So dear Tony......do you see a future for bamboo tenkara rods?
Won't have to deal anymore with those pesky guides and wrappings :)
R
On 10/08/2014 1:23 PM, [email protected] wrote:
I've messed around with it. I first saw my first tenkara rod about 5 or 6 years ago when
a customer walked in to the local fly shop I frequent. He was a frequent traveler and
well versed in tenkara fishing. He'd brought a tenkara rod back from Japan which set the
owner back $300. He showed us how to rig it and demonstrated a bit of
"casting". I had a chance to exam in the rod and it looked familiar to me.
Reminded of the long cane poles we sometime used for crappie fishing when I was in
college in NW Tennessee. Went home and rummaged through my Cabela's catalog and came
across telescoping graphite crappie poles, ranged from 10 to 14 feet in length. I
ordered a 10 footer and when I got it I took it to the shop and we compared it with the
Tenkara rod very little difference even manufactured by the same company except the price
which was $275 less than the shop owner. I used it a couple of times but it's tough to
use a 10 foot rod. Still if folks are interested in getting into tenkara fishing, it's
an inexpensive way to get started.
Jerry C
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I did some fishing with them in January and caught some large piranhas with
them.
To me they are nice to use when I go to the local pond.
Jim Forshey
Placerville, California
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From: Jack Lehman <[email protected]>
Date:08/09/2014 3:53 PM (GMT-08:00)
To: [email protected]
Cc:
Subject: [VFB] Tenkara Anyone?
Has anyone else here gotten into Tenkara yet? I'm now using it where I
used to go to my two weight. 5th year of drought, the rivers and creeks
are low, Tenkara means sight casting to small fish , for the most part.
And you can get a deep rod bend out of a 5 inch sunfish.
We are also having some luck in using Tenkara to get new fishermen
interested in the fly. The rods are a little steep, but there's no reel
involved and lines go for $2 - $20. Very light and easy to cast. We
(my local fly club) have a beginner's Tenkara outing scheduled for next
weekend and we have 30 people signed up. We'll pair them up with
experienced fishermen and get them rolling. Gonna have to put a few on
regular rods part-time 'cause we don't have access to that many T-rods.
Jack
Austin
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