Guys if u have problems with tippets and leaders breaking, try the Rio- flouroflex tippet, it shouldn't break no matter the fish size, can't wait to get my tenkara rod and test it out. cheers
Why are the tenkara rods so espensive? I want to get into fly fishing but I don't have alot of places to fly fish but we do make trips to places I could fish often. I don't want to spend alot of money since I wont fly fish alot but I still want a Tenkara. Thanks
@deadsquirrle Thanks for the message. We use only very high quality components on our rods as tenkara rods made with cheaper materials tend not to hold up nearly as well as ours - walls are thin and must be made with very good materials. We have strived to make fly fishing much more accessible while maintaining very high quality on our products. It takes about $160 for our high quality tenkara including rod, and line (all you really need), compared to about $300-350 for western fly fishing.
how big are the biggest fish you can target on tenkara rods? and does tenkara work in lakes? most of the fish i catch are about 10-14" but i also fish in areas atleast once a month where the trout average about 15-20".
@fisherman206 Tenkara is not ideal in lakes, in my opinion, though many of our clients use tenkara in lakes too.
The biggest fish I would target with tenkara are at the most 20". There are a couple of examples in our forum of trout up to 25", and quite a few in the 17-18" size. I personally think it is perfect for the 10 - 16" trout.
Not more than 60 years ago, there were still fishermen in Switzerland on the Doubs (chalk stream, not a small creek) using the long rods with the horsehair line, no reel. In the evening they took big fish quite nearby. The french "fouetter" (casting) and pêche au fouet (flyfishing)remembers this old technique. In Soubey, where I often fish, one person still has such a rod.
In Serbia and surrounding countryes (Bosnia, Montenegro, Croatia...) there are still some old guys (70-80 years) that use hazel tree branch for rod, and horsehair as line. One of that guys was on EFFA meeting on river Ribnik in Bosnia 2-3 years ago. That was probably usual way of fly fishing all around Europe for centuryes.
Definitely will try. I am 53 years old and an avid fly fisher with 7 existing rods and reel. Tenkara seems simpler, and it reminds me of the bamboo poles I had as a kid. What is old comes around again new, only in a different form.
Guys if u have problems with tippets and leaders breaking, try the Rio- flouroflex tippet, it shouldn't break no matter the fish size, can't wait to get my tenkara rod and test it out. cheers
onroidz 5 months ago
Why are the tenkara rods so espensive? I want to get into fly fishing but I don't have alot of places to fly fish but we do make trips to places I could fish often. I don't want to spend alot of money since I wont fly fish alot but I still want a Tenkara. Thanks
deadsquirrle 7 months ago
@deadsquirrle Thanks for the message. We use only very high quality components on our rods as tenkara rods made with cheaper materials tend not to hold up nearly as well as ours - walls are thin and must be made with very good materials. We have strived to make fly fishing much more accessible while maintaining very high quality on our products. It takes about $160 for our high quality tenkara including rod, and line (all you really need), compared to about $300-350 for western fly fishing.
tenkarausa 7 months ago
how big are the biggest fish you can target on tenkara rods? and does tenkara work in lakes? most of the fish i catch are about 10-14" but i also fish in areas atleast once a month where the trout average about 15-20".
fisherman206 1 year ago
@fisherman206 Tenkara is not ideal in lakes, in my opinion, though many of our clients use tenkara in lakes too.
The biggest fish I would target with tenkara are at the most 20". There are a couple of examples in our forum of trout up to 25", and quite a few in the 17-18" size. I personally think it is perfect for the 10 - 16" trout.
tenkarausa 1 year ago
what happens if i hook a 6 pound rainbow and have no drag to fight to fish......
fisherman206 1 year ago
@fisherman206 One shouldn't target 6lbs rainbow with tenkara, but if one does hook into it, one of a few things may happen:
1) It will break off the tippet, quickly!
2) You'll have the fight of a lifetime, and lose. Who hasn't lost a fish
3) You'll have the fight of a lifetime and WIN
tenkarausa 1 year ago
was trying to post a link, but it is not allowing me. Please go to our site and at the end type:
/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=694&start=0&hilit=large+rainbow+ayu
That is an angler who won the fight against a 6lb rainbow
tenkarausa 1 year ago
@fisherman206 You better be Jesus and able to not only walk on water but RUN! lmao
yourmotherFer 1 year ago
Daniel - thanks for a great instructional video on tenkara fishing!
Hlebopyok 1 year ago
Not more than 60 years ago, there were still fishermen in Switzerland on the Doubs (chalk stream, not a small creek) using the long rods with the horsehair line, no reel. In the evening they took big fish quite nearby. The french "fouetter" (casting) and pêche au fouet (flyfishing)remembers this old technique. In Soubey, where I often fish, one person still has such a rod.
ragusa60 2 years ago
@ragusa60
In Serbia and surrounding countryes (Bosnia, Montenegro, Croatia...) there are still some old guys (70-80 years) that use hazel tree branch for rod, and horsehair as line. One of that guys was on EFFA meeting on river Ribnik in Bosnia 2-3 years ago. That was probably usual way of fly fishing all around Europe for centuryes.
JOBAHT 1 year ago
Definitely will try. I am 53 years old and an avid fly fisher with 7 existing rods and reel. Tenkara seems simpler, and it reminds me of the bamboo poles I had as a kid. What is old comes around again new, only in a different form.
roberteconnors 2 years ago
lame
BonePanzer 2 years ago
those fish arent even worth fishing for, there barely bigger than minnows
sgtSNIPESHOWsgt 2 years ago
This is definitely the type of stream I see this method really being perfect for. Thanks again Daniel.
Bernard
LARiverBoy 2 years ago