I went Fly Fishing for the first time a few days ago. I used a 12' Tenkara rod and caught 4 Browns. It was the greatest fishing ive ever done. Soooo relaxing
Aaron Afrah Congratulations Aaron and welcome to the Tenkara community! Wrestling a huge trout on your tenkara rod is an amazing experience. I fish Tenkara religiously on Idaho water.
@@bhansen52 Unfortunately Sir, I couldn't agree more. I'm a life long resident and a public servant to my hometown. Much of what I see when I venture into the woods, honestly, breaks my heart. But, if I see it, I try to mitigate the issue and move on to the next. One day at a time-one action at a time 👌
Japanese Yamame trout is very sensitive against sound and shadow, very quick movement, different family group from rainbow trout. The old day people knew Japanese Yamame trout raise for bugs. Greetings from Japan.
All I seem to be reading on here is that reels are better than no reels. Let them market there product and let people feel good about how they want to fish. Don't be the jerk out on the water judging the guy or girl next to you.
I would say it comes down to where you are trying to fish really. Where I live the streams are no wider than 10 feet in most spots and heavily brushed on either side with low hanging limbs(reminds of a Japanese stream kinda), but the trout are about 1 foot long and take more enticing than dough or spin bait. I have spent many hours with no success using shortened rods, reels, everything I can think of. Fly rods are way to long for my purposes, and spincast is unwieldy for short technical throws and the bait is not convincing enough for the fish. That is why I love tenkara. I am able to get my line where I need it to go with the right bait. Simple But I went from not catching anything to almost getting a bite everytime I cast in a pool. I have been highly successful with tenkara on my streams.
@-DOPE- Does it really matter which technique you go with as long as it catches fish? Like I said, distance isn't an issue for me. It's also nothing for me to throw a tenkara in a backpack and go. Especially when my sol intent isn't to fish but hike, bike, or camp where I might go fishing along the way. I've found the tenkara to be more versatile than any rod for that simple reason. At the end of the day it lets me do more fishing. Especially when I can apply all the same fly techniques that anyone else would use on the water.
@@zg6453 I do not see how a fly rod can be "too long" if a tenkara rod works; fly rods are not longer, and often shorter. They use the same basic line and leader. Basically if you take a fly rod, especially a euronymphing rod, and just don't use the real or pull in line, you have functionally a tenkara rod, just does not back as small. I do not see the benefit to be tenkara rods are somehow better on a small streams, just more simple and easy to carry into the stream - which is benefit enough.
Good for you Daniel. Ignore any haters, folks tend to be well, let's say, opinionated. I've been traditional fly fishing for all of my life and this looks like fun. Back to basics is always a good thing if used correctly. Tarpon would be out of the question. Good luck with the business and I hope it takes you far.
What does it matter to anyone how another person decides to fish? Spinning, fly fishing, Tenkara, cane pole, what does it matter?? This reminds me of an old country song by Hank Williams Junior...."If you mind your own business you won't be minding mine, and if you mind your own business, you'll be busy all the time."
Your absolutely right, I mean why spend 200 dollars for a nice fly rod when you can buy a nice Tenkara rod for 3 to 4 hundred dollars and have far less capability. As for being lighter and able to put in you back pack, my 4 piece fly rod is about the same size and OK, 5 oz. heavier. Why not just by a fly rod and just tie a line at the end.
New to Tenkara and just received my Sato rod. Fished a small stream that was running a little high and stained from rain and managed to land a 15 inch brown using the rod for the first time. After playing and practicing technique for a couple of hours I'm Hooked...(no pun intended)! Think I am going to order the Hane next. Wish I had discovered this style of fishing years ago
To understand Tenkara, you must understand where it comes from. In Japan the fish and the rivers generally don't get big like ours, so they specialized in a light weight technique for those environments. I probably wouldn't use Tenkara if I was in a place I would run into larger fish, but its perfectly fine for brookies in small creeks.
That type of rod is called Furidashizou. Widely available in Japan. I picked mine up at Joshuya. Lots of fun to use. I keep mine in my vest, and break it out on narrow tricky sections of stream.
I watched a program by Professor Hisao Ishigaki. People don't buy Tenkara rod, they buy Tenkara memories. I was impressed with your wonderful words. If you like, please also see the lantern fishing of "headwater char fishing" ^ ^
In 1990, I developed a modified type of tenkara fishing, utilizine a much longer 渓流rod, from 18 to feet long, and no flyline at all. It feel much lighter than a tenkara rod, and is perfect for "Chech-Nymphing" , or dry fly fishing using my "dipstick" technique.
I like this way to catch bluegills, and shoreline shallow largemouth Bass. Also flounder in shallow water. I use a standard flyrod and a small stripping basket. Like that guy interviewed, I can do this all day.
Not saying this isn't a good idea but I truly enjoy regular fly fishing. I doubt Norman Maclean would have written a book about this form. However if this gets people outdoors i am all for it
Very good video!. I appreciate the simplicity of it... unlike the fishing I do now which almost amounts to an "expedition", this would be very liberating!
