Tenkara Headcount - Bluegill - Big Bluegill2024-03-29T11:15:09Zhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/forum/topics/tenkara-headcount?feed=yes&xn_auth=noJordan
Thanks, don't think I…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-05-19:2036984:Comment:3858452013-05-19T02:09:30.704ZJoe Angeluccihttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JoeAngelucci
<p>Jordan</p>
<p>Thanks, don't think I seen that fly. I Google later tonight</p>
<p>Jordan</p>
<p>Thanks, don't think I seen that fly. I Google later tonight</p> I use a tenkara usa 11ft iwan…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-05-18:2036984:Comment:3852742013-05-18T04:14:04.108ZJordan Williamshttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JordanWilliams
<p>I use a tenkara usa 11ft iwana, and cant beat a bluegill bully tied on the end of the line. its my version of the kebari tied with rubber legs instead of hackle</p>
<p>I use a tenkara usa 11ft iwana, and cant beat a bluegill bully tied on the end of the line. its my version of the kebari tied with rubber legs instead of hackle</p> Larry
Nice going, hope the ro…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-05-17:2036984:Comment:3852812013-05-17T03:29:30.009ZJoe Angeluccihttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JoeAngelucci
<p>Larry</p>
<p>Nice going, hope the rod worked out well for you and that you managed your first catch. If you need anything let me know. </p>
<p>JDA</p>
<p>Larry</p>
<p>Nice going, hope the rod worked out well for you and that you managed your first catch. If you need anything let me know. </p>
<p>JDA</p> Chris
Thanks, I think you fis…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-05-17:2036984:Comment:3849792013-05-17T03:29:23.685ZJoe Angeluccihttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JoeAngelucci
<p>Chris</p>
<p>Thanks, I think you fish the killer bugger as a single. I had a friend in the UK send me a few Sawyer Killer Bugs. I'm going to try them this weekend. I also was able to pick up a few Stewart Spiders that I'm looking to try as well.</p>
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<p>Chris</p>
<p>Thanks, I think you fish the killer bugger as a single. I had a friend in the UK send me a few Sawyer Killer Bugs. I'm going to try them this weekend. I also was able to pick up a few Stewart Spiders that I'm looking to try as well.</p>
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<p>JDA</p> I started out using sakasa ke…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-05-16:2036984:Comment:3848862013-05-16T11:33:41.026ZChris Stewarthttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/ChrisStewart
<p>I started out using sakasa kebari (wet flies with the hackle slanted forward rather than back) and found that four at once (three droppers) worked much better than a single fly. Now I pretty much use Killer Buggers, which work really well by themselves. Either a very slow steady retrieve or very slight pauses works.</p>
<p>I started out using sakasa kebari (wet flies with the hackle slanted forward rather than back) and found that four at once (three droppers) worked much better than a single fly. Now I pretty much use Killer Buggers, which work really well by themselves. Either a very slow steady retrieve or very slight pauses works.</p> JB
You nailed it right. Here…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-05-16:2036984:Comment:3845502013-05-16T01:39:54.430ZJoe Angeluccihttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JoeAngelucci
<p>JB</p>
<p>You nailed it right. Here is a link to the History of Fly fishing</p>
<p>Enjoy</p>
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<p><a href="http://business.virgin.net/fly.shop/history.htm" target="_blank">http://business.virgin.net/fly.shop/history.htm</a></p>
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<p>JB</p>
<p>You nailed it right. Here is a link to the History of Fly fishing</p>
<p>Enjoy</p>
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<p><a href="http://business.virgin.net/fly.shop/history.htm" target="_blank">http://business.virgin.net/fly.shop/history.htm</a></p>
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<p></p> John Thanks for the reply. Ni…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-05-16:2036984:Comment:3843722013-05-16T01:36:53.729ZJoe Angeluccihttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JoeAngelucci
<p>John Thanks for the reply. Nice to know they hit most flies when presented</p>
<p>John Thanks for the reply. Nice to know they hit most flies when presented</p> I had a TenkaraUSA rod for a…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-05-16:2036984:Comment:3843542013-05-16T01:02:04.073ZJohn C Watsonhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JohnCWatson
<p>I had a TenkaraUSA rod for a while and sold it. I liked the simplicity of the style of fishing and missed having the rod. I purchased a less expensive Tenkara rod so that I could keep one handy for those times that such a rod is appropriate and useful. As far as flies, I use just about any light weight fly that I have in my box, wet, dry, foam, whatever the bluegill are hitting. </p>
<p>I had a TenkaraUSA rod for a while and sold it. I liked the simplicity of the style of fishing and missed having the rod. I purchased a less expensive Tenkara rod so that I could keep one handy for those times that such a rod is appropriate and useful. As far as flies, I use just about any light weight fly that I have in my box, wet, dry, foam, whatever the bluegill are hitting. </p> The Wikipedia article on fly…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-05-15:2036984:Comment:3843942013-05-15T06:55:55.181ZJBplusThuyhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JonathanByrne
<p>The Wikipedia article on fly fishing mentions tenkara, but also of interest is the mention it makes of ayu fishing: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayu_fishing" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayu_fishing</a></p>
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<p>That article is a bit sparse, and that's actually the first I've heard of ayu being taken on the fly (ayu are a small fish that are hatched in fresh water rivers, journey to the sea, then return as adults to spawn, as salmon do). I spent a summer in the…</p>
<p>The Wikipedia article on fly fishing mentions tenkara, but also of interest is the mention it makes of ayu fishing: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayu_fishing" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayu_fishing</a></p>
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<p>That article is a bit sparse, and that's actually the first I've heard of ayu being taken on the fly (ayu are a small fish that are hatched in fresh water rivers, journey to the sea, then return as adults to spawn, as salmon do). I spent a summer in the countryside of Gifu Prefecture, which is a center of ayu fishing, and the only technique I observed was using an ayu as bait to dupe the others.</p>
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<p>To do that, the "bait" ayu has a nose ring put in, and this ring is attached to the end of the fishing line. Then, hooks are placed fore and aft on its body (they look like a treble with one shank and point removed). The other ayu (males, I'm guessing) migrating up-river to spawn are very aggressive and territorial and will attack the newcomer if it wanders into their space. If all goes well, the attacking fish then gets snagged on the hooks.</p>
<p>I've seen ayu rods that had to be 30 feet long! The line is about as long as the rod, and the fisherman moves the "bait" ayu around to different spots in the river, hoping to encounter another ayu.</p> That's pretty cool, Joe, than…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-05-15:2036984:Comment:3842862013-05-15T06:36:30.970ZJBplusThuyhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JonathanByrne
<p>That's pretty cool, Joe, thanks for the link!<br/><br/>Re-reading my post, I can see that I was caught between two different draft versions and somehow mashed them together into an incoherent goo, but I guess my main point - that a fly rod doesn't become not a fly rod because it doesn't have a reel - is in there somewhere :p</p>
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<p>Jonathan</p>
<p>That's pretty cool, Joe, thanks for the link!<br/><br/>Re-reading my post, I can see that I was caught between two different draft versions and somehow mashed them together into an incoherent goo, but I guess my main point - that a fly rod doesn't become not a fly rod because it doesn't have a reel - is in there somewhere :p</p>
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<p>Jonathan</p>