Bass Fishing
Field Report by Daisuke Ando
Hello! Daisuke Ando here. Spring in Lake Biwa has gradually begun and I’ve started catching big bass!
I’m a guide for a guest and am reporting on the VARIVAS Nogales products that played an active role.
Day 1:
It was a rainy day, unfortunately (the early spring rains in Lake Biwa are known to be pretty tough), but fortunately, my guest caught a 16″ with quick reeling of a shad lure.
The hook, of course, had been replaced with a VARIVAS Zero Friction Triple Hook.
This season’s fast reel also increases the hook’s pierce. I got several hits with this; but for some reason, never a catch.
Time to change the pace.
When I changed the jig to a bottom strolling 3.5 gram VARIVAS Mono Guard, it went fine!
Even when the line rubbed against concrete tetrapods, I wasn’t worried, because for the record, I had VARIVAS 10 lb. Absolute MG Fluorocarbon on the leader. The wind started blowing and the fish started floating to the surface. So, I switched to a long bill minnow and started catching again.
The moment you stop and move, everything bites!
Of course, the hook is Zero Friction Triple.
You can trust that a thin shaft hook can pierce well in such a condition.
Two days later
Somehow, the weather forecast turned terrible. So, I told my guest that we’d fish in the morning only.
Despite starting from the same area where it was good a few days ago, it felt different; so we moved on quickly.
Yes! I got a crisp catch in an area where the water was murky due to the rain. A 64cm (25 3/16″) 4600g (10lbs 2oz) Bass fish!
Barely touching the Bass in the rear with the hook, I nervously rotated the pole, and pierced it in the front! Yes! That’s what a Zero Friction Triple hook does!!
Shortly after that my guest picked up a 50cm (19 11/16″) Bass.
At this time, the weather had now turned worse. Time to end the fishing.
I thanked my guest for braving two days of bad weather and difficult conditions.
I gained a renewed awareness on this trip of the importance of the hook when under harsh conditions.
■ Tackle Data 1
- Lure: Long Bill Minnow (Zero Friction Triple Hook # 1)
- Rod: 78HGX
- Reel: 6.3
Line: VARIVAS Nogales Dead-Or-Alive Premium Power Stout Fluorocarbon 14 lb.
■ Tackle Data 2
- Lure: Long Bill Minnow (Zero Friction Triple Hook # 6)
- Rod: 65ML
- Reel: 8.1
- Line: VARIVAS Ganoa Absolute AAA Fluorocarbon 10 lb.
■ Tackle Data 3
- Lure: 4 inch worm (Mono Guard Jig 3.5g)
- Rod: 72ML spinning
- Reel: No. 2500
- Line: VARIVAS Nogales Dead-Or-Alive Finesse Master PE X4 4.5 lb.
- Leader: VARIVAS Ganoa Absolute AAA Fluorocarbon 10lb.
The original article was published in Japanese by Morris Company, Ltd., March 14, 2019. Field Report by Daisuke Ando
