Tokara with Fukui-San - October Report Coming Soon

[Andrew Pennisi]

Sounds like a great trip. Love thE photo of the wall

[Aaron Concord]

Hey Luke,

Living the dream mate, living the dream!

I haven't phoned you about your trip, fearing a very loooooooong conversation would happen.

Glad to digest the trip, bit by bit, in your writings here, for the time being.

Cheers,

Aaron.

[Andy Rowe]

Great write up and photos Luke, congratulations on reaching the 5th pillar of the big game.

Andy

[Luke Wyrsta]

Great report Luke, sorry to hear you missed out on a big one. It sure sounds like an amazing place. It looks as though there were some whoppers caught, what were the other weights of fish caught?

Definitely some big boys...

They were all weighed...

51kg
41kg
43kg

Handful of others under 30kg.

We also got a 30kg Dogtooth on Pandore stickbait - need to find that photo...

[Luke Wyrsta]

Very nice report Luke!
I will be in Tokara next year with Mogi-san and hopefully your trip will fall in same period so we get the chance to fish together
really enjoyed every bit of the report 

    Tight lines
       Sami

That would be great Sami. Let me know your dates - I may book another trip 

[Luke Wyrsta]

Thank you all for the kind words 

[Ewan Macleod]

Looks like a remarkable place! Love to do a southern Japan trip one day, very interesting to read about the historical aspects of GT fishing there as well as all the details of the challenging conditions and your amazing stay with Fukui San.

The harbour /landbased GT option during the flying fish spawning season sounds epic.

[Alex Jordan]

Inspired writing Luke - some great photos too!

Keep up the good work!

[Brock Arifovic]

Andy,

What do you mean by the 5th pillar?

Great photo's Luke, it must have been an awsome trip & experience.

[Robin Loi]

goodness gracious me! look at the bend on that rod!! out of this world fishing and to top it off, fishing with a popping legend, Fukui-san! Well Done!

[Ludovic Goldschmidt]

see you fish a lot whith surface stickbait like  carpenter gamma 160    WHAT  good rod for this lure??

thanks

ludo

[Brandon Khoo]

Ludo - how many different places do you want to ask the same question!?

[Ludovic Goldschmidt]

sorry brandon,it is not the same thing ,want to know what rod fukui san and others fisherman used during the trip in tokara when fishing whith the gammas 160 .
   ludo

 

[Jon Li]

sorry brandon,it is not the same thing ,want to know what rod fukui san and others fisherman used during the trip in tokara when fishing whith the gammas 160 .
   ludo

 

Fukui-san can not use any other rod except Shimano rod due to contractual agreement .

Jon . 

[Brandon Khoo]

I was just joking, Ludo! 

sorry brandon,it is not the same thing ,want to know what rod fukui san and others fisherman used during the trip in tokara when fishing whith the gammas 160 .
   ludo