YONEPLAG top-guide plug in four colors — matte black, glow, fluorescent purple and fluorescent green

YONEPLAG — Top Guide Plug · Made in Japan

YONEPLAG

Top-Guide Plug

Silence the rattle of the top guide with a single plug.
A silicone top-guide plug conceived by a casting expert,
made entirely in Japan.

The Idea

A small idea
that ends a big annoyance.

Every casting angler knows that unpleasant rattle.
It is the sound of the top guide knocking against swivels and other hardware —
and you stop it simply by passing the leader through the slit and seating the plug onto the top guide.
At the same time it protects the top guide: a clever little idea, carefully thought through.

“YONEPLAG — a silicone top guide plug produced in Japan by mold forming. Sized to fit big-game casting rods, it attaches to the top guide together with the tackle and silences the interference noise between guide and swivel.”

YONEPLAG fitted to the top guide of a rod carried on an in-cabin rack — stopping the rattle of the hardware

The Problem → Solution

Silence the rattle while you travel.

Preparing for a casting trip, you build up the rod and reel, tie a swivel and ring to the end of the leader, and make ready several sets sorted by line class. Then you load the rigged tackle onto the in-cabin rack and set off — and that is exactly when the top guide knocking against swivels and other hardware produces a rattle that is surprisingly unpleasant. It was out of this that YONEPLAG was born.

Silence the Rattle

Why YONEPLAG

One Small Plug

Pass the leader through the slit and seat it onto the top guide. That is all.
It silences the noise, protects the guide, and goes on in one touch — simple, and so dependable.

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Silence the Rattle

Quiet — ends the rattle

It clears the unpleasant rattle of the top guide knocking against swivels and other hardware, removing the irritation of transport and travel.

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Top Guide Protect

Protection — guards the top guide

Beyond silencing the noise, it doubles as a protector that shields the delicate top guide from scratches and knocks.

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Easy One-Touch

Easy fit — just seat it on

Pass the leader through the slit and seat it onto the top guide. It goes on in one touch, with the tackle still rigged.

YONEPLAG in four colors lined up on a mooring bollard aboard the boat

"A small companion on the water."

A silicone top-guide plug, made entirely in Japan.
Four colors. Keep one in your pocket.

4 Colors

Color Variation

Matte black, fluorescent purple, fluorescent green, and the special-edition glow.
Choose your favorite from all four colors.

YONEPLAG in matte black fitted to a rod's top guide

MATTE BLACK

Matte Black

YONEPLAG in fluorescent purple (CHART PURPLE) fitted to a top guide

CHART PURPLE

Fluorescent Purple

YONEPLAG in fluorescent green (CHART GREEN) fitted to a top guide

CHART GREEN

Fluorescent Green

YONEPLAG in the special glow (luminous) color fitted to a top guide, glowing in the dark

GLOW

Glow (Luminous)

Special color “Glow”: a special edition perfected through trial and error, blending luminous pigment into the silicone. It glows strongly in the dark.

Gallery

A reel, plug and the four YONEPLAG colors arranged on the deck by the gunwale
Two rods with YONEPLAG fitted to their top guides, harbor in the background
Macro of the silicone texture and the “YONEPLAG” and “JPN” markings on YONEPLAG
The four YONEPLAG colors arranged on rope
YONEPLAG in fluorescent green fitted to a top guide
The four YONEPLAG colors lined up on the ground
YONEPLAG in fluorescent purple fitted to a top guide
The four YONEPLAG colors, studio shot on black
Detail of the molded silicone of YONEPLAG and the “YONEPLAG” and “JPN” markings

Made in Japan

Made entirely in Japan.

Our pride is that each one is mold-formed and produced one by one at a workshop in the Owari region. Every piece carries the “YONEPLAG” and “JPN” markings. It is a small silicone product, yet it was brought safely into production through the meeting of many people and their dedication.

Utility Model 3232831

The Makers

The people who made YONEPLAG.

YONEPLAG was born from the meeting of President Suzuki of Yonepla Kanagata, in Nishio, Aichi, and Makoto Kinoshita, Organizer of the BLUEHUNTER fishing club. A bond between people gave shape to one small idea.

Yonepla Kanagata — the workshop, mold-forming machines and craftsmen
Nishio, Aichi — Yonepla Kanagata.

01 — The Factory

Yonepla Kanagata

A resin-mold and injection-molding workshop that helps sustain Aichi's manufacturing. From Nishio City, it produces molds for countless Japanese products admired the world over. The name “YONEPLAG” was chosen in tribute to President Suzuki's passion and creative drive. It is a small silicone product, yet it was brought safely into production through the meeting of many people and their dedication.

02 — The Inventor

Makoto Kinoshita — inventor of YONEPLAG

Organizer of the fishing club BLUEHUNTER, with members across the Tokai region and overseas. A near-sixty everyman who loves fishing of every kind, especially rich in experience and knowledge of offshore casting. ZENAQ FIELD STUFF, BlueBlue tester, Gamakatsu Hook Monitor, and advisor to Mototoukenmaru. He was also a senior at our owner's middle school, and the very person who first inspired him to take on tuna fishing.

Makoto Kinoshita, inventor of YONEPLAG, with a large tuna
Inventor Makoto Kinoshita. An expert in offshore casting.

Spec & Price

Product

Price

¥440

tax incl. (¥400 before tax)

Color
Matte black / Glow / Fluorescent purple / Fluorescent green (four colors)
Material
Silicone resin
Size
Base 3 cm · Height 3.5 cm
Made in
Japan (entirely made in Japan, mold-formed)
Fit
Multi-fit for tuna and amberjack casting rods, live-bait rods and more
Utility model
Registration 3232831 (inventor: Makoto Kinoshita)

Note: Out of care for the environment, items come without individual packaging.

How to Use

How to use & notes

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Pass the leader through the slit and seat it onto the top guide — that completes the fitting. You can use it with the tackle still rigged.

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It multi-fits the top guides of big-game rods, including those for tuna casting, amberjack casting and live-bait fishing.

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Out of care for the environment, items come without individual packaging. As it is made of silicone, keep it out of direct sunlight and away from high heat.

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