Catching Tiny Fish With Tiny Rods
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- Every fisherman today has a big fish story, but in ancient Japan, the tiniest fish was the biggest catch. Tanago fishing is a Japanese tradition dating back to samurai over 200 years ago. A tanago fish can be as small as the nail of a pinky finger; in order to catch one, a fisherman must have a hook, bait, and a very special fishing rod called Edo Wazao, handmade from natural bamboo. Twin brothers Toryo and Shuhei Tosaku are the 8th generation of their family to keep up the precious craft of Edo Wazao. With less than ten skilled craftsmen left, the brothers are hoping carry on the legacy of their ancestors.
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me: looks at goldfish
goldfish: don't even think about it
Hahahaha
LMAO
Me: Pees on my fish tank
Snack that smiles back
Still pees in my fish tank
Nah the fishes are actually normal size, the fishermen are just very large
LOL
Lmao 😂
Uhh...?
The water was cold... it's gets bigger if you touch it a little.
Well... Ur not wrong but not right either
Great & wholesome story!
not just the quirky hobby of hunting for tiny fish, but also deep respect for these 2 guys keeping the family tradition going!
No one: "the smallest fish is the biggest catch"
Me: so I'm not a failure to fishing
Lmao
@@Turtler_ oamL
My unlucky ass will catch a bluegill on the biggest bass lure that I have... I have now resorted to perch fishing with artificial lures
Hey man, it's not that bad. I know that you think that you are bad because you can't catch bigger fish but it's just bad luck overall. If you catch enough of them you can have a good meal! If you can't, it's always a good feeling when you let the little fellas go. You are a good fisherman because even if you caught only one fish in your entire life means that you know how it's done. Have a good day!
@@brettdufrene2723 eh at least at you catch something I go out a few miles out on Lake Huron those damm fish are harder to catch then a rock on a lure fighting back wise
These are the types of videos I get excited about.
I love taking my smallest ultralight spinning setup, tying on my smallest jig and catching fry. It's a lot of fun when the lunker bass aren't biting. So far the smallest I've caught was a little 3" largemouth.
The action is really good too. It's just bite after bite after bite.
willgtl I caught a 1” inch bluegill on a normal rod
Actually its a thing in the deep south ive caught a load of little bluegill cleaned them and deep fried them where you can eat them bones and all like fish chips.its good
I fish for small Rudd roach in England with a small float setup
So this is how they get the food for Little Bits
Justin Y. AWW COME ON I AVOIDED YOU THIS WHOLE WEEK AND NOW I FIND YOU
!!!!!!! Nani you again
Man, I swear you're like that Misaka Mikoto dude who was present in every comment section.
You didn't kill him, right?
Justin Y. yeah!!!! The fosh are so cute too!!!! I wonder how they taste and if they have bones inside them!!!! 😍😍😍😍😉
Why i find u again?!
The sense of pride and tradition in Japan is absolutely amazing. This is why I love everything abouy Japan. I hope I can go soon!
When i was a little kid growing up in Bangladesh around age 5-6 I used to catch so many of these tiny fish. Would be a fishing line on a long shaft with a weight and a floater made of reed. When the floater dipped a little under water meant that you got a bite and you'd pull at an angle and get your fish.
Legion amader Cheep Borsi r puti mach sudhu ektu kaida kore banano ar kichui naa... Eksathe mach marle amra onek besi mach dhorbo yei Japanese der tulonaye... :)
Legion nice to see bengalese person here, im Pakistani, how do you feel about your country being populated by literal rabbits?
Axle lol if you think taliban is from our country i have no idea what to tell you, meanwhile bengal fishes all the big fish, then fishes all the small fish and grinds them, and is now starving to death
Axle There’s a difference between radical Islam and Islam, and wrong country.
Theodoric I had never seen a rabbit before in Bangladesh.
I use to catch minnows like this. Took a stick and tied rope made hook out of paper clip and boom
In Brazil we have small hooks for sale, specialy to catch Astyanax sp., they are delicious deep fried.
I used to attach a nerf dart to it to play with my cats
Druyan what is the common name for that fish?
EstoresGamer111 huhhh
@lizetong qiu what
I hope these guys have have children of their own who will carry on the tradition. 🎣🇯🇵♥️
*catches fish in japanese*
catches fish in foreign language
**writes catches fish in Japanese in japanese**
*日本の魚を捕まえる*
*Catches fish in english*
moshi moshi fishy fishy
It makes me sad that this channel stopped making videos. Always interesting, and I learn something new
The rest of the world: I do pointless shit all day, I gotta do something else
Japan: I do pointless shit all day, I take pride in this
Lol that is relatable
These rods are hella expensive. Aint nothing pointless about making a living
Love this! Same thing here in canada, after youve caught the big bass and rainbow trout, its fun to catch small bluegills and pumpkinseed sunfish on micro hooks and hot dogs. Micro fishing is a great way to relax!
