A good relationship between off the hook and fishing. | feature

Good relationship between off the hook and fishing.

HOUYHNHNM's has so far published articles on fishing, mainly bass fishing, but there are many more ways to enjoy fishing. This time, we caught up with the team from "off the hook," a fanzine about the waterfront, which was brought together by photographer Taro Hirano, Nakamura Graph's director and designer Keisuke Nakamura, and writer Shunya Muraoka, to enjoy fishing for crucian carp. By the way, all three of them are now well into their twenties. They are all elderly men. Here is the story of their fishing experience and the "off the hook" magazine, divided into two parts.

Video Direct & Edit_Rui Shimamoto, Woomin Gen

Videography_Ryuichi Tani, Ray Otabe, Woomin Gen

Edit_Jun Nakada

Special Thanks_DAIWA

It's good because it's written by someone who doesn't usually write manuscripts.

. at the printing press we visited before the publication of the third issue of "off the hook".

The first issue of "off the hook" will be completed in September 2021. The first issue, "off the hook," was completed in September 2021, and will be published once a year for the next five years. The third issue was just published in January 2023.

Plain:off the hook" is an omnibus collection of essays about water and fish . It is a coterie magazine about fishing, but I thought that saying "fishing" would be too restrictive, so I called it a coterie magazine about the waterfront. There are three of us and three more people who were invited by other people who wanted to hear what they had to say, so there were four of us in the third issue, but there are about six or seven essays in the book.

The three of them watch with childlike eyes as the third issue of "off the hook" is printed.

Nakamura:When you first told me, did you want me to write too? (laughs).

Plain:I like the idea of having someone who doesn't usually write manuscripts write them. I think there are a lot of people who want to write about fishing, and more importantly, it sounds interesting. Usually, the story might end with "I caught a fish, I didn't catch a fish," but there are many things that people think about unexpectedly, such as how they were thinking at the time and the circumstances surrounding it. It's like a scene.

Muraoka:Also, the reason why I have made it a coterie magazine is because I want as many people as possible to read it, and I want people to keep it with them as a small daily pleasure, rather than having it on the web.

Plain:I think that there are only a limited number of media that can tell the story of fishing and me as it is. There are books on fishing, but I think there are very few media that can tell the story of fishing and me as it is. But everyone has their own story, and I don't want everyone to hear it out loud, but it would be nice if they could hear a little bit of it.