@article{oai:ir.kagoshima-u.ac.jp:00012721, author = {KAWAMURA, Gunzo and IKEZAKI, Yukiyoshi}, issue = {1}, journal = {鹿児島大学水産学部紀要=Memoirs of Faculty of Fisheries Kagoshima University}, month = {2016-10-31}, note = {To obtain a fundamental knowledge valuable in line fishing, the authors observed the biting of Japanese mackerel and horse mackerel on a still bait, using the underwater contacting tube in light and in dark. And the results are summarized as follows: 1) Both these two fishes could localize the still bait in dark as well as in light, biting actively on it. 2) Magnitude of biting activity was higher in light than in dark in horse mackerel, but it was the reverse in Japanese mackerel. 3) The cause of the contradictive result in Japanese mackerel was considered to lie in the method of bait-sewing to hook. 4) The freshness of the bait used, largely affected the biting activity in both two fishes. The magnitude of it decreased in proportion to the time elapsed, and the freshest bait evoked the most active biting. 5) Depending on the results obtained, it was concluded that in line fishing bait must be sewed carefully to the hook and should be exchanged as often as possible.}, pages = {137--142}, title = {Biting Activity Both in Light and in Dark of Japanese Mackerel, Pneumatopholus japonicus, and Horse Mackerel, Trachurus japonicus}, volume = {25}, year = {} }