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I've thrashed, bashed, scraped, and gouged my Amago. It's fallen onto rocks. I've backcast the rod proper into cliffs. And so far so good. TUSA rods at least, are pretty darn tough.

I don't think...

Karl,
Excellent, as usual. Thank you. I greatly appreciate this comparison and the information on RIO Shooting line.

Wind here can be a significant spoiler for days on end. I'm glad to know...

Oleg,
Can you provide a link to the "Jeremy Lucas" article?

Thanks

A traditional Japanese net for tenkara fishing.

More than you ever wanted to know: http://www.tenkarausa.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=704&hilit=tamo

A TenkaraUSA Ito, which is a "5:5" rod has nearly as much backbone as an Amago. It will land big fish just fine. Tip-flex is just that. The Tenkara Guides LLC group is developing a better...

Depends on you skills - how about 7 pounds on 4x in still water?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlE9aRdxu5s

I agree that the dynamics of a big fish in moving water is the wild card.
Keep the...

Ray,
Full Disclosure: I started fishing in October of 2011 and I chose tenkara for the simplicity of it's fly set. For the simplicity of the gear. And for it's "moving" versus "rooted" fishing...

Well done and much appreciated.
Thank you.

This is all new and counterintuitive to me -

Fly-Fish Better, by Art Scheck, pages 224-231

Art goes through about 8 pages explaining how little force a rod exerts on a fish.

Note: Down...

From The Technology of Fly Rods, by Don Phillips

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...Just presenting here, not defending or denying...

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I assume you mean 20 degrees from the vertical?

Chris,
Thanks for the input on tippets.

TUSA is now recommending only 6#, and selling only 4.9# (Frog Hair 5X).
I assume at one time they did recommend 7#, implying that a few rods didn't...

Since we might not hear from John, I'll ask again -

Anyone know the maximum tippet suggested/possible for the 43MF?

Thanks.

John,
What is the maximum tippet suggested/possible for the 43MF?


Greg