Nostalgic reminds me of my first fish as a kid I caught with a twig and some fish line. Thanks great big stories your content on this channel is second to none.
Deja vu, i have been in this place before
Natalie Alfera same
Natalie Alfera higher on the beat
Natalie Alfera Fishing in the ponds and selling it to neighbors.
Natalie Alfera You Are everywhere!
Your profile pic made it funny
Honestly this is probably one of the oldest forms of sport fishing, not for sustenance but for fun and challenge. So cool!
I am sure to visit Japan one day..and I promise I will drop by this shop..and buy this wonderful piece of art...for I love fishing and I respect those who take pride in their work...
remember to take $5000 with you to the shop
So typical and so marvellous 👏Japanese culture and craftsmanship are just amazing!
This reminds me of my childhood of fishing.
Holy cow! I live in Ibaraki and I don't even know this exists! This channel is pure gold.
I wanna see Jeremy Wade take on the challenge of catching the little fish now!
Cool traditions are sometimes forgotten by younger generations. Good luck in your journey!
The fact that this is on TH-cam means that even if it dies out now, it would be possible to bring it back.
Unless a dictatorship super power decides to conquer the world then deletes all western technology
So these guy's "fish stories" are the opposite of traditional fish stories....instead of bragging about catching the biggest they brag about catching the smallest!
Daniel Herrera , yes.
Daniel Herrera Just like there dicks
"Their" you nitwit. You compensating for something lol?
No the opposite would be bragging about catching no fish at all.
Bahrul Bahrul are u Shure 😎
Points for this title 😂😋
first like after 2 years 🙌🏻
I caught a fish that small with a full sized rod. I feel special now 🙃
Congratulations you made a stick 😂
Tbh I want one of the rods
I want one of those fish
Probably cost around 3000$ US though... but I agree!
I can make a small fish catching rod for 10 tk. 3 for the hook 7 for the rope. And bamboo is. EVERYWHERE. So free. 1$ is 80 tk
AKS Gaming
I can't imagine they making them for free though! How would they make a living?
yes it's me yup
not to be that guy but i can literally name close to a thousand species a fish that are smaller than tanago, so to call it the one of smallest fish in the world is slightly misleading just because of the numerous species of fish at a smaller size, especially the fact that some are significantly smaller. id estimate (info on tanakia tanago size not well documented) somewhere around ≈5000% smaller (see. boraras micros ≈13 mm , barboides gracilis ≈18 mm , paedocypris progenetica ≈7.8mm , schindleria brevipinguis ≈ 8mm).
My first ever fishing trip I caught a chicken. True story.
Uncommon Knome did u rip off head?
We wanted to put it out of its misery, so it was more swiftly bludgeon to death with a small log (not to be confused with a stick).
Later that day I caught two rainbow trout.
I always catch ducks. As soon as you cast your bait or lure out, they try to swim over and eat it.
@@nuggetdugget5635 why do you catch wild ducks you monster.
I caught a frog with a fake frog lure.
So what do they do with the fish?
Smarty pants, lol.
Stuff 'em and mount on the wall.
He's asking why you don't catch the small fish with a net.
It's yummy deep fried.
set them free
Them: catches very tiny fish
Dude perfect: WhO eVEr CaTChEs tHE LaRgEsT FiSH wInS
Them: am I a joke to u
this looks like fun - a longer veriosn would be welcome!
Sooo... how do they taste?
I never ate tiny fish before, so I could only imagine fish meat, but really tiny that I could just swallow them without having to chew.
You probably can't even taste them
You won't believe it, but with all those process they still taste like bamboo.
#nerdbash you need more likes
I ate dried minnows before and they are really salty + fishy. Amazing with rice
I caught a blue fin tuna the other day and we took it to a fish market and I found out the fish was going to be taken to japan to be sold right before the new year made me feel good to know I’m feeding people all the way across the world #supportcomericialfisherman
Hey dude what did u do in 6 years.
“Oh nothing I made a billion dollar company using micro-transaction called PayPal”
“What did You do”
“I made twelve tiny Fishing rods”
✌️😂
Shouldn't you be playing fortnite
@@daveyjones9273 easy there with those condescending comments
Keep up the great work!
All the best,
Jimmy Willis
Those fishes are bigger than my pinky nail
This sounds like they made it up, which is close because their ancestor did make this whole practice up 200 years ago.
Love the stuff I learn from this channel:)
The japanese can turn the weirdest things into the coolest hobbies.
Great video but I have a question. What do you do with the fish? Like they are tiny! You would need thousands you to feed 1 person! Please help I really wanna know what they do with it. If someone has the answer please tell me.
