Developing staff of O.S.P Hashimoto section wins year end tournament
2020.12.15
Developing staff of O.S.P Hashimoto section wins year end tournament of Typhoon Marina on 6th December with 3 fish 4430g using Varuna spec Ⅱ and Asura Ⅱsp. He caught 6 fish total more than 8kg including the practice of previous day.
Every year- end I am excited with Typhoon Marina tournament because winner’s prize is free boat parking for next year. But the weather of Chiba and Ibaraki pref. on the previous day was rainy. And it was very cold with hard north wind. Nevertheless the water temperature was unexpectedly high and I got many bites from morning. I gave 2 jerks and 1 pose to fixed weight Varuna Spec Ⅱ(black and gold orange belly) around structure of 1 meter depth. I sensed different feeling like something touching at every cast. Then I got a bite right after that and caught 1kg class fish.
There seemed to be lot of fish in the water because I got many bites of bass and other fish too. I even hooked mullet on the body. After that my partner got a big bite with High Cut SP (cinnamon pearl shad) in spite of he was annoyed by short bite. That fish weighed over 1700g!
I did not think jerk bait pattern but I changed my plan and I started to check jerk bait area. So I went to the wave-dissipating block along east coast where north wind was blowing. There I caught many fish with Varuna in January several years ago. I convinced I can catch fish because the water was a little stain and I hooked salangidae when I jerked. I chose weight transfer Varuna SP(crown) in the wind and I caught 1kg fish.
Mt partner missed fish with Varuna SP(chart back shiner). Again he missed at windy side rock area after that. We got 5 bites at 3 spot and caught 3 fish total about 4 kg. So the practice was very hot in spite of cold condition.
The tournament had 32 participants and they all wore masks. Our flight was 4th so we headed directly the spot. I caught 1400g by second cast with Varuna Spec Ⅱ-SF(crown).
Right after that I missed bigger one but I caught over 1600g with the same bait.
When the low light time was over and the clear sky was visible, I entered the silence time and got a bad feeling. We fished 3 area 2 times with Varuna, Duruga, High Cut but got no bite for 5 hours. We needed to size down the bait because of clear sky and pressure and the main forage was salangidae. But if we get the bite, the bass is big and fthe fight was very strong, so light line was dangerous. Then I chose 9cm AsuraⅡ-SP(pink lady)because I can use 12lb fluorocarbon line and it has small silhouette. That is my confident bait that I made utmost effort to renew mold last year. I went to the spot where we fished in the morning three times and caught 1400g fish by tempting with soft jerk just 10 minutes before the finishing time. So we made limit with jerk bait only.
Total weight was 3 fish 4430g and we won the game. That is my record of Kasumigaura.
Jerk bait pattern begins from December every year. I t seems the season has started.
Every year- end I am excited with Typhoon Marina tournament because winner’s prize is free boat parking for next year. But the weather of Chiba and Ibaraki pref. on the previous day was rainy. And it was very cold with hard north wind. Nevertheless the water temperature was unexpectedly high and I got many bites from morning. I gave 2 jerks and 1 pose to fixed weight Varuna Spec Ⅱ(black and gold orange belly) around structure of 1 meter depth. I sensed different feeling like something touching at every cast. Then I got a bite right after that and caught 1kg class fish.
There seemed to be lot of fish in the water because I got many bites of bass and other fish too. I even hooked mullet on the body. After that my partner got a big bite with High Cut SP (cinnamon pearl shad) in spite of he was annoyed by short bite. That fish weighed over 1700g!
I did not think jerk bait pattern but I changed my plan and I started to check jerk bait area. So I went to the wave-dissipating block along east coast where north wind was blowing. There I caught many fish with Varuna in January several years ago. I convinced I can catch fish because the water was a little stain and I hooked salangidae when I jerked. I chose weight transfer Varuna SP(crown) in the wind and I caught 1kg fish.
Mt partner missed fish with Varuna SP(chart back shiner). Again he missed at windy side rock area after that. We got 5 bites at 3 spot and caught 3 fish total about 4 kg. So the practice was very hot in spite of cold condition.
The tournament had 32 participants and they all wore masks. Our flight was 4th so we headed directly the spot. I caught 1400g by second cast with Varuna Spec Ⅱ-SF(crown).
Right after that I missed bigger one but I caught over 1600g with the same bait.
