[THE Fishing] Conquering Tough Conditions! Masters Showcase! Tokyo Bay Tai-Rubber Game / July 11 (Sat) Broadcast

From left, Issei Nakai, Shunya Hirata, Sea Bream © TV Osaka

[Program Name] "THE Fishing"

Conquering tough conditions!

Masters showcase! Tokyo Bay Tai-Rubber Game

[Broadcast Date and Time] July 11, 2026 (Sat) 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Produced by TV Osaka, nationally networked on the TV Tokyo series

<TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi, TV Hokkaido, TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting>

[Cast]

Issei Nakai

Shunya Hirata

[Program HP] https://www.tv-osaka.co.jp/ip4/the_fishing/

Conquering tough conditions! Masters showcase! Tokyo Bay Tai-Rubber Game

This time, two masters aim for sea bream in a tai-rubber game.

The tai-rubber game involves dropping a lure called a tai-rubber, which has soft rubber strands attached, from a boat to the seabed and reeling it in at a constant speed. This time, two masters of tai-rubber fishing will be targeting sea bream in Tokyo Bay.

Sea Bream © TV Osaka

The angler is Issei Nakai, a pioneer of Kansai salt lure fishing and captain of a charter boat in the Wakayama Kihoku area.

Nakai © TV Osaka

And Shunya Hirata, who captains a fishing charter boat in Kinko Bay, Kagoshima. Including guiding, he fishes over 200 days a year. He is a skilled captain who knows Kinko Bay's tai-rubber fishing inside and out.

Hirata © TV Osaka

This time, they will set out from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, and explore the waters off Kannonzaki in Yokosuka City, which is at the mouth of the bay.

© TV Osaka

This is Hirata's first time fishing in Tokyo Bay.

Nakai: "Tokyo Bay is a technical place, so catching even one fish will boost your spirits."

From left, Hirata, Nakai © TV Osaka

The two are excited by the scenery of the city skyline, different from what they are used to, but large numbers of moon jellyfish have been appearing for the past few days. The conditions in Tokyo Bay are poor, and fishing results have been scarce.

Five hours after setting sail... Nakai gets a long-awaited bite!

Sea Bream © TV Osaka

"Whoa! It feels like a sea bream!!"

Nakai, Sea Bream © TV Osaka

Meanwhile, Hirata has been struggling with no signs of a bite so far...

"Alright! This is thrilling!"

Hirata © TV Osaka

Hirata's rod bends sharply, sending a wave of tension through the boat.

How will these two masters conquer the tough conditions of Tokyo Bay!?

Stay tuned!

Hirata, Sea Bream © TV Osaka