Tenkara Headcount

[Joe Angelucci]

Just curious, did anyone fish this season with a Tenkara Rod. I used a Fountainhead Caddis rod twice and had a blast. 

[jim cosgrove]

i think you can get a basic tenkara for about 60 bucks.less than a st croix spinning rod.the ones i checked out at cabelas were tfo who makes a decent flyrod .around 90 i think.a couple rounds of golf or a downtown dinner.i dont golf and spend too much time in downtown chicago working and have no desire for a 60 dollar steak.life is short i am getting a tenkara.it's only money.you talked me into it

[David, aka, "McScruff"]

What's golf?

PS I hope we haven't ruined it for Ken!

[Slip Sinker]

no ... not at all the fun factor does look does look high on this.

[Slip Sinker]

good for you Jim! ... it does look fun.

[Lord of the Fly , Rods]

Ok, let me get this straight, a Tenkara  rod is like a cane pole but it's   not, you are using  a fly  on a straight pole with a fixed line, you can use a fly rod but you need to take the reel off.  How about using the Tenkara technique with a fly rod  with a reel , this would give you an adjustable line for different situations, kind of thinking out of the box type stuff, next lets see if we can use live bait , a cricket , on this rig and genitally present this offering  to the fish, and if you really want to notice the strike you add a porcupine quill to the mix and  you have the best of all worlds,  people enjoy fishing with styles they have success with I know that what  I do , Here is a picture of my Tenkara Rod with and adjustable  reels on it , and live bait and a quill.   LOFR

[David, aka, "McScruff"]

Nice....

[Joe Angelucci]

Ken

Use the link below . All in would be under $85.00. It's an amazing way to fish. The direct connection to a fish is a head rush. The best of fly fishing without a reel. The basic set up is about equal to a 000 weight fly rod at 1/25 the cost. Problem is your reach is limited to 1 to 1.5 times the length of the pole.

BTW, David's suggestion would work if you want to dap for trout. Zero investment if you have a 10 foot telescopic. I would recommend 2 # test if you use that method.

Tenkara is designed to cast a fixed line. Each works and I use both methods. 

If you have any questions, let me know.

JDA

http://tenkaraflyfish.webs.com/tenkararods.htm

[Slip Sinker]

thanks Joe

[Steve Wilson]

   Went to Cabelas web site in search of Tenkara rods and found they have a huge sale on fly rods....... several are half priced

[wag]

        THANKS  for  info  

[Rob]

I bought a tenkara rod last year. It is a blast under the right conditions. The right conditions are close range. I use fly rod backing as the line and 4 lb fluorocarbon as the line. A six inch blue gill puts up a good fight on my rod. A 12 inch bass is an epic battle. They are great fun, but you have to be careful with the tip. They are easy to break.

I throw small nymphs or foam spider mostly.

[David, aka, "McScruff"]

Nice!