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タチウオ – tenya (weighted hook)

Where and when in Kansai

Osaka Bay. Late summer to winter.

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Boat instructions

Tackle (the boat's instructions come first)
Tenya rod / electric or conventional reel / PE #2–3 / fluorocarbon leader #8–14, about 2 m / tenya 40号 / bait: sardine (most boats supply it)
main PE #2–3per boat: #3 or lessknotfluoro leader #8–14~2 m. Some boats ban wiretenya 40号per boat (Osaka Bay)

1. The whole rig

Main line → leader → tenya (weighted hook). Boats usually specify a 40号 tenya.

eye (tie leader)keeper spike (pins sardine)hook (long shank)head (sinker)glow. 40号 ≈ 150 glower eye (wire tie-off)point forward(below shank)

2. Parts of the tenya

A weighted head and a long-shank hook in one piece.

① head tight to the head, belly on the shankpin on the spike; cut head off big sardines② 4–5 turns at head → evenly to the benddon't wrap the bend; not too much on belly③ wrap back to head, fix at lower eyetail 2–3 cm past the hook

3. Wiring on the sardine

Line the head up on the shank and wrap it with wire, starting at the head.

clutch offdrop to bottomon bottom, reel at once (avoids snags)

4. Drop

Start reeling as soon as it touches bottom.

0m10mcaptain's depthto (e.g. 10 m off bottom)work it upward

5. Work it up to the depth

Cover the range the captain calls.

① jerk, 2–3 turns(lift ~1 m)② pause 2–5 s③ repeat, search depthplain retrieve OKbites mostly on the pause or as reeling starts

6. Work it, then pause

The pause is when it takes the bait.

tap-tapkeep working itheavy pull↓ pullraise rod high

7. Bite and hook-set

Once the weight is on, set the hook firmly.

use fish gripgrip behind head⚠ very sharp teethfingers off mouth; use a disgorger

8. Landing

Mind the teeth. Use a fish grip.

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Other methods

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