I feel like it’s just limiting all of the applications of fly gear by limiting your casting, and not really allowing any kind of retrieve that you would for streamer fishing.
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by OpenDot5443
Tenkara was developed for small streams in Japan.
Basically a simple technique for ancient fly fishing in Japan as was pointed out. The modern version is akin to Euro nymphing but the basic technique of a long bamboo pole with a fixed silk line, horse hair leaders and flies tied into an eyeless hook and the leader tied under the fly first is an early fly fishing technique in Europe and he Colonies. Usually done by the Gentry.
It is important to have your fly drift at the same speed as other things in the water around it. A "drag free drift". If your fly is going faster or slower then things around it, it does not look natural, and trout will usually refuse it. Water in a stream travels at different speeds at different places. For example it might be moving slower close to the bank then in the middle of the stream. If your fly line lies on the water, and your fly is in the middle of the stream, and your fly line is on the water from near the bank to the middle of the stream, the fly line near the bank can cause drag, and slow down the movement of the fly. Tenkara rods are long and allow one to keep fly line off of the water surface, eliminating drag. One needs to hold the rod tip over the fly, and keep line from lying on the water surface. As said above, it is best used on small streams for small fish. Euro nymphing is similar, but the euro nymphing rods have reels. Tenkara rods do not have reels. Tenkara works well in limited circumstances, where you can get close to the fish, without it seeing you.
The attempt to achieve a drag free drift applies to nymphs and dry flies. I don't think Tenkara offers an advantage for streamers where the fisherman is controlling the action of the streamer.
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