Tenkara Guides is way ahead of the curve.
They are a great resource for adaptive gear.
Type: Posts; User: GregM
Tenkara Guides is way ahead of the curve.
They are a great resource for adaptive gear.
Thanks all.
What I'm looking for is a reference I thought I read on this forum, regarding folks who've been fishing tenkara or tenkara style since, if I recall, the 1950's or so, here in the USA....
I've seen mention here of folks who have been fishing tenkara style for a long time, but I'm not smart enough to sift out those posts with a search.
What are the earliest dates you can recall?
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"Fly Fishing Only" in the state of Washington is being discussed here -
http://www.tenkarausa.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=5000
To answer your question - "How do you complete a line set-up...
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...
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