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Big-game nomase / oyogase / live bait Where and when in Kansai
Osaka Bay "大物ノマセ", Wakayama "泳がせ", Sea of Japan "活エサ" (ヒラメ, rockfish). Mostly autumn–winter.
Osaka Bay · Akashi · Awaji 「Big game: nomase (live bait)」Wakayama (Kada · Chūki · Nanki) 「Live bait (nomase)」Sea of Japan (Maizuru · Tango · Wakasa) 「Live bait (ヒラメ · rockfish)」Boat instructions 釣人家 「ノマセ仕掛け ハリス10〜12号 1m」2026-11-14 source ふじたや 「ノマセ仕掛け（１本針、ハリス８〜12号）」2026-11-13 source 釣人家 「針 14号 1本針」2026-11-14 source ふじたや 「豆アジ用仕掛け」2026-11-13 source Tackle (the boat's instructions come first)
main PE #3–4 swivel main leader #10–14 leader #8–12 1 m, per boat 伊勢尼 ~14号 per boat sacrificial line nylon, thinner than main sinker 60号 per boat (Osaka Bay) 1. The whole rig Single hook. A live baitfish on the end of a long leader. A sacrificial line above the sinker.
hook once in nose or lip add trailer hook for ヒラメ be quick; don't weaken it bait アジ/sardines: catch on sabiki on the spot, or from the boat's live well (varies) 2. Hooking the live bait Once through the nose or lip. Don't weaken it.
once on bottom lift 1–2 m, wait higher over reef 3. Drop and wait Wait 1–2 m above the bottom.
snap-snap keep waiting (taking it) pulls down ↓ pull raise rod, reel 4. Bite and hook-set Don't strike early.
ブリ, ヒラメ, アコウ etc. net big ones ⚠ don't strike yet; wait for full bend 5. Landing Net the big ones.
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