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Oct 21, 2021 10:57:35   #
Bullhead
 
Is fly fishing using a Tenkara rod a good method?

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Oct 21, 2021 13:42:56   #
DoFish Loc: Western North Carolina
 
I have found it a fun alternative when one does not need to cast a distance. Also it is great for ponds and small streams

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Oct 21, 2021 15:16:35   #
Bullhead
 
I’m on the East Tennessee side near Knoxville. Can you recommend a good rod and line to start with?

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Oct 21, 2021 20:05:19   #
Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas
 
Bullhead: If you are a rank beginner, go to your local Walmart or other full service sporting goods store and buy a spinning rig; both rod and reel with the line already filling the spool. It is the easiest and shortest distance to lerning and catching fish. Later, you can change to other types gear if you wish. Just Sayin...RJS

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Oct 22, 2021 17:11:56   #
Captain Lahti Loc: Kennewick, WA
 
It’s a century’s old Way of fishing, usually on relatively small streams. But tenkara rods can be quit
long. Upwards of 14’ so it’s possible to reach out twice that if your line is heavy enough to flip out rather than just dangle and flip a bit up and down stream. The old way was To just use a long bamboo cane pole with a silk or tanned leather line and horse hair leader (usually made of two or three white horse tail hairs twisted lightly and a perfection knot in each end for attachment) line tied to the tip. Flies were tied into the horse hair leader sections. And each section of leader was just added via a loop in each section. A perfection knot to make the loops. Not much different than just a long cane pole, greased linen line, bobber and hook. Now they sell rods that collapse to just a couple feet and work especially well and simple for back packing. But remember there is no reel, no drag no long casts. Just a very simple method that gets back to basics. The Japanese still use this method and have for thousands of years. It was how early Europeans and Colonialist fished. The cane poles were in sections that were tapper cut and lapped each other and could be adjusted for length by leaving out one or more butt sections. A couple of whip finish nots at each joint secured the sections. The idea being to be long enough to deal with the width of the stream or small river. A gentleman fisher would have his gilly tie up the pole to the desired length and if a big Salmon was hooked hed just throw the pole in and let the gilly chase it.

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Oct 22, 2021 22:21:00   #
Bullhead
 
Thanks for these answers.

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