Oni-アジ (dōtsuki / sabiki)

Some sabiki boats fish without bait (ふじたや), others use a chum cage with amiebi (釣人家).

Where and when in Kansai

Osaka Bay (Kada, Tomogashima, etc.). Peak in summer, trips also in autumn–winter.

Osaka Bay · Akashi · Awaji「鬼アジ · クログチ: dropper rig / sabiki」

Boat instructions

ふじたや「鬼アジ用仕掛け胴付３本針（ハリス３〜４号）」2026-11-13 source
ふじたや「鬼アジ用３本胴付き仕掛け（ハリス３〜５号）」2026-11-13 source
ふじたや「サビキ（ハリス３〜５号）」2026-11-13 source
ふじたや「オモリ：40と60号」2026-11-13 source
釣人家「ハリス 2〜3号 6本針」2026-11-14 source
釣人家「カゴおもり30号・25号」2026-11-14 source
ふじたや「クログチ用仕掛け（胴付２〜3本針、ハリス３〜５号）」2026-11-13 source
ふじたや「エサ：オキアミ（生ＬかLL）、ワーム、ビニール」2026-11-13 source

Tackle (the boat's instructions come first)
Boat rod / small conventional or electric reel / PE #1.5–2 / 3-hook dōtsuki (dropper rig) (leader #3–4) or sabiki (leader #3–5) / sinker 40 or 60号 (as the boat specifies) / bait: krill

1. The whole rig

3-hook dōtsuki. Some boats use sabiki (follow the boat's instructions).

2. Baiting

Krill (raw, L or LL). Soft plastics also work.

3. Drop

Right down to just above the bottom.

4. Wait without working it

Bites are obvious. Don't strike hard.

5. Landing

Net it. Don't lift it over the rail on the line.

アジ in the fish guide (boats, season, eating) →

Other methods

キハダ – fukase (chum drift)Ika-metal, omorig, ウキスッテ Big-game nomase / oyogase / live bait Jigging (yellowtail and other pelagics)Otoshikomi (bait-catching drop) – pelagics and ヒラメ Night アオリイカ (egi / tip-run)Tenbin fukase (Sea of Japan マダイ and pelagics)マダイ – tairaba (madai jig)Amaraba (アマダイ)タチウオ – tenya (weighted hook)Dōtsuki (dropper rig) – ガシラ and other rockfish, クログチマダイ – hitotsu-tenya (light tenya)タチウオ – tenbin (boom arm) bait rig