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Date: October 4, 2026
Location: Asakawa Kokusai Trout Fishing Field
Weather: Sunny
Water: Clear
The winning lure of the day was the WAH.
It produced fish throughout the day, from the morning session through the afternoon.
But this wasn’t a day when simply throwing the WAH guaranteed a bite.
The key was understanding where the trout were holding and how long we could keep the lure in the productive range.
After the morning stocking, we started getting reactions with both the GJ and WAH.
The trout were interested, but there was one important clue:
They reacted to the lure, but wouldn’t chase it very far.
Instead of trying to make the fish chase harder, we focused on keeping the lure inside the range where they were willing to react.
With the WAH, the important factor wasn’t simply retrieve speed.
It was staying in the right range.
After moving to the outlet side of the pond, the situation changed.
Around noon, the WAH produced several fish.
This helped clarify something important:
The answer wasn’t simply “retrieve faster.” The right speed was the speed needed to keep the lure in the range where the trout were responding.
A lightweight lure can stay high in the water column even with a slower retrieve.
A slightly heavier lure may need a faster retrieve to travel through the same shallow range.
So the trout may not have been reacting to speed itself.
They were likely reacting to where the lure was traveling through the water.
During the afternoon, we also caught trout on the KID, Rikuze, Jekyll, BF, and Hunt.
Different lures produced fish, but one pattern remained consistent:
Controlling the lure in the upper part of the water column was important.
Later in the day, the WAH and Hunt 0.4g again produced fish.
Trout behavior can change throughout a single fishing session.
A lure that works in the morning may not remain the best answer in the afternoon.
That is why Japanese Area Trout fishing is not simply about finding the “best lure.”
It is about asking:
Where are the fish right now, and what are they responding to right now?
The biggest lesson from this session was:
It wasn’t about retrieving fast. It was about staying in the right range.
Even when fishing the same shallow range, the ideal retrieve speed changes depending on the weight and behavior of the lure.
A lighter lure can be retrieved slowly.
A heavier lure may need a little more speed.
But both can still target the same range.
In Japanese Area Trout fishing, we don’t look only at lure choice, color, or retrieve speed.
We think about:
Range × Speed × Trajectory
and adjust each one according to how the trout are reacting at that moment.
That was the key lesson the WAH showed us on this day.
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On September 18, 2026, I spent four hours fishing at Fishing Field Nakatsugawa.
Time: 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Weather: Cloudy
Water clarity: Slightly stained
Total catch: 11 trout
WAH: 5
Dri-Spi 1.3g: 3
Wabu-Cra: 1
Unrecorded lures: 2
The objective of this session was to identify four things: where the trout were holding, where they began to chase, where they finally struck, and which types of lure movement triggered a response.
Because the water was slightly stained, I started with a Sway 1.7g.
I tested depths from count zero to count four and received several bites at count one. However, switching to the Gravity and HUNT 0.7g produced no response.
The trout appeared to be interested in the upper part of the water column, but it was still too early to conclude that fishing directly below the surface was the answer.
I then switched to a GJ and received one bite near the surface.
The important detail was not simply where the bite occurred. The trout rose from below, followed the lure upward and struck when it reached the surface.
This suggested that the fish were not actually holding directly below the surface. Instead, fish positioned slightly deeper could be drawn upward to strike.
That observation became the key to the rest of the session.
Based on the surface strike on the GJ, I tried a Moca Jr. SR on top.
Pausing the lure produced bites, but the trout did not fully commit, and I could not convert those bites into solid hookups.
I therefore changed the approach from making the lure stop and waiting for a bite to making the fish chase before striking.
When I switched to the WAH, trout followed it upward from below. The first fish was landed at 11:02 a.m., and the WAH went on to produce five trout.
The role of the WAH was not simply to catch fish already positioned near the surface. It showed the lure to fish holding slightly deeper, encouraged them to chase and brought them up into the strike zone.
During the second half of the session, I continued to change the type of stimulus instead of relying only on the WAH.
The Dri-Spi 0.7g produced no response, but the 1.3g version caught three trout.
