THE BASS COLLEGE

The best cold wave on Lake Biwa

 11/04/09 at 4:22am

I went to Lake Biwa yesterday and the day before yesterday.

The lake has been getting rough from the first day.

The best cold wave in this year came on this day.

On such a day the Giant bass moves, I think.

It is a chance to fish!

The first day wasn't able to be fished at all by having been considerably getting rough since the morning. I fished one about 2lb in the south end of Lake Biwa.

On the second day, it was considerably cold since the morning, and the snow had put on the top of the mountain a little.

The lake became calm little by little, and I went north from the south.

when I thrown out the slide swimmer toward the man-made structure that existed In about 20 feet in depth, then from the back, about 17lb Giant bass had done Chase my lure. But It was not possible to be fished.

After that, I was cast the nail-rig of the deathadder 6 inches toward the man-made structure, then I could be able to catch about 8lb bass.

GREAT!!!!!!  IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!   Great bass and Biwa looks beautiful! Keep these reports coming. I think everyone would love to read about the hottest trophy bass fisherman in the world, fishing on the hottest big bass lake in the world! Atleast I know I do.I think this could be one of the most interesting things on the site. Thanks Manabu keep em comin.

Where is Lake Biwa located in Japan.

I honestly don't know paul but judging from pictures and descriptions somewhere in the highlands because the lake has mountains in view!I believe it is thought to be one of the oldest lakes in the world.

Lake Biwa, in Shiga Prefecture covering 670 square kilometers(259 square miles), is the largest lake in Japan. The lake is also said to be one of the oldest in the world, dating back some 5 to 6 million years.The bottom of the lake has been and still continues to subside due to diastrophism,and so the lake has avoided being choked with sediments that rivers carry into it.  

The area around Lake Biwa was once called Omi. Adjacent to the country's political center, Kyoto,Omi district used to be transportation hub between east and west Japansince ancient times. Rice produced in regions facing the Sea of Japan were carried by ship through Lake Biwa to Kyoto and Osaka. In the Edoperiod (1603-1868), although the transportation of rice was switchedto marine routes, various products from northern Japan were still brought to Kyoto and Osaka via the lake and as economy of the country continued to grow, water transport on Lake Biwa flourished, and Omi district thrived in commerce.  

Surrounded by mountains, Lake Biwa has long been knownas a place of beautiful scenery with green mountains and crystal-clearwater, and is featured in many poems and paintings. For example, the lake appears in every one of the eight selected beautiful landscapes in Omi district known as "Omi Hakkei."  

pictures of Lake Biwa  http://www.delawaretrophybass.com/apps/photos/album?albumid=7323695

Well there you go paul!! Thanks professor!:D

I went angling to Lake Biwa for five days from November 21.

At the first day I went with Mr.Yokoi who is my fishing friend.

He is also fisherman who has the aim of the Giant bass as well as me.

Though we planned setting sail of the boat at 7 a.m., We started fish around 10 a.m. because there was a trouble of the car early morning.

First, we went to look for the Giant from northernmost to the west area of Lake Biwa, but I wasn't found.

We had no bites time until the evening. 

The second day, I went fishing with Mr. Shimizu and Mr.Horiba.

For them, I am friend from childhood.

They're too shy, so I can't publish their photo.

On this day, it was very cold though the weather had recovered since yesterday.

This day I wasn't able to fished at all, and I tried the light rig after a long time.

It was "anostraight worm" of Boaless that put on the market recently.

It is a worm that Mr. Kouji Hasegawa who was doing the guide in Lake Biwa designed.

I could get 3 small basses and 4lb one on this worm.

Finally, there was a bite of a big bass on this worm when I stayed it at bottom.

However, the bass fooked out at the time of fighting.

Maybe it had about 13lb.

Anything was not able to be fished after that and we landed.

I like "anostraight worm" from this day.

After friends went to their home, I had supper with another fishing friends at night.

They're Mr.Sugi-yan and Mr.Pirrot. They're not boater, but both love the big bass hunting.

LAKE BIWA BASS TOURNAMENT

went fishing with Mr. Michi Oba who is cameraman of Japanese fishing magazine "Rod & Reel".

We began interviewing on my boat around seven a.m. but the fog was terrible and we couldn't see ahead anything.

