Japanese Amberjack
Seriola quinqueradiata
- 1lakes
- 53logged catches
- 39.05 kg heaviest logged
Japanese Amberjack (Seriola quinqueradiata) is a medium-sized schooling pelagic predatory fish of the Carangidae family, also known as Yellowtail. It inhabits open and coastal waters of Japan, Korea, Taiwan. This fish can reach up to 40 kilograms in weight and 1.5 meters in length. It feeds on small schooling fish in all layers of water. During the day it tends to stay at a greater depth than at night.
Yellowtail is highly valued in Japan as a fish for sushi and sashimi, as well as for canning.
Japanese Amberjack is often caught as a bycatch during bottom fishing, and can also be caught with trolling or casting. It responds well to fast retrieval with strong and frequent tossing of the bait in the water.
What actually catches it ranked by real logged catches
Lures
Trophy Double Hook Pilker 150 g, #7/0 
Bucktail 50 g, #6/0 
Bucktail 50 g, #6/0 
Single Hook Pilker 80 g, #5/0 
Mini Pilker 50 g, #3/0 
Giant Popper 130 g, #7/0 
Single Hook Pilker 80 g, #5/0 Best setups by lake 1 lakes with data
Kaiji No Ri — 53 catches , best 39.05 kg
- Trophy Double Hook Pilker 150 g, #7/0 Spinning Boat 9×
- Bucktail 50 g, #6/0 Spinning 7×
- Bucktail 50 g, #6/0 Spinning 3×
- Single Hook Pilker 80 g, #5/0 Spinning 2×
How to catch
How to catch a unique Japanese Amberjack? You can catch this fish either with bait or lures.
If you prefer to use natural baits, then the best way to catch Japanese Amberjack would be to use Crab on a size #12/0 hook.
If you are more into artificial lures, you should go for some Pilkers. The most successful lure is Silver/Gold Trophy Double Hook Pilker 150 g, #7/0.
Where to find it
Also listed as effective documented, but not seen in the catch log
Shrimp 
Finger Mullets 
Scaled Sardines 
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