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It is a Diawa Kiyose 53MF that my partner EriK has been testing and evaluating for Chris Stewart (Tenkarabum.com)

It is a 15-17ft zoom rod for keiryu fishing. It is a monster of a rod. At full...

Thank Eddie for being so patient with all my goofy questions and always being prompt with answers.

moonlitflies;I guess I am trying to figure out the bennifit of all the seperate sections being combined together rather than longer sections. What I mean by this is it simply that it is easier to do...

Brandon,
Eiji gave me his line making machine when he was here for the 2012 Tenkara Summit in UT. The machine makes the sections in 4 ft lengths. Eiji must have come to the conclusion that 4 ft...

The formula and construction method was developed by Eiji Yamakawa a master tenkara angler and line maker. He taught me his method and that is how I make the lines.

The base sections are 1X
Mid...

Thanks Chris for correcting my info.

John

Level line diameters range from 1.0-5.0 with 3.5 & 4.0 kind of being the standard diameter. Tenkara USA rods seem pretty well balanced with the 3.5 or 4.0. As a very general rule, the longer the...

Chris @ Tenkara Bum usually has lillian available

John
Tenkara Guides LLC

The Tenkara Guides LLC crew have been experimenting with a tapered twisted fluorocarbon line mated to a 9' 5X western tapered leader. It is a cool concept that provides super ninja stealthy...

We don't "grab" the rod with the free hand. The grip is open, very light pressure of the fingers is used to control the direction of the tip of the rod. It may be hard to tell in the video, but the...

John here, the other Tenkara Guide in the video using an Amago. I was using 3.5 level line and 5X tippet. Properly executed fighting and landing techniques allow you to bring these hard pulling...

I don't get why people like to sit on a frozen lake watching a fishing line hang in a hole drilled in the ice. I don't get why you need a 40k boat to catch a 3lb bass. I don't get watching loud...