Pleasant scenery and signs of fish!
With the cooler fully open, the Forester is a blissful space. If you were on a boat, you would be exposed to the scorching sun all day long, but with a car as your base of operations, you would be less worried about heat stroke, and you would be able to fish with ease. A large cooler box to hold drinks will make you even more comfortable. The luggage is spacious, so there is plenty of room for both cooler boxes and tackle boxes. While cooling down, Mr. Miyazawa and Mr. Kihara guided us to the next point.
While preparing, I looked at the water's edge and saw a fish chasing a bait at great speed! My sense of anticipation grows.
Ishii: Continuing with the shad tail. There is more structure than before, so it is easier to target where the bass might be lurking. The vast scenery of the lake is also very pleasant, so I can enjoy fishing while relaxing.
Mr. Kihara targets offshore stone piles and reeds.
Kihara: I thought the bass were rising, but it was a mullet. I roll the bottom with a no-sinker high specific gravity worm and try to entice the bass.
Mr. Miyazawa is attacking structure after structure.
Miyazawa: I was thinking of throwing mainly rubber jigs. It's good here in the early morning and early evening, but maybe it's getting a little too hot.
Ikemoto targets the edge of reeds with a Texas rig. He is using a shrimp-type worm to carefully probe the area.
Ikemoto: I used a Texas rig that left a good impression because I caught it on land in Lake Biwa. It is interesting to aim at a pinpoint and hit it.
Komatsu continues to try this and that with worms. He tries free-rigging and down-shot rigging.
Komatsu: I couldn't feel any bites at all, and it was a negative spiral. I couldn't get any response, so I was tempted to change the worm.
We searched every nook and cranny for possible bass, but again, no luck. We got into the car and decided to go to another point.
