Bottom Presentations / Lure Design
Kotaro Kawamura
川村 光大郎
Founder of Bottom-Up. Known for logic-driven bottom presentations and self-produced lures including the Knerely, Valap Minnow, and Scooper Frog Mega.
✍ Editorial note: All gear on this page was confirmed by Bass-Dash's editor (30 years of bass fishing experience) by directly watching the source videos listed below. Only items explicitly stated by the angler as their current gear are included — no speculation.
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📺 Verified Sources
- Kotaro Kawamura — ONLY MONSTER CLASS in (Bottomup fishinggear — Watch on YouTube ↗
- Kotaro Kawamura — 3.6 in (Bottomup fishinggear — Watch on YouTube ↗
- Kotaro Kawamura — follow my F 34 (Bottomup fishinggear — Watch on YouTube ↗
- Kotaro Kawamura — VS (Bottomup fishinggear — Watch on YouTube ↗
- Kotaro Kawamura — 5 in (Bottomup fishinggear — Watch on YouTube ↗
- Kotaro Kawamura — Bottomup fishinggear — Watch on YouTube ↗
Kotaro Kawamura's Tackle Setup
🎣 Kotaro Kawamura's Rods (1)
⚙️ Kotaro Kawamura's Reels (1)
🐟 Kotaro Kawamura's Lures (8)
- Bottom Up Bottomup Scooper Frog Mega Big-bass fishing at Ikehara Dam and Abu River Dam, on a swim jig with an 18 g jointed jig or weightless Amazon eBay
- Bottom Up Bottomup Kunelie 3.6 Free-falling on a weightless offset hook, or twitch-and-fall, in the Kasumigaura system Amazon eBay
- Bottom Up Bottomup Kosmo jig Sight fishing and cover fishing at Lake Kanasago, with a tinsel tune Amazon eBay
- Bottom Up Bottomup MPS spinnerbait Used as the trailer for the Kosmo small rubber jig Amazon eBay
- Bottom Up Bottomup Varap Minnow 5 Power mid-strolling on the Gosan River, and a side-swimming Neko rig setup at Lake Kanasago Amazon eBay
- Bottom Up Bottomup Gimmy 4.5 Drifted on the current into undercut rock ledges at Lake Kanasago Amazon eBay
- Imakatsu Lazy Swimmer Sight fishing through fast current in the backwaters of Lake Kanasago Amazon eBay
- Bottom Up Bottomup Bräver II Main worm for the snagless Neko rig, in Smoky Craw Dot and Light Green Pumpkin Pink Amazon eBay
🧰 Kotaro Kawamura's Other Gear (6)
- Bottom Up Bottomup Snack Jig Jointed jig that balances the buoyancy of the Scooper Frog Mega Amazon eBay
- RYUGI Infini Brutal hook 8/0 Oversized offset hook suited to the Scooper Frog Mega Amazon eBay
- ZAPPU Hitch Hook Used to move the Lazy Swimmer's hook to the side, a tune that prevents snagging on the bottom Amazon eBay
- Hayabusa NSS hook 2/0 Main hook for the snagless Neko rig, in size 2/0 Amazon eBay
- Bottom Up Bottomup loop stopper Set on the Bräver II to stop the worm from sliding Amazon eBay
- Hayabusa hook case Keeps NSS, wacky and hover hooks organized by size Amazon eBay
Each item below is grouped by the source video it was confirmed in.
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Lure
Bottomup Scooper Frog Mega
Bottom Up
Usage note
Big-bass fishing at Ikehara Dam and Abu River Dam, on a swim jig with an 18 g jointed jig or weightless
Where to Buy
Info as of: 2026-04-29
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Other
Bottomup Snack Jig
Bottom Up
Usage note
Jointed jig that balances the buoyancy of the Scooper Frog Mega
Where to Buy
Info as of: 2026-04-29
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Other
Infini Brutal hook 8/0
RYUGI
Usage note
Oversized offset hook suited to the Scooper Frog Mega
Where to Buy
Info as of: 2026-04-29
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Reel
Steez CT SV TW
Daiwa
Usage note
Weightless Kunelie and other bait-finesse to versatile techniques
Where to Buy
Info as of: 2026-04-29
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Lure
Bottomup Kunelie 3.6
Bottom Up
Usage note
Free-falling on a weightless offset hook, or twitch-and-fall, in the Kasumigaura system
Where to Buy
Info as of: 2026-04-29
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Lure
Bottomup Kosmo jig
Bottom Up
Usage note
Sight fishing and cover fishing at Lake Kanasago, with a tinsel tune
Where to Buy
Info as of: 2026-04-29
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Lure
Bottomup MPS spinnerbait
Bottom Up
Usage note
Used as the trailer for the Kosmo small rubber jig
Where to Buy
Info as of: 2026-04-29
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Lure
Bottomup Gimmy 4.5
Bottom Up
Usage note
Drifted on the current into undercut rock ledges at Lake Kanasago
Where to Buy
Info as of: 2026-04-29
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Lure
Lazy Swimmer
Imakatsu
Usage note
Sight fishing through fast current in the backwaters of Lake Kanasago
Where to Buy
Info as of: 2026-04-29
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Other
Hitch Hook
ZAPPU
Usage note
Used to move the Lazy Swimmer's hook to the side, a tune that prevents snagging on the bottom
Where to Buy
Info as of: 2026-04-29
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Rod
Bottomup Fire Flash
Bottom Up
Usage note
Power mid-strolling with the Varap Minnow 5"
Where to Buy
Info as of: 2026-04-29
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Lure
Bottomup Varap Minnow 5
Bottom Up
Usage note
Power mid-strolling on the Gosan River, and a side-swimming Neko rig setup at Lake Kanasago
Where to Buy
Info as of: 2026-04-29
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Lure
Bottomup Bräver II
Bottom Up
Usage note
Main worm for the snagless Neko rig, in Smoky Craw Dot and Light Green Pumpkin Pink
Where to Buy
Info as of: 2026-05-06
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Other
NSS hook 2/0
Hayabusa
Usage note
Main hook for the snagless Neko rig, in size 2/0
Where to Buy
Info as of: 2026-05-06
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Other
Bottomup loop stopper
Bottom Up
Usage note
Set on the Bräver II to stop the worm from sliding
Where to Buy
Info as of: 2026-05-06
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Other
hook case
Hayabusa
Usage note
Keeps NSS, wacky and hover hooks organized by size
Where to Buy
Info as of: 2026-05-06
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