News
The latest from KEYSTONE — new products and colours, field reports, media features, and event news.
- [Video] "New sizes for JetChaser!" (size 3.0 / 3.1) is now on YouTube.
- [15th Anniversary] Aka-Samurai Colour 15th Anniversary event, part two: the "Aka-Samurai Derby" is on. Submit your bigfin reef squid catches — weight ranking and a monthly photo contest. Oct 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027
- [Video] "How is it different from kensaki squid? Budou-ika explained while actually fishing for it!" is now on YouTube.
- [Machikoba no Techo] October 2026: "A bottle of sake in one hand, off to learn high-school maths" is now online.
- [Column] "Jet eging in autumn (shore tip-run) - Fishing bigfin reef squid from the shore" is now online. With a 20-24 g heavy egi you take the bottom once, then search a long way sideways.
- [Column] "What is sasa-ika?" is now online - it is simply the standard-Japanese yari-ika (spear squid), and the confusing word is "yari-ika" itself.
- [Column] "How to choose an egi for bigfin reef squid" is now online — compare every size, weight and fall speed with the actual figures.
- [Machikoba no Techo] 11 September 2026: "Cut to the micron, and leave room at the end" is now online.
- Many updates to the "Frequently Asked Questions" page.
- [15th Anniversary] Orders for the Aka-Samurai Colour 15th Anniversary special colours are now closed. Thank you for all your orders!
- [New Sizes] JetChaser size 3.0 (22g) and size 3.1 (24g) — images for all 14 colours added. New in September 2026!
- [15th Anniversary] "Aka-Samurai Colour 15th Anniversary" — three anniversary colours, made to order. Orders Sept 4, 20:00 – Sept 10, 23:59 (JST)
- [Video] "Purple, split five ways. Purple Edition — five colours, four sizes, now shipping" — page updated.
- [New Colors] "Purple Edition" — all five colours now on sale (JetChaser / Daybreak)
- [Machikoba no Techo] September 2026: "Only someone who can write it can see the danger" is now online.
- [Video] "A seductive glow, now in size 4.3 — Aka-Samurai Meteor Glow Orange & Green, out in September" — page updated.
- [New Colors] Images of the Aka-Samurai 15th anniversary colors for EgiSharp are now available.
- [New Colors] Images of the Aka-Samurai 15th anniversary colors for EgiSharp Alpha are now available.
- [New Colors] Special new color images added to the EgiSharp Alpha page.
- [New Colors] Special new color images added to the Daybreak page.
- [New Colors] Special new color images added to the JetChaser page.
- [New Colors] Special new color images added to the EgiSharp page.
- [Video] "Orange that glows, quietly — Aka-Samurai Meteor Glow Orange, out in September" — page updated.
- [Video] "The Night the Squid Rose — 83m of Water, Fish at 20m" — page updated.
- [Video] "Colour, sink rate, or place — only one was the answer" — page updated.
- [Video] "That clean, crisp jerk, on general sale. JetChaser sizes 3.0 and 3.1, shipping late September" — page updated.
- [Video] "Tip-run, from the shore. JetChaser Purple Edition, out in September" — page updated.
- [Video] "That was the first cast. The one right after the colour change. Daybreak size 3.3 (35g) / 4.0 (39g)" — page updated.
- [Video] "A sea where 4kg is within reach — and back home the same day. What we bring there: Daybreak size 4.0 (39g)" — page updated.
- [Video] "A stapler is all it takes. Vivin Sutte, the made-in-Japan floating sutte you can repair and keep using" — page updated.
- [Video] "Two prototypes that went on a tear. Aka-Samurai Meteor Glow Orange and UV Leaf Green, out in September" — page updated.
- [Official Sponsor] CIAC2025 International Symposium on Squid & Octopus | 2025.10.25–11.01 @ OIST
- [Early Season] Tip-Run Eging Field Report
- [Late Summer, Saikai City] Conquering 5m shallows with shore tip-run — JetChaser size 2.5 (20g) Field Report
- JetChaser size 2.5 (20g) and size 2.6 (22g) go on sale in September.
- RISE JAPAN x KEYSTONE collaboration — MonroEgi Night Squid Fishing Tune is now published!
- Quality squid one after another in a short bite window! Winter Tip-Run [Daybreak]
- Shaken by a 6.3kg monster [Okinawa Eging] Targeting 50cm-deep reefs with the EgiSharp V0 series!
- Thought it was a rock… #KEYSTONE #Daybreak #TipRun #Eging
- [Samurai Channel] Big squid on a big red egi [Eging] 2kg+ #95
- [Only 2–3 hours] The 4 key points to succeed in a short window — "Dusk Autumn Squid Eging"
- [Daybreak size 3.3] Features and best uses of the 5 new colors / KEYSTONE
- [25th Anniversary] Silhouette meets flashing! Limited-edition "Flare Base" colors with hand-applied glitter / KEYSTONE
- [Eging] For autumn eging, find the bait [KEYSTONE][EgiSharp]
- [Aka-Samurai Channel] What a fight! [Eging] White-type aori, Okinawa eging #94
- [From Oct 18, 2024] Win a first-ever prototype "JetChaser size 3.1" (24g) in the 25th Anniversary giveaway campaign
- [EgiSharp] Dev staff picks! 3 essential colors for autumn squid / KEYSTONE
- [Carrying on the founder's vision] The debut product? Why made in Japan? Why work with fishermen… a passionate page on our craftsmanship / KEYSTONE
- A must-see on each color's appeal and best use! A tip-run trip with the new "Daybreak size 3.3" colors
- [For those who want bigger numbers] 3 recommended egi colors for autumn squid / KEYSTONE
- [Aka-Samurai Channel] Three in a row on that unreleased egi [Eging] #93
- [Aka-Samurai Channel] When they won't bite, attack like this [Aka-Samurai Method] Eging #92
- A must-see on each color's appeal and best use! A tip-run trip with the new "Daybreak size 3.3" colors
- [Daybreak size 3.3] 5 hit colors flooded with re-release requests make their long-awaited debut as new colors!
- [size 3.3 designed for the TR Sinker] A tip-run egi carrying the DNA of the 10-year long-seller "EgiSharp"… of course it catches
- [JetChaser] A red-hot opening-season tip-run frenzy! Check out size selection and pairing with "Daybreak" too!
- [YOUTUBE] [Tip-Run] Tip-run season opens! Targeting early-season bigfin reef squid with a prototype egi [JetChaser]
