How effective is this new product? I caught a 52cm fish while fishing at Hiyoshi Dam.

[Hiyoshi Dam x New Product Fishing Trip]

A day of fishing at Hiyoshi Dam with the three worms that passed the final test, and the Grace Brothers, two of which are quite different sizes.

Hiyoshi Dam was also affected by the heavy rains.

The water is a little muddier than it was last time at Aono , but since Hiyoshi Dam's water is usually clear, it may not be as smooth as we'd hoped.

There was a strong wind from midday, so we headed upstream while we still could.

We mainly shot at man-made fish, vertical rock faces, standing trees and vertical stripes, and staff member Shikanai's steer ride got a fierce surface bite at the standing trees entangled in the cape!
Perhaps because the bite was so intense, unfortunately I didn't get a hookup...I could definitely sense the presence of a fish in this bite, so I entered the back of the pond in the same area.

Although it was a trickle, Shikanai's Grace 170 (tentative name) was attacked by a break that involved a rare inlet at Hiyoshi!
While cranking with the lipped 170, he caught a nice sized fish! However, it got away... Shikanai looked up to the sky. There are days like this.

The fish were currently on the cape side across the inlet, so I cast a Rush Wave 6.5 free rig on the opposite rock face.
I dropped it at the edge and stayed there to make sure it fell properly every time the break went down. Then I felt a small tap and a bite.
When you hook it with all your might, the line will whir and run away!

The fish we caught was a recovery fish. It was a muscular 52cm fish. It was a nice size.

This "falling down" action.

Some people may wonder if the falling of a straight worm really counts as an action.

However, this Rush Wave collapse is undoubtedly an action that can only be called "action" - it's an incredibly fascinating collapse.

Let's dig a little deeper.

The Rush Wave itself is a high-density straight worm.

This means the flight distance is perfect and the fall is smooth.

If you just hear that, you might think, "Well, then doesn't that mean the collapse will just happen?"

This problem was overcome with Lash Wave's distinctive body design, featuring a narrow waist and flatness.

The weight is designed to drop, and the body is designed to move, creating a good balance.

There is an exquisite lag between the time the sinker (the head with the nail in it if it is a Neko Rig) hits the bottom and the other end of the free worm falls to the bottom.

This intentionally created “lag” is one of the secrets behind why the falling rush wave makes the fish bite.

For example, this time when I was fishing the shallows on the cape side with the same rush wave I was using a Neko rig .

This is to make the bait stand out by moving it forcefully on the shallow, murky bank, but the area where the fish were actually caught was an adjacent bedrock type that is common in Kansai reservoirs, where the bait is steep and deep with stepped breaks.

I switched to a free rig so that it would be easier to stop in one spot (to be precise, on the top step of a narrow break), and then I got a hit.

The sinker is a very light 3.5g tungsten.

When you want to decide the fight within 3m of the rock face, the secret to producing the best rush wave falling action is to use as light a lure as possible without causing any stress.

After that, a fish chased the Grace 170 (lipless version) at full speed and was hit right next to the boat!
It was a catfish. I didn't know catfish could swim that fast.

It's by no means easy, but it has the strength to get big bass to bite even when exposed to changing conditions.
I can't wait for the release of these new products.

Galápagos staff member Takashima