What makes Tenkara work so well is the length of the rod...In Japan anglers use rods that would scare N.American anglers. There are even some Tenkara salmon and steelhead anglers who do it for the sport. I love this kind of fishing because it's simple and effective!
renostarman Trust me I fish for 150+ lb fish, but fighting a fish on a Tenkara just feels awesome and different, b/c you have to play it with out any drag.
Pathetic. It is nothing like actual fly fishing and eliminates some of the main reasons for going fly fishing. Tenkara is for people that are incapable of learning how to actually fly fish. And for the very few that can somewhat fly fish, Tenkara is another scam to try and get people to buy their product. If you fish Tenkara, you are part of the "hipster crowd" because ... well .... "I do it and like the other Tenkara Sheep that makes me cool". Just looking at your picture with the frizzy hair and round glasses, etc .... unquestionably part of the "hipster" crowd. Get over yourselves. Tenkara is nothing new and was a way to fish before the sport of fly fishing actually evolved to the sport it is. People would use long sticks/branches (sometimes metal poles) and attached horse hair braided lines to it. Realizing how pathetic that was that style of fishing evolved to actual fly fishing, using reels for which the sport was thus grounded in. You don't "play" a fish with Tenkara, you drag it across the water and beach it or yank on the line and drag the fish across the water. Or as these 2 guys did you just yank the 3 inch fish completely out of the water and watch it slap on the dirt on the side of the stream. You're so right! That was some of the best "playing" of fish I have ever seen! You should be ashamed of even showing up on a stream where actual fisherman exist; which includes fly fisherman, bait fisherman, spin fisherman and others. You Tenkara Sheep are fooling no one, but yourselves. Sad.
I disagree. I fly fish, have for years whenever I get the chance to get out to the smokies. Most of the streams I fish are pretty small, and I definitely see how simplifying everything with tenkara would be worthwhile. Would I completely abandon traditional flyfishing for tenkara, no, but in certain cases, I'm definitely considering. You don't have to hate something just because you view it as "hipster, you know. You seem pretty angry for someone who I would assume fishes for solitude and peace. On another note, are tournament bass fishermen real fishermen? They just whip bass out of the water with no fight at all.....exactly as you described tenkara with 3 inch trout.
On your "other note", tournament bass fishing is completely different than fly fishing for trout. I wouldn't compare tournament bass fishing to fly fishing any more than I would compare deep sea fishing to fly fishing for trout. However, I am not a fan of tournament fishing for multiple reasons (especially tournament fishing for trout). Also, you're reading a quick message, without seeing or hearing how I express myself, so if you want to take "angry" from it, I would assume that was YOUR frame of mind while reading my analysis on a marketing scam called Tenkara. You decided to take your anger out on me, when you could have commented on 3/4ths of the comments on this page that speak negatively on Tenkara. I don't hate Tenkara at all, as you assumed. What I do not like is the overhype and misleading statements by the Tenkara groupies in order to fool people unfamiliar with the sport of fly fishing. They should try telling the truth. Just look at the crap Fritz T. Cat (Gee ... not a "hipster" name at all. That's sarcasm) lied about below this comment. IT ... "catches 10 fish to 1 of actual fly fishermen and in half the time" to boot. And that's just the beginning of the lies out of the kitty. Yea, ok kitty. Keep 'em comin'. There are few similarities between actual fly fishing and Tenkara. And, so Tenkara groupies like the kitty are clear on this ... there is nothing they can do with their stick and line that I cannot do with any fly rod and reel. But there are tons of things I can do that the kitty and Tenkara cannot do. It is NOT traditional/real/actual fly fishing. It is a scam to fool people and sell a product. Why can't they just be honest?
Dapping where I come from, and the other 30 states and countries I've fished in, is letting the fly hang a few feet or less straight below the rod tip. In Tenkara the back cast can be 20' and the fly land 30' in front. I still enjoy my 50 year accumulation of fly, spin, and surf tackle, but Tenkara has added new enjoyment that doesn't threaten my lifelong accumulation of "the way I do it".
this mode of fishing is very old...used all over the world...North Spain.Italy.in my home town..Basque Country.Nepal.....etc...what is the great advantage is the material of rods,flies..has its pros and limits...do not be so critic..Greg H....one style is not better tann others..is a matter of a choice...respect...
or you can get a telescopic cane pole from Walmart(the 13 footer would probably be best)....i tried it and it works, too......the only thing is, the Tenkara rod is lighter, that's all.....
that's true mate. The quality, balance and weight is the only difference but when you get into it you would probably prefer to cast a nicer quality rod.
I could pull a thin branch off a tree and tie a line to the end of that for ... well ... almost free. In fact, that is exactly one of the ways people used to fish all the way back to Dame Juliana Berners around when fly fishing originated. Some people used metal poles for the rod. Tenkara is nothing new and is basically for people who can not learn how to fly fish.
@onbradley...You've obviously never fished with a Tenkara. It may look simple and like they are hauling these small wild fish across the water, but I assure you...its not that simple. I have the Iwana and caught a 22 inch rainbow on a local stream here in WV. The fight was fun, but took a lot more patience and technique than a normal western fly rod. Using the Tenkara rod I doubled my catch from the day before. Its top notch...give it a shot before you criticize.