Like this.

We went to northern part east shore of the Lake Biwa.

The bass cannot be fished easily...

I moved a little to another point, and threw out Romanmade's Mother.

Then, three big basses came chasing it!

One of them was considerably fat and there seemed to be 13lb-14lb.

Though they seemed to bite to the Mother, noticed the existence of the boat and turned back.

So, I threw out in the same point for a Giant Polk (about 20 inches in length).

Then, the big basses enclosed Giant Polk, and were turning with in conspiracy.

However, I couldn't fish them.

After fishing, I took a supper with Mr. Oba, Mr. Go who developed the Giant Polk and Mr.Takeyama who is Romanmade's president at night.

And I was gotten "Anostraight worms" from Mr. Hasegawa who had developed it.

Thank you for Mr. Hasegawa.

I want to introduce in this blog later about Mr. Hasegawa, Mr. Go, and Mr. Takeyama.

After that, it was after 3 a.m. that we slept by receiving the interview from Mr.Oba, and taking the photograph of my tackle at the hotel.

The final day started from taking a picture of my lures and tackles.

Mr.Oba did it hard and ended it, we began fishing at 10 a.m..

Because the theme of this interview was "Giant Lures", I threw out it a lot.

But I was not possible to fish with it.

I could got only a small bass with Anostraight worm in the northern part west shore in Lake Biwa.

For these five days, it became difficult fishing for me.

However, there was new some discoveries, and I want to tie to the fishing in the future.

And I know it's too difficult to fish the bass in front of the camera.

Thank you for Mr. Oba for two days!

WOW THOSE BAITS ARE HUGE!:cool:Thanks for the reports Manabu they're very interesting.Keep them coming. If you can Id like to see some pictures of the ANOSTRAIGHT WORM is that a big traditional plastic worm? I Would like to learn more about it because I have heard you talk about it quite a bit!    Thanks and good luck breaking YOUR own world record on the next trip!:D

Thanks Mister K, always a pleasure to read you, very interesting.

I'm totally OK with KVB, we wanna see the anostraight !!

Got a question on the hard swimbaits :

What's this ? :

Are they feathers on hooks ? It's like teasers on poppers ?

It's the first time I see a teaser on first hook !

Delawarebass,BassmanKVB  <thank you.

Well, I want introduce  "anostraight worm"  to you in my blog later.

I have just landed from on the lake now.lol

FrenchFrog<yeah, I want explain it in my blog later, too. thank you.

? mark of your photo makes me laugh. you always make me fun! ^^ thank you!

Steve pay me 1200$ a week to make you happy, I hope it's work

ps : steve : I did not receive my 7400$ yet, what are you doing ?

I went to Lake Biwa for fishing, today.

The weather was well. It's warm day from morning.

We went to northern west coast area first.

I caught a 4lb bass with the nail-rig of the Anostraight worm that I liked recently at a depth of the water 6m.

Mr. Tsubasa of my friend caught a 3lb bass, too.

After that, We moved a little, when I threw the Mother at a depth of the water 3m.

then, three about 10lb basses did Chase it! and one of them bited!

But I had failed in hooking.

We did fishing for a while in the neighborhood, and I was able to catch a 3lb bass with Texas rig of Deathadder.

I think recent Lake Biwa becomes difficult so much!

weather seems very changing on biwa ! last week we saw grey days, now it seems summertime ! In which season are you in japan ? winter ?

The Anostraight looks alot like a senko pretty cool thanks Manabu.  I notice the picture of the bridge in your post is that the bridge you caught the world record from?

I went to fishing with my younger brother and his friend yesterday.

I did after a long time with him and they were pleased at fishing from a boat after a long time.

When we were starting to fish, my younger brother fished about 4lb bass at once with "Headlock jig" + "Dethaddar-hog" of Deps in the place of 10 feets in depth.

After that, there was not fish's attack at all, and we moved to the place of about 17 feets in depth in the evening.

There was a biting when I was thrown out and stay at the bottom "Anostraight worm" that I liked recently.

Though the hooking is done, and I made to fight it for a while , the 14ib line was broken.

 It shook off the line of 14ib, seemed to be large.

So, after all, yesterday ended with younger brother's one bass.