About this piece
The Issei Umitaro Ame Minnow 48SR-SF is a compact drift minnow designed primarily for targetingaji and mebaru. Its tiny lip creates a moderate water-gripping feel, enabling a nearly no-action retrieve at slow speeds that transitions into a wobbling roll action as speed increases.
Key features
- Slow-floating type diving just below the surface to about 50 cm
- Equipped with size #16 hooks and #1 split rings
- Dead-slow to medium straight retrieve targets surface-conscious fish
- Variable action switches from neutral to wobbling roll with retrieve speed
Best for
- Light game fishing for horse mackerel and black rockfish
- Slow to medium-speed straight retrieves near the surface
- First approach searching for holding fish by countdown
- Technical finesse fishing with subtle action changes
