The Free Shot Rig: A Unique Japanese Fishing Technique

[@AnglerWaki]

Hello. Thank you for supporting my channel! In this video, I'll show you a very unique rig made in Japan by GENKIMAN (藤田元樹), It's a Free Shot rig. Hope you all enjoy this video.

[@gamara99]

Yours is one of the top youtube channels for interesting and useful fishing/rigging techniques. Incredibly well produced and thought through. Very well done. Please keep it up.

[@AnglerWaki]

Thanks 👍

[@fantasticleese]

I have to try this rig, thank you for sharing your knowledge. You're the best!

[@AnglerWaki]

Good luck 👍

[@danbates421]

Can you do a “story time” video just talking about all the different places and fish you have caught in Japan. That would be a great video!

[@TheGreywulff]

I like it !! Thanks so much for this great idea 😊

[@AnglerWaki]

Thank you 👍

[@baymanocean9204]

Yes 👍!!!!!!! New video

[@AnglerWaki]

👍

[@nougatledog]

Ohayo.! Winter is coming… so difficult here in Paris too. Love your channel.!

[@AnglerWaki]

Merci beaucoup! 👍

[@lucas_t7golfs]

Thank you for sharing this rig! Happy fishing!

[@burdettehoeppner1062]

Thanks for showing how to rig this and fish it. Im fishing this rig during the 2024 bass season.

[@AnglerWaki]

Good luck!👍

[@yep.fishing]

This is so cool, thank you KZbin algorithm for recommending

[@stefanschroder8473]

Sehr interessant ich werde es ausprobieren! Danke für die Informationen.😊👍

[@AnglerWaki]

Good luck 👍

[@fauzanfauziah61]

Best fishing master, thanks you for sharing, happy weekend 🎣🙏

[@AnglerWaki]

Thanks, you too! 👍👍

[@Andrew-315zz]

Great channel! Interesting content!

[@AnglerWaki]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@BobsFisher]

Great master 👍👏

[@AnglerWaki]

Thank you 👍

[@DONT.BUY.MAJOR.CRAFT-BAD.RODS.]

Very interesting rig. I will try. Thank you for your good videos.

[@AnglerWaki]

Good luck!

[@rudysmith6293]

Waki, as always, an excellent presentation. I need to try this technique. Great idea! Thank you!

[@AnglerWaki]

👍👍👍

[@eduardomendoza2724]

You should show us one for surf perch fishing

[@AnglerWaki]

You can do it yourself 👍

[@Jd.g._.bisexual]

Hello anglerwaki I will try this rig for pier fishing 🎣

[@clydesharman2053]

Just seeing this very cool I will definitely try

[@AnglerWaki]

Hope you enjoy 👍

[@moncorp1]

Nice vid, good catches!

[@StacySalmans]

Very cool set-up. Great tutorial. Nice halibut.

[@AnglerWaki]

Thank you, sir! 👍👍

[@lsl1512]

I was starting to doubt this rig but it ended up being a happy ending after all. 😁 Good job and tight lines 👌🏻👍🏼

[@benbjamun2129]

Halibut slayer!

[@AnglerWaki]

Yes it is! 👍

[@ShragaMiFishingForTheSoul]

Interesting rig and very nice halibut 🐟👌

[@AnglerWaki]

Thank you 👍👍👍

[@蔡宜桔]

Thanks for sharing this rig! It’s very wonderful can learn new techniques from this KZbin channel 😅 Hope this method also apply to in Taiwan shore

[@石川亘-y3x]

お見事でした、リーガルサイズ・・・勉強になりましたｗ

[@AnglerWaki]

ありがとうございます。見た感じは、ジャストあるかないかくらいでしたね〜。

[@morealwaysmore5083]

My grandfather was fishing like this since the 1940"s . He was using a small floating ball (which he made himself ) to stop the hook and keep the line straight and a weight at the end .

[@Tbowie13]

We did that for walleye, with the little 💊 floats to keep leaches, worms or minnows off the bottom. This and the free rig before it was called that. We just called it riggin.

[@Akanuggetz]

That looks cool. I wonder how it would work for largemouth bass? Ima try it out next year. Thanks for sharing!

[@AnglerWaki]

Good luck 👍

[@tedsell1455]

Definitely , no Doubt ⚡🛠

[@af4od02]

Yes!