Finally a video on tanago
This is amazing, this video is on 🔥
This video is so cool
I wish it was longer
My dad used to make these Roderick Green Bamboo fìsh sticks, we had good memories fishing for small fish
I used to catch these fish using sewing thread and stapler pin with rice as bait.
1:15 I thought a saw a third brother in the photo, until I realized that must be their dad. The family resemblance is striking!
This is a very fun thing to use for my aquarium!
2:18 Don't worry Toryo. I'm sure they're proud of you.
My dad likes fishing and I want to support them, maybe I'll buy one of their fishing rods for him as a gift one day, if I ever go to Japan lol
Why not order by internet?
I've been doing this since I was a kid. Now the hipsters are gonna be all over it.
Pride of Craftmanship! God bless the brothers.
Could these rods be used for Prawn fishing?
Yupz
Cool never seen anyone make special rod like this
Wow. It's really amazing
Always interesting to see other countries fishing traditions
Those rods are beautiful
What kind of fishing line are you using? 5 ounce test
I used to catch small puti fish (I don't know the English name) all the time when I was a kid in village. It tastes great with vegetables. Also great if deep fired crisp to the bone.
Small fish are always really fun
more explanation please.. these are usually amazing, but this needs a longer run time.
Me who catches 20 g perch when I’m trying to catch a 3 pound bass
Those are also widely available in India and we use kind of similar method to catch them. These are good for eyes. You can deep fry or cook with green tomatoes, yummy
So do they grill the fish next?
This story is much too short! I need to know more. I'm hooked!!
If you guys say "Big Fight Game" is fishing big fish by big fishing tackle, this is "small Big Fight Game" that fishing small fish by a small fishing tackle
Now that's a passion. 👍
You will be suprised that those kind of fishing rod are everywhere in Vietnam and we also use gluten bait and small hooks like that
I was in nam
Peanut Purchaser My grandfather went to Nam but he sure wasn’t fishing 😂
You promote this but u dont link the store or anyway to contact them to buy from them?
Me and my friends do that at our creek behind our house exept with full size rids and minnow hooks. 🐠
This is so cool because I like to fish for tiny fish like blue gill I would like to try this someday
You should fish for minnows it's pretty fun
Imagine being disappointed when the fist you caught is too big.
Do they sell online? I wanna get one of those rods, but I can’t really travel anywhere outside of the US nowadays.
Since they are talking about the rarity of the rods and the making them in Japan, I doubt they would sell online
Try Googling..nowadays all sell on internet
I enjoy catching tiny fish rather than big ones sometimes
“Look I caught hundreds of small fish, took me like.. 10 seconds” - Vinny from Atlantis, holding ye olde fishing net
I feel this explains a lot about the fishing animation in Animal Crossing (the fishing rod design, how none of the rods have a reel and we just pull the fish out, not reel it in).
The Japanese are the ultimate artisanal craftsmen !
I appreciate the art in: less is more.
Ive caught a minnow on a bluegill setup I bring great honor to my family.
I caught a minnow by his tail when i was fishing for rock band once
loren young /w
Me as a Javanese : That's a WADER
Ah yes, finally something I can compete in.
Never nuke a country twice
Oh
I must be an ancient Japanese fishing legend. I catch tiny fish for days.
When u get a smol fhis and u make it so big deal lol and sorry my bad english
The evaporation ponds by my house get some bass that are like 3-4 inches. Its actually a lot of fun to fish scaled down because you can see and feel them nibbling your baits. I totally get this (:
My smallest fish was a bluegill about the size of a ping pong ball. It took me about 30min to catch it, watching it like a hawk, and tbh I was as hyped as I was when I caught my 75Ib yellowfin tuna.
Nice and interesting story !
Explains why Nemo still can't be found
i would be the most famous fishermen in japan if they saw me fish lol
Im guessing that the Japanese think that many things done in western culture are pointless, but it really strains credulity for me to think that there are people out there that invest significant amounts of time doing this. I guess I just dont get it. If I go fishing its to catch something with enough meat on it to be worthwhile.
In ancient Japan, the leaders and elites wouldn't have much time to actually go to a river or lake and fish. Many people find fishing relaxing. So having a small decorative pond, which was common, and tiny fish in those ponds, some fishing lover was bound to come up with the idea. Probably spread pretty quickly.
Did I told you about the one that got away! It was this big ( showing finger nail ).
Do the rods ever break?
Art of fishing
It’s amazing how Japanese people can pass on their craft to their descendants... it’s really the reason why lots of their traditions withstood modernization
Yeah small fish are all actually EXTREMELY easy to catch.
Also there are LOTS of fish WAYYYY smaller than that.
So this is where the people who cook tiny food get their ingredients