It was good to gt back to my roots and stroll the loose timer beams of the<br />
many jetties along the southern part of the bay, I will have to do it more often.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450416316749334328.post-87055495570206057622014-04-20T11:00:00.001+10:002014-04-20T11:01:57.464+10:00Gan Craft Stand - Osaka Fishing Show 2014Just thought I would share a clip of the Gan Craft Stand at the 2014 Osaka Fishing Show. I managed to squeeze my head in a couple of times. I really love going back to this place every year and cant wait to do it all again.<br />
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I will let the photo's do the talking it was an amazing way to finish off an amazing trip. Cant wait to get back in May for the Eging Summit in Tanabe.<br />
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<span id="goog_1175095959"></span><span id="goog_1175095960"></span><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450416316749334328.post-74072841246361012912014-04-19T11:21:00.000+10:002014-04-19T11:21:26.528+10:00Nelson - Glenelg RiverOn the weekend past I made the journey west to on of my all time favorite places to fish on the Glenelg River in Nelson.<br />
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It had been a big few weeks and I needed to get away from every thing and almost every one for a day or 2 so I could partake in some serenity and try and find some of my old mojo.<br />
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The sun was coming up as we approached Nelson a bit behind our scheduled time but this weekend was about relaxing and not rushing to meet schedules, we approached the ramp on the pub side only to find the water level too shallow to launch. Water was filthy on the edge and not much better in the deep. We decided to head over the bridge an launch on the other side where the ramp is a bit steeper.<br />
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We putted up towards Donavans where the lecky motor was deployed and started to flick some lures around. I started of with a Gan Craft Big Spider Micro on a 1/32 jighead to fall own the edges in the hope a bream would come out and play with it and Dale got started with a DRESS Drepan mini vibe to fish the secondary drop off.<br />
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The water was still filthy and there were no Bream to be seen, we made a move to Pritchards hoping the water would be a bit cleaner but the further we traveled the worse the water got, I did get a few hits on the spider but too busy yacking and not paying enough attention saw me panced a couple of times with the bream winning a plastic and me getting a clean jighead back. Dale managed a couple of small Bream on the DRESS vibe but things were just not working for us.<br />
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We took the boat out o the water so we could check into the accommodation and grab a feed, now if I can take one thing from this weekend that is that the lamb, gravy an cheese jaffles at the shop in Nelson are to die for and I did my best to smash a few of them over the weekend.<br />
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We put the boat back into the water and looked for a bit of clean water. No matter where we looked we could not find any fish or clean edges, even the schooled up fish could not be talked into a vibe after tea bagging for a while. We made some lure changes. I went to an ecogear grass minnow and Dale went the SX40F. We plugged away for a while when I managed to pick up a small jew. I was pretty hapy with the capture as I was only fishing 1lb line and a 3lb leader running through a new Gan Craft Grid 2lb rod. It handled it perfectly. we continued on a bit further with Dale picking up another small Bream or 2 and a small Perch. Defeated we headed back to the room to drop off the boat and then to the pub for a feed.<br />
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After a good night sleep we made the decision to have another crack at the Glenelg rather than head to Portland to have a crack at some Tuna - we made the wrong decision. We caught stuff all an every one fishing Tuna bagged out. I will not bore you with the details of our defeat but I had an awesome weekend away fishing with a mate an that's what its all about.<br />
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