Changing lure weight does more than alter the running depth. It can also change:
Retrieve speed
Underwater trajectory
Sliding action
Overall strength and quality of movement
On this day, some trout responded better to the movement of the 1.3g model. The Dri-Spi therefore reached fish that were not reacting to the WAH.
A Wabu-Cra produced another fish at 1:22 p.m.
Rather than continuing with a single successful lure, the better approach was to change the stimulus and target different groups of responsive fish.
During the four-hour session, I noticed approximately two cycles of fish moving through the area.
Trout would suddenly begin to gather, increasing the number of visible and responsive fish. Bites would then increase. After a while, the fish would move away and the number of bites would fall again.
This means that an increase in bites immediately after changing lures does not necessarily prove that the new lure is the complete answer.
The lure may have been effective, but the number of responsive fish in the area may also have increased because of their movement.
To judge a lure accurately, we need to observe changes in fish numbers, movement and bite frequency at the same time.
The answer on this day was not simply “fish near the surface.”
Strike zone: Near the surface
Holding depth: Slightly deeper
Effective sequence: Show the lure → create a chase → bring the fish upward → trigger the strike
Looking only at where the bite occurs can lead to a misunderstanding of where the fish are actually holding.
The most valuable discovery was not simply that the WAH caught five fish or that the Dri-Spi 1.3g caught three.
It was understanding the difference between the fish’s holding depth and the final strike zone.
Japanese area trout fishing is not only about choosing a successful lure. Reading the fish’s depth, movement and reaction—and adjusting the presentation step by step—is an essential part of the experience.
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Date: September 13, 2026
Location: Asakawa Kokusai Trout Fishing Field
Time: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Weather: Sunny / Clear Water
It was an extremely tough afternoon.
The trout were visible near the surface, and some fish would react to the lure.
But—
They followed only briefly.
Then quickly turned away.
I carefully worked the surface and down to about 5 cm below it, but simply putting the lure at the right depth wasn’t enough to create committed bites.
Around 1:00 PM, the trout were stocked, and my usual stocking lure, DoriSpi 1.4, produced six fish.
But those six fish are not the focus of this report.
Before the stocking, during the toughest period of the day, one lure caught a difficult resident trout and generated noticeably better reactions than the others:
Rekuze 0.6 / Yaji Silver.
It caught only one fish.
Still, I chose it as my Winning Lure.
Because the Winning Lure isn’t always the lure that catches the most fish.
What I really wanted to understand was not how many freshly stocked trout I could catch.
It was:
How can I make inactive trout react again?
Against those difficult resident fish, the Rekuze 0.6 / Yaji Silver generated better reactions than the other lures I tried.
But there was still one major problem.
I couldn’t consistently turn those reactions into committed bites.
In my previous sessions, the main question had been:
“How do I convert a bite into a hookup?”
So this time, I also tested a solid-tip rod.
It made almost no difference.
That told me something important.
This time, the main problem wasn’t hooking the bite.
It was creating a committed bite in the first place.
The trout would see the lure.
They would follow it.
But they wouldn’t keep chasing.
So the next question is:
What can I change to turn that short follow into a committed bite?
Range?
Speed?
Trajectory?
Vibration?
Color?
The reactions I saw with the Rekuze 0.6 / Yaji Silver gave me a clue.
That’s what I’ll test next.
Not the lure that caught the most fish.
The lure that moved the most difficult fish.
That’s my Winning Lure for this session.
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When trout chase but don’t turn — speed can become the key.
On August 30, we fished at Asakawa Kokusai Trout Fishing Field from 7:00 AM to 4:15 PM.
Conditions were challenging from the beginning. Light rain and a morning temperature of around 20°C made it comfortable for anglers, but the water in front of us was heavily stained, especially in areas with little current.
The most interesting part of the day was not simply which lure caught the most fish.
It was how the trout were biting.
Throughout the day, many trout followed the lure but did not accelerate and turn away after biting.
Instead, they often followed at almost the same distance, lightly took the lure, and continued swimming in the same direction.
That created very soft bites that were difficult to detect through the rod.
Slowing the lure down often caused the fish to turn away.
Changing speed could produce the same result.
