#Fishing Report #Jigging #Sagami Bay Oct 3, 2026

Sagami Bay Mixed-Bag Jigging
— 10 Hits on Young Amberjack at a 30m Drop-Off

▲ The Hiratsuka charter boat shop "Shojiro Maru" before dawn

Date / Area

Oct 3, 2026 / Sagami Bay (Hiratsuka, "Shojiro Maru")

Technique / Target

Jigging (blade jigs) / mixed bag for young yellowtail

Result

10 hits, 4 lost

Shogo (young amberjack) / kept 3, released the rest

On Oct 3, 2026 (Sat), I went jigging for a mixed bag of young yellowtail with "Shojiro Maru" in Hiratsuka. The result: 10 hits on shogo (young amberjack). I lost 4, kept 3 and released the rest. Every hit came on a Sagami Bay drop-off, a few meters off the bottom in 30m of water. It was a day when it was very clear which depth the fish were holding at.

A Rare Sunny Forecast — Three Boats Out for a Mixed Bag

This was my first time back on Shojiro Maru since my mahi-mahi casting trip last July. The forecast was sunny for the first time in a while, and it was a Saturday. With lots of anglers, we went out on three boats as a "goku" (mixed-bag) trip for young yellowtail.

"Goku" means a shared charter that doesn't target a single species but goes after whatever is biting that day. Starting with inada (young yellowtail), it targets a wide range of yellowtail-type fish.

▲ The harbor before departure. Still overcast

Cloudy, Then Windy. The Stage: a 30m Drop-Off

When we left port it was cloudy, with light wind and calm water. As time went on, the wind picked up.

The spot was a drop-off in Sagami Bay. A drop-off is where the seabed rises like a slope from deep to shallow water — terrain where baitfish and yellowtail tend to gather. The depth was about 30m.

Every Hit Came "a Few Meters Off the Bottom"

Every hit that day came within a few meters of the bottom. The pattern was clear: drop the jig to the bottom and the fish bit in the layer just above it. Yellowtail-type fish roam everywhere from the surface to the bottom, but that day they were concentrated near the bottom. It was a day that showed how important it is to match the depth (tana) where the fish are.

▲ Another one just after 9 a.m., as the sun came out

Hits on TG Bait in Green-Gold and Blue-Pink, and Metal Magic in Candy

The hits came on the bladed TG Bait (60g and 45g) in green-gold and blue-pink, and on the Metal Magic 50g in candy. All of them are jigs that get a fish's attention with blade flash (reflected light) and vibration, and that day the shogo responded to them.

Three Setups

I brought three setups that day.

The first was a spinning setup: a SHIMANO Grappler Type Blade paired with an Abu Garcia Revo SP Rocket, with PE #1.5 and a #7 shock leader.

The second was a baitcasting setup using my Kyoga hairtail rod, with an Abu Garcia baitcasting reel with a line counter and PE #1.

The third was a DAIWA Blast SLJ with the same Abu Garcia counter reel, spooled with PE #0.8. A counter reel shows you exactly how deep your jig is as a number, which is a big help on days when you're targeting "a few meters off the bottom."

Wrap-Up — Next Time, Bigger Fish

All said and done: 10 hits on shogo, 4 lost. I kept 3 and released the rest. The depth the fish were holding at was clear, and they responded well to blade jigs.

On the other hand, I lost 4 of the 10 fish I hooked — something to work on next time. And my next goal is bigger fish. I'll be back out on Sagami Bay for yellowtail a size up from shogo.