Today, I sit down with legendary Japanese angler, Hata Takuma and we go over his popular technique of utilizing the 8 trap method to catch big bass on big swimbaits!
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Sorry, my English is too good
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someone tell him there's subtitles
OMG😱
It will be interesting to know the history about bass assimilation in japan
This isn’t anything new. Pike and Musky fisherman have been running figure 8’s at the end of a retrieve near the boat for decades.
Wild!
Very cool
Dope!! Would have been cool to meet him when he was in town!
Awesome video Geoff. He was the reason I bought a Dowez Swimmer!
Do you think the iROD Genesis III Series Swimbait Rods 8'6 could handle the roman made mother?
秦さんがアメリカ人のチャンネルに出てるのに感動です。
Was trout fishing at Chaparral lake in Scottsdale several years ago and witnessed a young boy doing figure 8 along the shore. Saw him catch several nice bass.
Next level is NOODLING
thats wild in clear water
HATAAAAA TAKUMAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!! Legendary Japanese bass angler.
This technique is old I've done it so many times already
I’ve caught huge snakehead doing the figure 8
This technique has been used here in Northern California for 15+ years. It’s top secret tho and I’m sure it came from Japan. Don’t tell anyone tho
8 trappin since middle school . Dudes an OG trappa .
That was cool. TY
A RIP 3/4 through the retrieve with a dead stop triggers bites
Musky style
"The speed is accelerating and getting faster."
This is the exact reason some days fish will hit finesse baits right at the boat when you're speed cranking in the end of a cast. People think, holy shit how did that happen? When they need to be thinking I'm taking off the drop shot and throwing for reaction the rest of the day.
Very cool technique! 🤙
The guy that plays with his food
I always enjoy your videos Geoff . I’ve seen Small mouths attack like that in a cell or pack. Your right about when you have a follower and just freeze. I’m guilty of that . I’ll try to keep that technique in mind when I get a aggressive Bass chasing. I’ve seen video with muskies in Pikes chasing lures and fishermen during a figure 8 motion in the water. Cool video
Pretty cool technique! Kind of similar to Jigger Pole Fishing.
Na, I amost fell! This is Ben with costume…!
I like watching the Japanese anglers on IG that pitch/flip the tiny klash in the inlets and small waterways. Short accurate casts that land without making a splash, they do like a fast but gentle dead walk that looks like it’s swimming super slow
Great video! Wondering if you tried the figure 8 when you were musky fishing in MN? Very similar, yet you were quick to point out that 8 trapping is on the surface. Thanks to Hata for the breakdown.
Japanese Geoff at it again! PSYCHO!
Those that live in the North, know this technique well if youve musky fished..but figure 8ing on a spinning reel with a tiny bait is much more difficult than figure 8ing on q 8 goot musky rod with a 6 ounce bass bait..this is were the crossover happened I believe..thanls to swimbaits..
I learned to do it with cranks at urban ponds. Now I do it for salt bass in ca from shore ( standing on ledge). 1 thing I learned is to not keep the drag to tight, but tight enough to still set the hook. A tight drag, with little line out has cost me a few lures.
HATA ROX" He showed me the "DOWZ ONE" GO JACKALL-GO CBF!!!
Helluva demonstration, thanks for sharing
I’m excited to watch this while I eat dinner. I’m going to reply to this comment when I’m done watching
Jeff spittin that lingo
Geoffrey, I hope you wind up with a smoking hot Japanese girlfriend. 👍🏽🇺🇸
I keep wanting to say… ahhh
No hookup video today so this will do
That’s an amazing technique 🔥🔥🔥