The better response came from maintaining a fast, steady retrieve.
Drill Spin produced fish throughout the day, from the morning through the final hour.
The important point was not simply that Drill Spin caught more trout.
It gave us another option for a very specific situation:
trout that chase the lure but don’t fully commit.
Instead of slowing down to give the fish more time, maintaining speed appeared to reduce the opportunity for them to inspect and reject the lure.
This is something we also saw in a previous session, so it is becoming an interesting pattern to continue testing.
It does not mean Drill Spin will always be the answer.
But when trout are following without a strong turning bite, Drill Spin is worth trying.
The morning stocking provided another important lesson.
We started with a nylon-line setup and NOA 2.8g, following a typical approach for freshly stocked trout in a small, clear pond: start heavier and faster, then gradually reduce the weight.
But the stocked trout behaved almost exactly like the resident fish.
They chased.
They took the lure softly.
But they rarely produced the aggressive turning bites normally associated with freshly stocked trout.
The morning stocking produced only one fish.
By the afternoon stocking, we changed our thinking.
Instead of asking, “How should I fish the stocking?”, we focused on “How are the trout in this pond behaving right now?”
Drill Spin was introduced earlier, based on what we had learned during the morning, and the adjustment produced better results.
There was another important factor: water clarity.
The water directly in front of us was heavily stained and had very little flow.
In areas where current entered the pond, especially around current seams and eddies, the water was clearer.
Here, Pupino produced reaction bites when shaken near the surface.
This reminded us that lure selection is only part of the equation.
Sometimes the question isn't:
“Which lure should I use?”
It is:
“Where can the trout actually see and react to my lure?”
19 trout
20-minute tournament practice: 0 fish (8:16–8:36)
It was a difficult day — and that made it a valuable practice session.
The biggest lesson was not to automatically separate stocked trout from resident trout.
Read the entire pond.
Watch how the fish chase.
Watch how they bite.
And adjust to what the trout are doing right now.
That is one of the things that makes Japanese area trout fishing so fascinating.
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Location: Asakawa Kokusai Trout Fishing Field
Time: 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Weather: Rain
The conditions at Asakawa were very similar to our previous session.
Before the stocking at around 9:00 AM, only three trout were caught in two hours — one each on WAH, KID 0.6, and Drill Spin.
The trout were not completely ignoring the lures.
The bigger problem was simply finding fish that were willing to respond.
And when they did respond, we saw two very distinctive types of bites.
Some trout would follow the lure but wouldn't turn after taking it.
Others would suddenly notice the lure, accelerate at incredible speed, and slam into it for just an instant.
Getting a reaction and actually converting that reaction into a hooked fish were two completely different challenges.
When the stocking began around 9:00 AM, I started with a Drill Spin in a stocking color.
That produced three trout.
This was an adjustment from my previous session.
Instead of automatically starting with a conventional stocking spoon simply because fresh trout had been released, I chose Drill Spin based on how the fish had been reacting recently.
As the initial stocking response began to fade, the rotation changed:
Drill Spin 1.3g Pink
→ KID 0.3
→ Crankbait
The important part wasn't simply changing lures.
It was changing the role of the lure as the fish changed.
KID 0.3 became effective once the strongest stocking response started to disappear.
But I don't think the lesson is simply:
“Go lighter when the bite gets tough.”
The fish had changed.
So the presentation needed to change with them.
KID 0.3 allowed me to change the level of stimulus, retrieve speed, and how long the lure stayed in the fish's strike zone.
Instead of continuing to fish for trout that were no longer reacting to the first-stage stocking presentation, the goal became:
Find the fish that can still respond right now.
The next adjustment was moving from spoons to a crankbait.
Fat Moca Jr. SS became one of the key lures during this transition.
Rather than continuing to show the trout another spoon, the crankbait gave them a completely different stimulus.
Later in the morning, I continued rotating between:
Drill Spin 1.3g
Drill Spin 0.8g
Drill Spin 0.7g
and crankbaits
The goal was never to stay with one lure just because it had already caught fish.
The goal was to keep finding what the trout were willing to respond to at that moment.
