Ajing
Reading the Harbour Light
Light is the most obvious feature of a night harbour and the most misread. The interesting water is usually the edge, not the glare.
7 min read
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Japanese Fishing Culture & Tackle
Discover the ideas, techniques, brands and tackle behind Japan’s unique approach to fishing.
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Light Game in European Waters
Japanese tackle was designed around Japanese fishing conditions. Some ideas transfer beautifully to Europe. Others need adapting.
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Stories, ideas and tackle insights from the world of Japanese fishing.
Rods
Solid Tip vs Tubular Tip
Two different answers to the same problem: how much information should a rod give you, and how should it behave once a fish is on.
8 min read
Lines
Ester, Fluorocarbon or PE?
Three line families, three different bargains between sensitivity, forgiveness and durability — and one common mistake.
9 min read
Ajing
The Japanese Art of Light
Ajing is more than fishing with small tackle. It is a discipline built around sensitivity, precision, presentation and an intimate understanding of light-game conditions.
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Small Tackle. Serious Fishing.
Light Game encompasses a broad family of Japanese finesse techniques and the specialist tackle built for them. Rods, lines, jigheads and lures are designed as one system — each decision changing what the angler feels and what the lure is able to say.
Explore Light GameJapanese Brands Worth Knowing
Explore the manufacturers, designers and specialists shaping Japanese tackle.
- Clear BlueAjing · Soft baits · Jigheads
- TICTAjing · Light game · Rods
- Arukazik JapanLures · Light game
- ReinsSoft plastics
- ECOGEARSoft baits · Jigheads
- GosenLines
- VarivasLines · Terminal tackle
- Yamaga BlanksRods · Blanks
- HayabusaHooks · Terminal tackle
- Bait BreathSoft plastics
- BassdayHard lures
- Little JackHard lures · Metal
- Rudie'sLight game · Lures
- EvergreenRods · Lures
- MegabassRods · Hard lures
- PazdesignApparel · Equipment
- XestaLight game · Metal jigs
- MariaSaltwater lures
- ZipBaitsHard lures
- 34Ajing · Specialist tackle
- JackallLures · Rods
Editor’s Picks
Editorial recommendations — reading, not shopping.
Japanese Fishing Culture
More Than Tackle
Precision, patience, observation and craftsmanship. Seasonal fishing, intensely local techniques and specialist equipment shape a culture in which restraint is itself a form of skill.
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