[THE FISHING] Aiming for over 30cm in a fiercely contested area! Boso Peninsula Big Rockfish Game / Broadcast on Saturday, April 4

[Program Name] "THE FISHING" Aiming for over 30cm in a fiercely contested area! Boso Peninsula Big Rockfish Game [Broadcast Date/Time] Saturday, April 4, 2026, 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM Produced by TV Osaka, broadcast nationwide on TV Tokyo network <TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi, TV Hokkaido, TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting> [Cast] Takeshi Watanabe [Program Website] https://www.tv-osaka.co.jp/ip4/the_fishing/

Aiming for over 30cm in a fiercely contested area! Boso Peninsula Big Rockfish Game This time, the field is the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture, close to the city center. On its rocky shores, the target is rockfish over 30cm, known as "shaku mebaru". The angler is Takeshi Watanabe, a salt lure fisherman based in the Sotobo area of Chiba Prefecture. He is an expert in light salt games, targeting horse mackerel and rockfish. Rockfish are said to take over 10 years to grow beyond 30cm in length, and catching them in the fiercely contested Boso Peninsula, where many anglers visit daily, is considered difficult. However, Watanabe expresses confidence, saying, "If you plan your strategy carefully and choose your spots, you can definitely encounter shaku mebaru." First, Watanabe visited Nojimazaki, the southernmost tip of the Boso Peninsula. It's said to be a good spot for targeting large rockfish due to its strong currents. However, on this day, due to strong winds the previous day, there was still a swell and high waves. As the saying goes, "Fish for rockfish in calm waters," the conditions were unsuitable for rockfish fishing. He immediately moved to another spot, this time to a rocky shore in the Sotobo area. Here, the rocks extend far offshore, and the waves are relatively calm. Furthermore, when the tide recedes, new rocks appear offshore, expanding the fishing area. "These rocky areas that only appear at low tide are usually not targeted by anglers, so we can expect large fish," he says. Suddenly, the drag on Watanabe's reel screams! The rod bends into an arc! A long-awaited hit! "It's a rockfish! And it's a big one!" Will he really catch a shaku mebaru? Stay tuned!