When the low light time was over and the clear sky was visible, I entered the silence time and got a bad feeling. We fished 3 area 2 times with Varuna, Duruga, High Cut but got no bite for 5 hours. We needed to size down the bait because of clear sky and pressure and the main forage was salangidae. But if we get the bite, the bass is big and fthe fight was very strong, so light line was dangerous. Then I chose 9cm AsuraⅡ-SP(pink lady)because I can use 12lb fluorocarbon line and it has small silhouette. That is my confident bait that I made utmost effort to renew mold last year. I went to the spot where we fished in the morning three times and caught 1400g fish by tempting with soft jerk just 10 minutes before the finishing time. So we made limit with jerk bait only.
Total weight was 3 fish 4430g and we won the game. That is my record of Kasumigaura.
Jerk bait pattern begins from December every year. I t seems the season has started.
O.S.P New Item Information, Dec-2020
2020.11.05
BLITZ DR
https://osp-lures.com/product/blitzdr/
SCRUM : Only for Neko Rig
The O.S.P HOOK SCRUM is a hook exclusively designed for neko-rig under snaggy cover to bring out 100% of the worm’s performance. By burying the hook point in the worm to improve snagless performance and holding the worm between the V-arms, the worm does not easily move even in rough handling. In addition, the underwater posture is also corrected so that the hook point faces upward, and hooking is firmly performed on the upper jaw. Even when the lure is hanging through the cover, the stable posture reduces the transmission loss of the rod action and brings out the performance of the worm to the utmost limit. Assuming the use under heavy cover, a domestic hook is adopted because it is hard to stretch even by big bass when you use PE line with an MH class rod. The O.S.P HOOK SCRUM takes the cover neko-rig strategy to the next level.
ASURA II-F (JDC new 5 colors)
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BLITZ EX-DR (JDC new 2 colors)
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HIGHCUT DR-F (JDC new 2 colors)
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RUDRA SP (JDC new 3 colors)
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Takashi Otsuka came in 3rd with 05 Tugger 3.3g +HP Shad Tail 3.1
2020.10.19
NBC Shin-Tonegawa final was held on Oct. 6th at Shin-Tone River in Ibaraki Pref. O.S.P pro staff Takashi Otsuka came in 3rd with 1 fish 1280g under tough condition using 05 Tugger 3.3g +HP Shad Tail 3.1.
His tackle was
Rod: Baitcasting rod 6.6 ML
Line: fluorocarbon 12lb
Lure: 05 Tugger 3.3g (amezari)+HP Shad Tail 3.1(ebi miso black)
2020 NBC Chapter series was ended and Takashi Otsuka placed 3rd of yearly ranking.
His tackle was
Rod: Baitcasting rod 6.6 ML
Line: fluorocarbon 12lb
Lure: 05 Tugger 3.3g (amezari)+HP Shad Tail 3.1(ebi miso black)
2020 NBC Chapter series was ended and Takashi Otsuka placed 3rd of yearly ranking.
Yoichi Hashimoto came in 2nd at ABU Cup of JB Kasumigaura series
2020.10.19
O.S.P pro staff Yoichi Hashimoto got second prize at ABU Cup of JB Kasumigaura series held on Oct 4th using Blade Jig Eco 3/8 and Do-Live Stick 4.5.
Here is the report written by him.
I fished Lake Kasumigaura for about a month before the tournament and got some fish , but I was not able to find reliable pattern. Bad water was diminishing from a week ago. and I sensed that fast moving lure was becoming effective because I caught good bass with High Pitcher 3/8oz the previous day.
I start my fishing with Eco High Pitcher only because using many lures will bring me nowhere at such condition. I headed for the 1 meter deep rock area where I caught bass the day before.
I searched for the stretch one time but it was not easy in deadly calm condition. So I switched to Blade Jig 3/8 ECO (black) which has transparent blade to be made for bass that hate metallic glitter.
Then I fished the same stretch and got bite immediately and 1700g good bass came out.
But I did not get bite after that so I changed area and restart fishing but got no bite.
I switched to aim at bush because the weather was getting brighter. And I caught valuable 600g fish with Do-Live Stick 4.5(dark cinnamon, blue &pepper of glide away setting.
Flexibility is really important in fishing!
I went around several bush but got no fish so I used Blade Jig again at the rock area and got 600g fish. Time was 10 o’clock then.
