I participated in the 1st Ueno Cup.

On June 6th, I participated in a cannonball style tournament for two black porgy fish, total weight of which was organized by an acquaintance.

I finished the check-in at 4 o'clock and headed to Yamakawa.
I put out my rod after 5 o'clock, but was discouraged by heavy rain, lightning, and small-sized horse mackerel, so I quickly changed my location from Yamakawa to the east while checking the rain cloud radar.

I also stopped by Makurazaki, but the water at the black porgy point there was muddy, not just murky, due to the heavy rain. In the end, I moved further east and cast my rod at Bonotsu from around 8 o'clock.

On this day, I used one bag each of Chinu Enmaku and Seiha Chinu with one block of krill, and half a bag of Sokozeme! Zudon. The remaining half bag is on standby as a viscosity adjuster in case the bait becomes muddy due to rain.

Actually, I had been there the day before for practice, so I had some information.
I focused on the bottom area where the water is about 7-8m deep. Other than the two high-cuts after a crackling sound, it was another small horse mackerel...

At first it was easy to fish, but from around 10 o'clock a strong wind was blowing that was the exact opposite of what was forecast, making it impossible to cast long distances.
I receive breaking news from my seniors who are participating in the tournament about limit makeup, and my frustration and impatience begin to build up.

If things continue like this nothing will change so I changed the point.
I added the rest of my Sokozeme!Zudon and moved to the point that I couldn't try yesterday.
The transportation is only a one-minute walk.

First, I sprinkled about 1/3 of the remaining ground bait onto the target area.

After casting the bait about two times, I became concerned about the position of the float stopper that was attached about one rod in, so I fixed it.
As soon as I changed to a rig that would search from shallower waters, I was snatched with a bang, and at 11:50 I caught the first black porgy of the day.
When I avoided a blank, I only had one hour left.
I thought it was over when I hooked a mullet around 12:30, but I told myself I could make a few more throws and tried again. I thought about a lot of things every time I pitched. I had the idea to stop fishing by sinking and try dropping a light device from above, so I removed all the split shot sinkers.

Even though I wasn't able to get my rig to work as expected, there was a drama in the last pitch!
Just when I thought it would be impossible, the line suddenly ran, so I stopped it with my finger and baited the fish, there was a crackle!! ︎
However, after casting the reel a few times, I saw something hitting the surface of the sea from a distance, so at first I thought it was a stingray, but when it came closer, it turned out to be a good-sized black porgy. Instead of being on the bottom, I was in a very shallow place.
This is why black porgy are difficult...

At 12:56, I managed to put the fish in the net while muttering to myself, "I hope it doesn't notice."
I tidied up and cleaned at 1.5 times the usual speed. Cleaning can be completed quickly on rainy days, which is helpful.

I arrived 30 minutes early for the weigh-in, which started at 3:00 p.m.
As a result, I won the championship and won the largest fish award (49.5cm).
I'm glad it was a two-weight competition,If it was a tournament with a total weight of 3 fish, I would have finished.

It was a fun tournament with lots of prizes.

Thank you to everyone who participated and to the organising staff for your hard work.