Great catch at black porgy fishing tournament!

catch　　
■Black porgy 40-45cm More than 25 pieces

Fishing spot
■Hiroshima Bay, Nasami Island, Tanago Rock


Ground bait used

■ Sokozeme! Zudon
■Nama-sanagi Kurodai
■Seiha Chinu White Base
■Tsuri Mugi



In late July, I had the opportunity to participate in a black porgy fishing tournament using float fishing, hosted by a fishing tackle shop.

We drew lots and took turns boarding the ferry, which left the port at 5am.
Enjoying the cool ocean breeze and chatting with fellow anglers is one of the best parts of the tournament.

I went up to Tanago Rock, located off the coast of Nasami Island in Hiroshima Bay. Two of us went up to the rocks here.

First, I created a spot by continuing to cast the ground bait in an area where the tide is calm.

Thirty minutes after we started, fishing wasn't difficult, with only the occasional bait-stealing pufferfish getting in the way, but we weren't getting any bites from the main target.

So, I set the depth where the bait would crawl along the bottom and did my first cast.
I felt a slight, wiggly bite and, half believing it, I reeled it in and set the hook, and then I felt a nice weight.I got it.
The one that came up was the main target, black porgy. At this time of year, I had the image of catching a lot of them in the middle layers, but the black porgy I caught in the first half of the day was mainly caught by letting the bait crawl on the bottom.

At halftime, we switched fishing spots and started the second half.
It was about this time that the tide began to turn and the water began to flow.

Deciding that this was a good time, I increased the pace of my bait and many mullet and halfbeaks came close and started making noise on the surface of the water.

When this happens, the black porgy becomes more likely to float.
I tried fishing shallow and aimed just below the mullet, and got a hit. It was a good-sized black porgy over 40cm.

From this point on, it was a feeding frenzy. The fish were so active that I even had to pull out the bare hook.

At this time, the best bait was the pickled shrimp meat.

When I used krill, the mullet and halfbeaks would touch it and it would tear off or the fish get caught on the hook, but
The peeled shrimp pickled in pacific krill keeps its shape well, so it remained firmly in the water until it reached the black porgy's depth.

Also, if there is a bite but it does not get caught on the hook, attaching a small piece of pickled shrimp crushed between your fingers will allow the fish to get caught on the hook successfully.


Luckily, I was able to place in the top ranks in the competition and thoroughly enjoyed black porgy fishing in midsummer.

Also, it gets very hot on the rocks at this time of year, so you need to take precautions against heatstroke. I was taking in fluids and salt during the trip, but I couldn't stop sweating so I had to stop fishing for a while.

Please make sure to take proper precautions against heatstroke and enjoy the hot black porgy fishing safely.