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Tenbin fukase (Sea of Japan マダイ and pelagics)
Some boats fish "完全フカセ" (chum drift) with no tenbin, drifting a long leader in the current. Some switch depending on the day.
Where and when in Kansai
Sea of Japan. Spring and autumn. Trips run under names like "天秤真鯛", "天秤仕掛け", "完全フカセ" and "天秤フカセ".
- Sea of Japan (Maizuru · Tango · Wakasa)「Tenbin (マダイ · yellowtail family)」
- Sea of Japan (Maizuru · Tango · Wakasa)「Fukase (full fukase · tenbin fukase)」
Boat instructions
- 第二むつ漁丸「天秤錘60～80号」2026-11-12 source
- 第二むつ漁丸「天秤錘60号」2026-11-12 source
- 第二むつ漁丸「天秤 錘60号」2026-11-05 source
- 第二むつ漁丸「天秤 錘50～100号」2026-10-31 source
- 第二むつ漁丸「天秤 錘100～60号」2026-10-30 source
- 第二むつ漁丸「天秤 錘60～130号」2026-10-17 source
- 第二むつ漁丸「天秤 錘60～80号」2026-10-14 source
- 第二むつ漁丸「天秤錘70号」2026-10-10 source
Tackle (the boat's instructions come first)
Boat rod / electric or conventional reel / PE #3–4 / tenbin (boom arm) + chum cage + sinker 30–130号 (as the boat specifies) / shock-absorber rubber / leader #3–5, 4.5–10 m / 伊勢尼 hook 8–13号 / krill
1. The whole rig
Chum cage and sinker at the base of the tenbin; shock rubber and a long leader from the end of the arm.
2. Baiting
1–2 krill, hooked straight.
3. Set the depth
Drop the length of the leader below the target, then come up to the called depth while releasing chum.
4. Wait, work it slowly
Let the bait drift inside the chum.
5. Bite and hook-set
Wait until the rod loads up.
6. Landing
Net it.
Other methods