I tried to catch more fish and increase my weight but the time was up.
I thought I would be barely among top 5 but my score was 2946g that was more than I expected which made me runner up.
I am satisfied because I got second prize with fast moving lure in this season.
Tackle 1
Rod: Baitcasting rod glass 6.10 ft M action
Reel:Baitcastion Reel 7.2:1 gear ratio.
Line: fluorocarbon 13lb
Lure: Blade Jig 3/8oz ECO(black)
Tackle 2
Rod: Baitcasting rod graphite 6.9 ft M action
Reel:Baitcastion Reel 7.2:1 gear ratio.
Line: fluorocarbon 14lb
Lure: Do-Live Stick 4.5(dark cinnamon, blue &pepper)
Here is the report written by him.
I fished Lake Kasumigaura for about a month before the tournament and got some fish , but I was not able to find reliable pattern. Bad water was diminishing from a week ago. and I sensed that fast moving lure was becoming effective because I caught good bass with High Pitcher 3/8oz the previous day.
I start my fishing with Eco High Pitcher only because using many lures will bring me nowhere at such condition. I headed for the 1 meter deep rock area where I caught bass the day before.
I searched for the stretch one time but it was not easy in deadly calm condition. So I switched to Blade Jig 3/8 ECO (black) which has transparent blade to be made for bass that hate metallic glitter.
Then I fished the same stretch and got bite immediately and 1700g good bass came out.
But I did not get bite after that so I changed area and restart fishing but got no bite.
I switched to aim at bush because the weather was getting brighter. And I caught valuable 600g fish with Do-Live Stick 4.5(dark cinnamon, blue &pepper of glide away setting.
Flexibility is really important in fishing!
I went around several bush but got no fish so I used Blade Jig again at the rock area and got 600g fish. Time was 10 o’clock then.
I tried to catch more fish and increase my weight but the time was up.
I thought I would be barely among top 5 but my score was 2946g that was more than I expected which made me runner up.
I am satisfied because I got second prize with fast moving lure in this season.
Tackle 1
Rod: Baitcasting rod glass 6.10 ft M action
Reel:Baitcastion Reel 7.2:1 gear ratio.
Line: fluorocarbon 13lb
Lure: Blade Jig 3/8oz ECO(black)
Tackle 2
Rod: Baitcasting rod graphite 6.9 ft M action
Reel:Baitcastion Reel 7.2:1 gear ratio.
Line: fluorocarbon 14lb
Lure: Do-Live Stick 4.5(dark cinnamon, blue &pepper)
O.S.P New Item Information, Nov-2020
2020.10.06
DoLive Beaver Magnum https://osp-lures.com/product/dolivebeavermagnum/
High Cut SP https://osp-lures.com/product/high-cut-sp/
High Cut DR-SP https://osp-lures.com/product/high-cut-dr-sp/
Kenichoro Honda became the A.O.Y. of the WMC(Weekday Megro Cup)
2020.09.25
O.S.P pro staff Kenichiro Honda finished 3rd at the final of WMC(Weekday Megro Cup)
held by Gold House Megro in Lake Hibara with 2360g using 03 Hunts 11g & 14g + Do-Live Beaver 3.5 and this made him the A.O.Y. of the tournament.
This is his comment
Football jig is a light rig for me at Lake Hibara which means the strongest bite creator. and the most confident bait.
Shooting football jig using the power of Do-Live Beaver is the strongest method.
Dark color is effective in deep water because the silhouette is clear.
held by Gold House Megro in Lake Hibara with 2360g using 03 Hunts 11g & 14g + Do-Live Beaver 3.5 and this made him the A.O.Y. of the tournament.
This is his comment
Football jig is a light rig for me at Lake Hibara which means the strongest bite creator. and the most confident bait.
Shooting football jig using the power of Do-Live Beaver is the strongest method.
Dark color is effective in deep water because the silhouette is clear.
Takuya Hashimoto came in 2nd at the same tournament
2020.09.25
O.S.P pro staff Takuya Hashimoto and his partner Tomoya Takahashi caught 2 day total 9 fish 6910g using HP3D Wacky and Do-Live SS Gill and became runner up
This is his bait
2.2g neko rigged HP3D Wacky 5 (black)
This is his bait
2.2g neko rigged HP3D Wacky 5 (black)
Shin Imai came in 3rd at W.B.S. pro Tournament 2nd.
