Entries from January 2008
Made some Punjabi food
January 27, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Categories: Cooking · English · Indian Cooking · Slow Food
I woke
January 24, 2008 · 3 Comments
and it was snowing. The view from my bedroom:

Categories: English · Expat living · Random
Reels
January 20, 2008 · 2 Comments
As I am recovering from a norovirus infection, I didn’t get out to sea this weekend, so instead I decided to work on my tackle, cleaning and oiling my reels and checking the lines. Some of the lines had become a bit sun-bleached and tired-looking so I replaced them; others I just ran through a wet towel and rewound them onto the spool. Some of lines left quite a lot of dirt on the towel. As for the reels themselves, I just put a spot of oil or repellent grease on the vulnerable parts after giving them a wipe with a damp cloth – or cotton bud for those difficult to reach places - to get rid of any dirt and salt gathered around the spool. Although there are people who like to take their reels apart down to their various components and lavish TLC upon every single part, personally I feel that most fishing gear is so well made these days that they need far less maintenance than one might think. Other than a thorough washing in lukewarm water every time I get back from a fishing trip, I really don’t do much else to them on a regular basis.
Despite the different types and the number of times I go out fishing, basically these four fixed spool and two baitcasters cover all of my needs, in addition to a Shimano electric reel for komase fishing and some joke little reels for tiny fish that are not in the photo. Otherwise I tend to just rent the tackle, especially on my long-distance trips to Toyama and Iwate where a bag full or reels and a long rod case would just be a pain to carry, along with all my other luggage, on shinkansen and various trains.
Next month I am going fishing for makogarei (Japanese marbled sole, or flounder) so I can try them out.
Categories: English · Fishing · Tackle & Gear
浅草釣り具さんに行ってきました
January 19, 2008 · Leave a Comment
いつもいうけど浅草釣具さんは安い...スーパーダイニーマPE1号100メートル=1617円、2号1323円。そして買うつもりはなかったけど、DUEL船ハリス3号100メートルは793円だったので購入。スミイカ用のスッテは463円だったので地味色(紺、紫)2個買いました。
ちなみに来月東京湾マコガレイ釣りの仕立て船の時、ここで皆様分の仕掛けを買うことにした、カレイ仕掛け2組なんと98円。
On the way back from work yesterday I stopped off at Asakusa Tsurigu. A family-run small business, they are somewhat less well known than the Sansui shops and without the immense publicity of the Joshuya chain, I have found them the most reasonable tackle and supply store in the Tokyo area. Also the staff are really very friendly and knowledgeable, and above all, honest. How many times has a store salesman said to you, ’I wouldn’t buy that, it’s a waste of money.’? One chap also goes to great lengths to teach me stuff like new ways to tie hooks, his own ’secret’ tackle setups, and can offer advice on almost any kind of offshore fishing. Anyway, being the New year I thought I might replace some of the rather tired-looking line on my baitcast reels, so I picked up some Super Dyneema PE line (No.1 and 2). Also they had a very good deal on DUEL fluorocarbon leader so I bought a roll of that too.
Categories: English · Fishing · Tackle & Gear · 日本語
2008年 初釣り
January 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment
「初釣り」できょうスミイカ釣りに行ってきました。金沢八景のいつも優しいあさなぎ丸さんがお世話になりました。ちょっと大変だったけどなんとか自分のおかずの分を釣りました。一日立って25号の仕掛けをしゃくり続けたのでけっこう疲れた。
船長が僕の釣りの写真をとってくれました、あさなぎ丸さんのHPをみてください。
家に帰ったらまずは缶ビールを開けておつまみに外道のマルイカを揚げた。
スミイカの中から抜けた肝+周りの肉、塩を振って軽く焼いてそのまま...ビールのつまみになってくれました。身が甘くて柔らかいし、するめよりきもが濃くておいしいと思います。
Categories: Cooking · Fishing · Slow Food · 日本語
Tagged: Kanazawa Hakkei, sumi-ika