The lesson from this session wasn't simply that KID 0.3 or Fat Moca Jr. SS were the “best” lures.
The real winning point was the transition:
Stocking response
→ reaction begins to fade
→ KID 0.3
→ crankbait
→ back to Drill Spin when appropriate
Each lure had a different role.
And there was another important lesson.
When responsive fish are scarce, lure selection alone isn't enough.
Some trout followed without turning.
Others attacked at extreme speed and immediately knocked the lure away.
In those conditions, the difference between winning and losing a tournament may be just one or two bites that you successfully convert into fish.
That's the next challenge:
Not just creating the bite.
Converting the bite into a catch.
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On August 6, I fished at Asakawa International Trout Fishing Area from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
The first half of the session was difficult.
The trout were clearly aware of the surface, and I caught a few fish on surface lures and small spoons, but nothing developed into a strong, repeatable pattern.
I tried different weights and presentations, including lighter spoons for a more subtle approach, but the fish were still difficult to read.
The biggest challenge was not simply catching fish.
It was understanding:
What are the trout responding to right now?
As the evening light began to fade, the reaction changed.
I tried a heavier 1.3g spoon near the surface.
That produced several fish in a short period.
The interesting part was that a lighter version of the same style of spoon had not worked nearly as well.
With the lighter spoon, the trout seemed to have enough time to follow, inspect, and reject the lure.
With the 1.3g spoon, I could retrieve faster.
That faster speed seemed to force a quicker decision.
Instead of giving the trout time to inspect the lure, the presentation encouraged them to bite before losing interest.
In this moment, the weight itself was not the answer.
The weight allowed the right speed.
Later in the evening, the light level dropped even more.
This created another clear change.
A slightly faster steady retrieve with a HUNT spoon became very effective.
No shaking.
No twitching.
No extra action.
Just a clean, steady retrieve near the surface.
Earlier in the session, adding small movements and extra action could help trigger bites.
But once the light dropped, those extra movements were no longer necessary.
The trout were willing to chase horizontally and bite a moving lure naturally.
The lesson from this session was not:
“Use a heavy spoon in the evening.”
And it was not:
“Fast retrieve is always better at sunset.”
That would be too simple.
The real lesson was that the group of fish willing to respond changed as the conditions changed.
Light level, water clarity, fishing pressure, wind, stocking, and fish position can all change the bite — sometimes within only a few minutes.
A presentation that works now may stop working 10 minutes later.
That is why I try not to think:
“What is today’s pattern?”
Instead, I ask:
“What are the trout responding to right now?”
This is one of the most interesting parts of Japanese area trout fishing.
Sometimes the answer is slow and subtle.
Sometimes it is a pause.
Sometimes it is a vertical movement.
And sometimes, like this evening, the answer is speed.
The goal is not to keep changing lures randomly.
The goal is to understand what kind of movement, speed, depth, and vibration is making fish react at that exact moment — and then choose the lure that can create that presentation.
That is the real challenge.
And that is also what makes area trout fishing so addictive.
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🎣 Winning Lures – Asakawa International Trout Fishing Area, Japan
KID 0.6g → KID 0.3g
Attract first. Then make them bite.
Fishing at Asakawa International Trout Fishing Area on August 2.
The trout were mainly looking toward the surface, but there wasn't one lure or pattern that kept producing all morning.
After the active fish close to me stopped responding to micro spoons, I tried something different.
Instead of continuing to change colors or switching to another small spoon, I went heavier.
KID 0.6g
→ Cast farther and bring new fish into the area.
Then...
KID 0.3g
→ Switch back to the smaller presentation and make those fish bite.
0.6g to attract.
0.3g to catch.
That combination became one of the most interesting discoveries of the session.
The important lesson wasn't simply that KID was working.
It was understanding what role each lure needed to play at that moment.
Sometimes one lure can keep catching because many fish are responding to the same presentation.
Other times, the fish responding to one presentation quickly disappear.
That's when changing the weight, speed, vibration, depth or movement can help find the next group of active fish.
The challenge is always the same:
Don't fish yesterday's pattern.
Don't even fish the pattern from 10 minutes ago.
Fish what the trout are responding to right now.