2020.09.25
W.B.S.pro tournament 2nd was held on Sep, 12th and 13th at Lake Kasumigaura and Kitaura. O.S.P pro staff Shin Imai and his partner Mikio Suzuki caught 2 day total 6fish 5560g with Do-Live Beaver 3.5 and finished 3rd.
His tackle were
Tackle 1
Rod: baitcastiong rod 67MH
Reel: baitcasting reel
Line: fluorocarbon 16lb
Lure: 7g leaderless drop shot Do-Live Beaver 3.5(ebi-miso black)
Tackle 2
Rod: baitcastiong rod 71HST
Reel: baitcasting reel
Line: fluorocarbon 16lb
Lure: 7g leaderless drop shot Do-Live Beaver 3.5( black)
His remark
Mainly I used Do-Live Beaver 3.5 for this game. I kept on casting because this bait is very reliable good for both swimming and pitching. Especially black worked well.
His tackle were
Tackle 1
Rod: baitcastiong rod 67MH
Reel: baitcasting reel
Line: fluorocarbon 16lb
Lure: 7g leaderless drop shot Do-Live Beaver 3.5(ebi-miso black)
Tackle 2
Rod: baitcastiong rod 71HST
Reel: baitcasting reel
Line: fluorocarbon 16lb
Lure: 7g leaderless drop shot Do-Live Beaver 3.5( black)
His remark
Mainly I used Do-Live Beaver 3.5 for this game. I kept on casting because this bait is very reliable good for both swimming and pitching. Especially black worked well.
Takaki Abe wins JB Irukaike with HP Shadtail!
2020.09.15
JB Irukaike was held on Sep.6th and Takaki Abe came in first with 3 fish 5965g using HP Shadtail 2
He used
1 HP Shadtail 2 (neon wakasagi)
2 HP Shadtail 2.5(wakasagi , solid cinnamon, pink wakasagi)
He used
1 HP Shadtail 2 (neon wakasagi)
2 HP Shadtail 2.5(wakasagi , solid cinnamon, pink wakasagi)
Ryosuke Kisaka finished 3rd with Picro 68F, HP Bug, Do-Live Beaver 4
2020.09.15
O.S.P pro staff Ryosuke Kisaka finished 3rd at Chapter Hiroshima held on Aug. 30th
making the most of “Picro 68F”, “HP Bug”,” Do-Live Beaver 4” and he caught 3 fish 3801g!
His tackle for HP Bug was
Rod: baitcasting rod 6.5ft L
Reel: spinning reel HG
Line: braided line 10lb ＋fluorocarbon line 5.5lb
Lure: weightless rigged HP Bub 1.5 (kawaebi)
Tackle for Do-Live Beaver
Rod: baitcasting rod 6.8ft MH
Reel: baitcasting reel HG
Line: fluorocarbon line 14lb
Lure: 3/8oz leaderless dropshot rigged Do-Live Beaver 4(green pumpkin pepper)
His comment was I made 3 fish limit early in the morning and after that I went upstream to fish big one and I made it with ” Do-Live Beaver 4”. After that I searched for even bigger one and I caught 2 big fish by sight fishing. After all I culled 3 fish which I caught in the morning And I came in the 3rd place.I will do my best for the rest of the tournament.
making the most of “Picro 68F”, “HP Bug”,” Do-Live Beaver 4” and he caught 3 fish 3801g!
His tackle for HP Bug was
Rod: baitcasting rod 6.5ft L
Reel: spinning reel HG
Line: braided line 10lb ＋fluorocarbon line 5.5lb
Lure: weightless rigged HP Bub 1.5 (kawaebi)
Tackle for Do-Live Beaver
Rod: baitcasting rod 6.8ft MH
Reel: baitcasting reel HG
Line: fluorocarbon line 14lb
Lure: 3/8oz leaderless dropshot rigged Do-Live Beaver 4(green pumpkin pepper)
His comment was I made 3 fish limit early in the morning and after that I went upstream to fish big one and I made it with ” Do-Live Beaver 4”. After that I searched for even bigger one and I caught 2 big fish by sight fishing. After all I culled 3 fish which I caught in the morning And I came in the 3rd place.I will do my best for the rest of the tournament.