[@vimlamelkani7311]

Sir,, I am a great fan of your's....the way you explain rigging and the fishing techniques are easy to grasp ...for a novice like me... Please suggest me the knots that would go great with braid to leader on a spinning and bait casting rod.... U always tie a knot....please guide me too

[@AnglerWaki]

FG knot! 👍

[@hawjfamily321]

It looks like that rig would make it harder to feel the bite. But it's sounds like a great idea.

[@AnglerWaki]

👍

[@jbcaptain11]

What is your take on “bounceball!” W a 3way swivel

[@grzegorzgrzegorz6927]

Ciekawa koncepcja. Wypróbuję na moim łowisku w Polsce czy działa na okonie.

[@tedsell1455]

Definitely Floro leader

[@chriscabral4342]

Awesome ❤️

[@AnglerWaki]

🙌

[@ARCSTREAMS]

i came up with this rig when trying to come up with an adjustable drop shot rig but never thought there is use for it like how you explained also i believe you are suppose to set the rubber stopper much further away to give the bait more time to fall down slowly that is the whole point not the way you set it up so short

[@JoaoVitor-bp6sf]

I will try today, maybe i fish some snook. I use jig heads, but im new in fishing world, you have any tips ? I dont no how choose the weight of jig head. I fish in Brazil, in a channel, a lot of snook here

[@ZantanaTheDon]

W content

[@michaeltaylor4394]

So I use this technique a lot, especially when working docks from my kayak. Problem I have is that often times the knits I use to tie my sinker weight break off due to the bass pulling the hook to the bottom and doing undo wear on the knot. How do you prevent this? I have lost a lot if good bass to the sinker breaking off and then the hook and bass sliding right iff the line.

[@Daiwa_Is_King]

What knot are you using to tie on the weight ? Also are you using a bead ?

[@dragonli1863]

I have ever tired this style, but it is with floating softbait and no sinker stopper. Sure， I will try two days later. What is the link of GENKIMAN applying the free shot? thanks

[@AnglerWaki]

in description.

[@drock5404]

I dreamt up this rig laying in bed trying to sleep one night. I have yet to try it, bit it seems like a great way to get a bait down in places you wouldn't otherwise get to (quietly). My idea didn't use a bobber stop but I couldn't get around how the hook set would work 🤔. Wanted to let the bait fall for at least 6 to 8ft.

[@marktolmie9681]

How is the bite detection with this rig ? Is it as good as the free rig in your opinion ? Thanks

[@AnglerWaki]

Bites appeared on the line surprisingly clear.

[@dragonli1863]

Just for reference. I have tried this rig in two ponds twice respectively. About 20 bass have been caught. The average bass weight is 1lb, 1. About 15-20% rate, the 6lb FC line will be broken, that is have never been happen in the past on drop shot, weightless, split shot rigs etc', I will try with 8lb FC lead line again ,2. The miss rate looks like a lit bit higher, I need 30 bass qty to statistic .

[@josephhrnciar9376]

Very interesting rig for sure!! Thank you for sharing this video. I have a quick question for you. I’ve never used the Jika rig….what is the advantage over a Texas rig?? When would you use one over the other??!! Pretty much a pegged Texas rig is the same thing, no??!! Thanks Waki!! 👍

[@AnglerWaki]

When fishing cover like heavy weed beds from bank, you would see a difference. It's not a huge difference. A bullet weight is still the best weight in terms of stuck-free. It can go through complex covers without being stuck. But it's hard to make it fall vertical because of its shape like Jika does.

[@josephhrnciar9376]

Thank you for the explanation.I will give it a shot!!

[@kjsoutdooradventures7705]

My problem is.. hook abrasion to 6 pound line. That hook is sliding all over fighting a fish putting lots of stress on your main line. Seems after catching a few fish you'd be retying often. Also most drop shot weights under that much pressure would cut into the line and break. Nice technique but catching many fish or an 8 pounder it would break.

[@HATINTHEKAT]

Good point on the hook abrasion, something to check for after each fish, or try to make sure your hook eyes are smooth, but for the drop shot weight you wouldn’t use the kind where you slide the line in and pull up to wedge it, you’d have to use a round eyed drop shot weight so you can tie a good strong knot to it, obviously since that’s the spot that’s going to take all the stress

[@ARCSTREAMS]

too bad you let halibut go that would make very tasty ceviche or whatever