📍 Asakawa International Trout Fishing Area
Tokyo, Japan
Winning Lures:
🎣 KID 0.6g – attract
🎣 KID 0.3g – bite
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Every fishing day teaches us something new, and this week the GJ50 (Color: Gold Ark) was the standout lure.
The summer heat made the trout much less active than usual. Although many fish stayed near the surface, they weren't willing to chase a lure very far. Most would follow once, then lose interest before committing to a bite. Instead of fishing aggressively, I changed my approach.
I slowed down the action and focused on a "showing" presentation—using soft twitches with longer pauses to give the trout time to study the lure. That small adjustment made a big difference. The trout began striking much more consistently, allowing us to keep catching fish even under tough summer conditions.
🎯 This Week's Tip
Lure: GJ50
Color: Gold Ark
Best Conditions:
Hot summer days
Trout holding near the surface
Fish following but not committing
🎣 How to Fish It
Slow retrieve: Maintain a steady, slow pace.
Gentle twitches: Use subtle movements rather than sharp jerks.
Pause for 1–3 seconds: Let the trout see the lure before moving it again.
Sometimes, slowing down is the key to success. Every week, I’ll introduce one of the lures I actually use during my guided trips and explain when and why it works. I hope these tips help you catch more trout on your next fishing adventure!
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At Asakawa International Trout Fishing Area, the weather was light rain after overnight rain, and the water was noticeably stained.
The morning started around the center and inlet area, where a few active trout could still be caught with light spoons and crankbaits.
But as the day progressed, the situation changed.
By the afternoon, very few trout were visible around the center and inlet.
Most of the fish had moved toward the outlet.
That change in fish position became the key to the day.
The trout around the outlet were easy to see, but difficult to hook.
There were many fish in front of us, yet the bites were shallow and inconsistent.
In this situation, the KID 0.3g became effective because it allowed me to reduce the strength of the presentation.
Its small size and light weight made it possible to:
Slow the lure down
Keep it in the strike zone longer
Reduce vibration
Avoid forcing the trout to chase
Give hesitant fish more time to bite
The key was not simply using a smaller spoon.
It was using a weaker presentation after finding fish that were present but unwilling to chase strongly.
Before changing to a very light spoon, I first confirm where the trout are concentrated.
On this day, the biggest mistake would have been continuing to change lures around the inlet after the fish had already moved.
The afternoon pattern started by relocating to the outlet area.
Once the fish were located, the next adjustment was to weaken the presentation.
The KID 0.3g was used when stronger lures could attract attention but did not consistently produce solid bites.
A smaller profile and slower movement helped keep the lure around the trout longer.
The trout were reacting, but many bites were extremely light.
Hook changes were also necessary during the afternoon.
The important point was to distinguish between:
Fish that only followed
Fish that touched the lure
Fish that could actually be made to commit
The KID 0.3g helped create more chances with the third group.
The KID 0.3g produced fish at:
14:18
14:58
15:00
15:16
What made this important was not simply the number of fish.
It continued to produce during a difficult period when many other lures only generated isolated bites.
That made the KID 0.3g one of the most repeatable options of the afternoon.
The KID 0.3g was not the lure I used to search the entire pond.
Its role came later.
First, I needed to identify where the fish had moved.
Then I needed to determine how strongly they were willing to react.
Only after that did the KID 0.3g become effective.
The sequence was:
Find the fish → Read their activity → Reduce lure strength → Create the bite
This is an important distinction in area trout fishing.
A light spoon is not automatically the answer just because fishing is difficult.
The lure has to match the condition of the fish in front of you.
The biggest lesson from August 23 was that fish position can change dramatically during the same day.
In the morning, trout were still present around the center and inlet.
By the afternoon, many of those fish had disappeared from that area and gathered around the outlet.
The fish were still there.
But their willingness to chase had changed.
That meant the adjustment was not only about lure choice.
It was about:
Location
Fish activity
Lure strength
Speed
Presentation
A nyoro-style lure also continued to produce occasional fish during the difficult afternoon period.
However, the key was not simply the lure itself.
The way it was presented made a major difference.
