Tokyo Bay Sharks

[yaker81]

Very cool. I go to Japan once a year to visit the inlaws and fish up in the mito area. Gonna be transporting a kayak over there soon. Really want to get down to Okinawa and slay it.

Thanks for the post.

[captnblood34]

That's awesome! Great job

[JeffB]

That's kick ass. That croaker has a wicked eye. How do you like it over there? I wanted to get stationed there at Hansen with 9th ESB, but instead spent all nine years at 7th on Pendleton. They sent me out on 6 deployments, they wouldn't let me go.

[Rufus]

Love the American flag on a yack in Tokyo Bay.

Just sayn'.

[philr21]

Originally Posted by yaker81

Very cool. I go to Japan once a year to visit the inlaws and fish up in the mito area. Gonna be transporting a kayak over there soon. Really want to get down to Okinawa and slay it.

Thanks for the post.

Japan's pretty cool. Out of the 18 years I've been in the Navy, all of it has been in Japan with the exception of a tour at CENTCOM in Tampa, Afghanistan, and Diego Garcia (plus some short stays in San Diego and Rhode Island.)

I'd probably retire here if you could utilize SOFA priviledges, but difficult at best. Fishing is great and don't hear of people being lit on fire in their car at 7-11 for no reason.

[JarrodMc]

Great post and pics. Thank you!

[PE.rider]

There's quite a few species that are fun to catch in those waters.

Great pics and thanks for sharing.

[belloscm]

Nice catch! Hmm..., looks a lot like the entrance to Yokosuka Harbor.
I had my OK Scupper Pro TW with me when I did a C7F tour in 00-03. Launched out of the Yoko Yacht Club and fished the breakwater and out around Monkey Island. Caught lots of Aji, an occasional suzuki, and was routinely harassed by the local commercial fishermen.

[FishNinjaY]

Great pics and video..

at around 3:13-3:25, I swear.. it looks like the shark has something huge in it's mouth. What am I seeing? Do you keep these, or release?

Thanks for posting.

[gear junkie]

Originally Posted by philr21

I'd probably retire here if you could utilize SOFA priviledges, but difficult at best. Fishing is great and don't hear of people being lit on fire in their car at 7-11 for no reason.

Right there with you on that. Would probably move there if I hit the lotto. White Beach on oki is awsome for spearfishing....gotta go by the pier once you come down the hill. I really miss coco and maxvalu.

[philr21]

Originally Posted by gear junkie

Right there with you on that. Would probably move there if I hit the lotto. White Beach on oki is awsome for spearfishing....gotta go by the pier once you come down the hill. I really miss coco and maxvalu.

Ha... No Maxvalu around here, but Coco's is great everywhere.

I do some spearfishing around here in Tokyo bay, but the water is still a bit cold. Not sure at what water temp I can break out my 3mm Gat-Ku wetsuit? Right now 59-61 degrees, still chilly.

[belloscm]

"For some reason the Japanese commercial guys think they own the water." I experienced that attitude first hand, and was told as much by my Japanese in-laws. I was also told to smile back and to politely ignore them, even when they said: "#@! Gaijin @%&$!!!"
Sumimasen!

Pulling up a sabiki rig full of aji right in front of them would almost always set them off. I soon learned not to fish in the middle of the local fishing fleet.

Btw, where do you get your Japanese tackle? There used to be a high end tackle shop in the Daiei Mall, but I hear that it is now closed. I used to spend most of my allowance in there.

[gear junkie]

Bell..you talking about oki or japan? I've never been fishing japan. In oki, there's a good place right by american village...2 story, blue, got a tidal wave on top, by the blueberry cafe. It's within walking distance of foster. Also a bigger one on the backside going to white beach. I learned landmarks, never names so I'm no good there. The one on the way to white beach is green and by the mall.

[philr21]

Bell's talking about Yokosuka, where I'm stationed in mainland Japan.

Marukatsu was nice, I did spend a lot of money there too. Tackleberry replaced the aquarium store that was in Daie. I spend most of my money at Joshuya though, down 16 next to the road tax office. Casting just opened a new store in Isogo that's pretty huge, about 4 times the size Marukatsu used to be.

[belloscm]

Thanks. I'll ask my wife about these shops and have her check them out when she next visits Japan. I always send her with a shopping list.
"Casting just opened a new store...about 4 times the size Marukatsu used to be." That would be huge; lots of quality gear, I assume?

I've had been looking at the Conquest series for a while, my only concern being servicing here in the U.S. I have a couple of Z series Saltigas (Japan only) that have required factory only maintenance. I guess that's the price of having high quality gear.

Btw, any other kayak fishermen in Yoko? I was all by myself 10 years ago, and that included the Japanese. Even my SOT kayak was something of a novelty at the time.

I look forward to your next Tokyo Bay fishing report.