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Drop Flex

I could finally collect these ABU spinners. I was thinking the name of these lures was 'Droppen', but after I checked my old ABU (EBISU) catalog, I found the correct name 'Drop Flex'. I've wised up a little about ABU lures!

Got skunked in a muddy pond

I started fishing before it was light, and I could see countless numbers of stars in the sky. Because of radiative cooling, it was the coolest morning in this fall season, and I put on a light fleece jacket. Anyway, it was a mistake to start early. When I knew it, I was in very muddy water, maybe because of the typhoon last week. I cast and cast to good spots, but got skunked.

Today's tackle:
ABU Ambassadeur black 5500C(1982) & Fenwick HFC-555, Ambassadeur 5500ST & Fenwick HFC-555, Stren 12lb., Heddon 210, Chugger Spook, Wounded Spook, Dalton Twist, Meadow Mouse, Mepps Aglia #5, etc. 
 I used Fenwick 5-power rods for the first time in these years, and rediscovered they're not bad when I take only one rod with me.

BF=14/21

Fur (flocked mouse) lures

I like fur finished mouse lures very much and collect Heddon Meadow Mouse and similar lures. I recently know that a German fishing tackle company, D.A.M., also made mouse lures long before, and at last I got one in my collection. It's a very cute lure and I'm very happy with it.

Dog Walk

Heavy rain

Now, two typhoons are approaching here and an autumn rain front is staying over the Japanese archipelago. I never forgot to put my gore-tex rain jacket and waders in the car, and went fishing from early in the morning. As forecast, it rained, sometimes very heavily, but fish were not as active as I expected. I caught only one small bass (about 25-30cm) with a Heddon Zara Spook (CHT). I was believing that small bass would never hit this lure because of its size, and when the water surface was exploded, I hoped a big one. However, the bass was small enough to be easily retrieved to me. I released it without taking a picture, because I felt it was a pain to take my camera from the bag. 

Today's tackle:
ABU Ambassadeur black 5500C (1981), Fenwick Boron-X 953 (rebuilt), Daiwa line, Zara Spook, Chugger Spook, Wounded Spook, Dalton Twist, etc.

BF=14/20

Wounded Spook XRW

Today, I went fishing with a good friend of mine. We left my house at 04:15 and headed for a pond. Thanks to the heavy rain last week, the water level was recovered, but the water has become very muddy. Anyway, we started fishing.

 

I'm trying to work at double-prop lures as often as possible this fishing season (I'm not so good at them). At the dawn (05:30), I cast a Heddon Wounded Spook (XRW) to a flooded cement outlet, and when it got to the water, it disappeared into the water. I immediately set a hook and dragged the fish from there. It was very powerful and I first thought it may be a catfish, but I soon found it was a fat bass (48cm, about 1.7kg- 3-3/4lb). I'm very happy to catch with a prop lure, but on second thought, I may have caught her (yes, the fish was female) even if it was not a prop lure. I caught a couple of more bass, but they all were very small. It was a nice sunny fall day, and we enjoyed a lot.

Today's tackle:
ABU Ambassadeur Record (1984, Japan Special), Garcia Conolon (5-1/2 ft), Stren 12lb (Hi-Vis Gold), Wounded Spook, Chugger Spook, Zara Spook, Lucky 13, Bassassin, etc.

BF=13/19

Typoon

Now, a major typhoon (#12, Talas) is passing through our area, and I can't go out fishing this weekend. I have to stay home, and I decided to clean my room. 

I found an ABU spinner (Sonnet) in my old tackle box. I remember it was one of the lures I bought for the first time in my life (to be precise, my parents bought for me, more than 33 years ago).

  

Last night, a good friend of mine in Europe (Germany) sent to me a bunch of old ABU spinners and spoons. I like these small ABU metal lures very much. Not only they're good for nostalgic days reminding me of old-day's fishing, but also very productive even now for trout fishing in Japan.