That technique is something I prefer to demonstrate directly during a Tokyo Area Trout guided session.
One of the most important parts of Japanese area trout fishing is learning how quickly conditions can change.
Weather, water color, stocking, pressure and fish position can all change the correct answer.
On this day, the winning adjustment was not simply:
“Use KID 0.3g.”
It was:
“Find where the fish moved, understand how they are reacting, then choose a lure that matches their condition.”
For the difficult afternoon trout, the KID 0.3g filled that role extremely well.
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When trout fishing in Tokyo, catching fish is not only about choosing the “best lure.”
The more important question is:
What are the trout willing to react to right now?
Water temperature, sunlight, fishing pressure, wind, stocking, and even a few minutes of changing conditions can completely change the way trout respond.
That is why I use HUNT 0.7g as one of my search lures.
It is not simply a lure for catching fish.
It helps me understand where the active trout are and how they want the lure presented.
HUNT 0.7g is a lightweight spoon that can be retrieved slowly while still giving the lure a natural movement.
For me, its main role is:
Search → Observe → Adjust → Catch
When I start fishing, I want to know:
Are trout looking near the surface?
Are they holding in the middle layer?
Will they chase horizontally?
Do they prefer a slower presentation?
Are they reacting to movement but refusing to bite?
HUNT 0.7g can help answer these questions.
Instead of repeatedly changing lures without understanding why, I watch how the trout react.
Cast the lure and begin with a simple, steady retrieve.
The important thing is not only whether you catch a trout.
Watch the fish.
A trout following the lure is already valuable information.
If several trout begin following HUNT but do not bite, I know that the lure is attracting fish, but something about the presentation needs to change.
One of the first adjustments I make is retrieve speed.
I may try:
Normal → Slow → Very Slow
Sometimes trout will follow a lure but stop when it moves too quickly.
Reducing the speed can give the fish more time to approach and bite.
With a lightweight spoon like HUNT 0.7g, this slow presentation can be especially useful when trout are interested but cautious.
If there is little reaction near the surface, I let the lure sink.
Then I test another layer.
Surface → Mid-water → Deeper
This is one of the most important ideas in Japanese area trout fishing.
Finding the correct range can be more important than changing the lure itself.
When several trout react at approximately the same depth, I concentrate on keeping the lure in that zone for as long as possible.
This is where lure fishing becomes interesting.
Imagine three or four trout follow HUNT 0.7g but none of them bite.
I don't immediately think:
“HUNT isn't working.”
Actually, it may be telling me something very useful.
The fish are interested.
Now I need to discover what will turn that interest into a bite.
I might:
slow the retrieve
change the depth
change the color
reduce the lure's presence
change the movement
switch to another lure that can finish the job
In this situation, HUNT has already done its first job:
It found the fish that were willing to react.
This is an important part of my fishing style.
One lure does not need to do everything.
Sometimes HUNT 0.7g works as a search lure.
It shows me:
“There are active trout here.”
Then another lure may become the finishing lure that actually produces the bite.
On another day, HUNT itself may be the finishing lure.
The role changes depending on the fish.
That is why I don't believe there is one permanent “winning lure.”
There is only a lure that matches the fish's current condition.
When guiding guests, I am constantly watching more than the fishing line.
I look at:
Follow distance — How far will the trout chase?
Reaction speed — Does the fish immediately turn toward the lure?
Depth — Where did the reaction begin?
Distance from the lure — Does the fish approach closely or stay behind it?
Bite timing — Does the fish attack during steady movement, after a speed change, or when the lure begins to fall?
These small reactions help determine the next cast.
This process is one of the reasons Japanese area trout fishing is so fascinating.
Many visitors imagine fishing as:
Cast → Wait → Catch
Area trout fishing in Japan can be much more interactive.
The trout may be visible.
You can sometimes watch them follow your lure, reject it, turn away, and react again when you change something.
That means every cast gives you information.
HUNT 0.7g is one of the lures I use to start that conversation with the fish.
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Join Tokyo Area Trout and discover how we adjust lure, depth, speed, and presentation to find the pattern of the day.
→ Explore Our Tokyo Fishing Tour