Tip is much finer for one thing. Also with the taper on the rod much easier to cast line that with a cane pole. Rick
On Monday, August 11, 2014 2:45 PM, Jack Lehman <[email protected]> wrote: Dem's Fightin' Words!! Actually, just kinda sorta. With Tenkara, you are actually using a cast-able fly line, either level or tapered, tippet and flies. Sorta like the difference between a bobber and an indicator. The whole idea is minimalist. carry very few flies, tippet, and a two ounce, telescoping rod. Jack On 8/11/2014 11:12 AM, Don Ordes wrote: > Isn't Tenkara the same as cane-pole fishing, just with a leader and > fly rather than a worm and bobber? > DonO > > -----Original Message----- From: Jack Lehman > Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2014 4:53 PM > To: [email protected] > 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 > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
