Maihama Fishing Quick Reference · 6/20 (Sat)

Main target Black Seabream クロダイ · Ebb-tide session · Gear: VIB / metal jig / minnow / T-tail

In one sentence:Don’t fish it like a seabass mazume bite; fish the black seabream ebb tide. Start after 7:47 high tide, search first with a 10g VIB (don’t scrape the bottom) → if you snag / get no bites, switch to a T-tail Texas rig and slow-search tight to bottom → if fish are busting in the channel, switch to a minnow → metal jig is only the long-cast backup. No signal in 30 minutes: move. Totally blank after 90 minutes: pack up.

Maihama ebb-tide scene diagram — Maihama river-mouth ebb session: channel = seabass, nearshore = black seabream (the worse the drawing, the more the fish want to hide)

🎯 Target & Window

Item	Details
Main target fish	Black seabream (クロダイ)— nearshore; seabass are only opportunity fish in the channel
Core approach	Watch the tide, not the time slot: best during ebb tide + slowing current (tested in the group)
Main window	The ebb-tide stretch between 7:47 high tide → 14:47 low tide
Arrival	Around 7:30 is fine; no need to rush before dawn

🌊 6/20 Tides (verified with JMA Tokyo station)

Time	Tide	Notes
07:47	High tide 172cm	Starting point; ebb tide begins after this
14:47	Low tide 42cm	End of the ebb window; once the water flattens after this, call it
21:27	High tide 175cm	(Evening session; no need to stay if you already fished daytime)

Tide-type reminder:6/20–21 is a medium tide (heading toward the 6/25 new-moon spring tide). Spring tide ≠ guaranteed blowup— group mate “Guangtouqiang” got “3 fish on a spring-tide night, 17 on a neap tide.” The ebb-tide current state is the key, not the size of the tide.

🪝 Lure Priority

Four-lure diagram — Four-piece kit: VIB to search / metal jig for distance / minnow for the channel / T-tail Texas rig as the bottom-contact workhorse

Tier	Lure	Use
First	VIB 10g	Start with long casts to search; steady retrieve in the mid-lower layer with light twitches and pauses. The bottom is all shell debris and snags like crazy—don’t pin it to the bottom
First	T-tail Texas rig	Bullet weight + weedless hook, slow-search tight to bottom. The stable main weapon for the day; switch to it if the VIB snags / gets no bites
Second	Metal jig	Use instead of VIB when it’s windy / the water is muddy / you need distance
Second	Minnow	Only switch to it when fish are busting in the channel / chasing near the surface; don’t linger

Buy before heading out: bullet weights (a few grams to 10g) + weedless hooks (オフセットフック)— these are key for the T-tail Texas rig, and also central to avoiding snags at Maihama.

📋 Game-Day Rhythm

Arrive at 7:30, watch for 5 minutes first
Current, waves, wind, and whether anything is busting in the channel

Start after 7:47 high tide · VIB 10g long-cast search; stay in the mid-lower layer, not on bottom

No signal on VIB after 15 minutes / frequent snags → switch to T-tail Texas rig and slow-search tight to bottom, while also changing casting angles—don’t only cast straight out

Channel busts / surface chasing → temporarily switch to minnow, hit it, then come back

Strong wind / VIB hard to control → switch to metal jig for distance

🚦 Skunk-Loss Control · Go / Stay Decision

Skunk-loss control diagram — If there’s no bite in 30 minutes, leave—don’t grind yourself down into this state

If you see these → leave / change spots

The water is not moving, dead flat → if it still hasn’t moved by 8:15, change spots
The water is whitish / full of floating trash / fast and muddy (Old Edogawa discharge)→ leave the river mouth
VIB won’t get down, Texas rig won’t hold (current too fast)→ go to an eddy / bank corner / behind structure
No baitfish, no busts, no birds, and the whole line of anglers on shore is blanking
After 14:47 low tide, once the water goes flat again → pack up

If you see these → there’s a chance; stay and grind

The water is slowly ebbing, and the lure is controllable
Slightly stained but not dirty water
There is an edge line (current seam / light-dark boundary)
You can feel structure feedback on bottom
There is small life along the bank (baitfish, little shrimp)
Other anglers are seriously adjusting, not just phoning it in

Key mindset:Black seabream often feed quietly on bottom; visible busting is not the only sign of a chance. Judge by these “pre-cast signals,” not just by waiting for fish to jump.

⏱️ Hard Time Boxes

No signal at one spot for 30 minutes → change spots 3 spots / 90 minutes totally blank → pack up and go home Don’t camp, don’t stubbornly grind, don’t blank until your mood collapses