These Tenkara videos inspired me to buy a Tenkara rod. I'm a fly fisherman but new to Tenkara. So much fun! Here is the very first fish I caught using a Tenkara rod: th-cam.com/video/guguKBcOlZ8/w-d-xo.html
Well, you could just tie your line to the last guide on a traditional fly rod if you wanted and then it becomes a Tenkara (or stick from a tree with a line on it).
You are assuming I am a young kid, who has not built any fly rods in the past. Might be a bad assumption on your part. You are right about one thing. I haven't built a Tenkara before. Because of your statement, I will make an assumption that you have not fished with some of the old Fenwick Glass Rods or even before them. They were built in a similar fashion, so Tenkara is just reinventing the wheel on this one. I don't really care to be honest with you. Tenkara is "trying" to build a niche in the fly fishing industry due to fly fishing's increasing popularity since "A River Runs Through It". That's fine, but Tenkara fanatics and even Tenkara representatives that I see at the fly fishing shows, are doing traditional fly fishing an injustice. They are trying to compare Tenkara to traditional fly fishing. There is a substantial difference. Tenkara would be more accurate in comparing themselves to the very origin of fly fishing with rods made out of branches, wood, steel and bamboo with the lines made of horse hair. "Dapping" was popular in those days.
just read a book at my local library on tenkara, looking to get my hands on one of those collapsible rods should be about perfect for upcoming trip hiking into the smokey mountains and getting on some mountain streams
Absolutely correct! That's what we make sure to convey in the videos we put together. We are not creating a method but rather sharing its story. Thanks for watching!
@@tenkarausa yeah some of the comments seemed like they thought this is a brand new type of fishing. I've recently become very interested in learning this style of fishing so I'm doing a lot of research on this.
It looks like a good time etc. But I disagree with the Ginger...I could most definitly cast on that stream with a 7.5 fly rod, and place it exactly where they are. Good video though...wouldn't work at Lee's Ferry
bodmontingz a long fly rod does twice (or more) of the "work" of a reel on a traditional rod. Fish that would normally take drag on a spinning reel, for example, can sometimes hardly be felt on the long, active, bouncing rod as it does the work to wear out the fish...you'll have to try it to believe it.
Awesome video Daniel! The location is beautiful and the style is extremely interesting. I'm definitely looking into this! What is the name of the creek/stream/river you are fishing at?
Very nice. However, I shall be sticking to my 5 foot rod and tiny dries as the big Lune brownies and sea trout tend to keep running hard, meaning the extra reassurance of a fly reel is comforting. Plus the danger of hooking a salmon is ever-present too...
Advantage is mostly in portability. 5lb of fly gear doesn't seem like much until you put it in your already 35lb backpack and haul it 50mi into the backcountry
Ok I was in Japan and saw this style of fishing many times. Ultimately, they caught very small fish. Easy under a pound. But for them that was OK. In America it would be bait.
@tenkarausa These fish are so small that they are sub-sub-ultralight. You don't even need a rod, just a 1lb handline is enough. It's a fine sport for sure, and of course, it isn't just about the biggest fish, but quite frankly, I don't know anywhere where one could fish for critters that small, so it makes it look as if it is a fringe angling tactic best reserved for the most fished out, lowest yielding streams in the USA. Take the show on the road to some real streams with 2-3 bows and cuts!
Tenkara flyfishing in New Zealand, so if your a competent angler this rods will hold up. TH-cam won't allow me to upload the link, just go to Google and place Tenkara in the search engine and get your search results through Video's. Its with the application program VIMEO
Love this way of fishing. When I was a young lad, I used to fish a similar method with just a bamboo blank, harvested on the way to the fishing site from my grandpa's orchard, with a few yards of line (leader). Now, I own a Tenkara but I haven't used it for a long time because I fish mainly for steelhead and salmon. This Tenkara I have will not handle the action of these fish. Are there ones rated for such game fish? Thanks for posting.
por dios hace mas de 400 años ya se pescaba asi en leon con una vara y una cuerda con una linea de cola de caballo y una mosca de pluma de gallo de leon y no pensamos que habiamos descubierto america ...
At first I thought Tenkara was just a gimmick. After watching a few videos and actually doing some research, I find myself in serious need to expand my flyfishing arsenal. For mountain streams or very spooky trout, this style would be superb.
The concept is interesting for smaller waters and smaller trout - small being relative I guess! but I'm a big trout pursuer, big meaning 18" - 22" on small dry flies and I just don't see how I could control browns and rainbows that big that can easily run all my fly line out with a rod that has only line and no reel. I should mention I fish large western tailwaters with flows in the 3500 cfs - 5000 cfs range.
Hiya me little on line fisher friends, tenkare has got its place. I, like the rest enjoy à good days fishing but tenkara let's me fish in places totally unfishable with my fly rod. I fish à a very lite gear outfit and barbless hooks, its possibly one of the most enjoyable ways to catch and release, PS I can afford and have got several rod and reel outfits of very decent quality.
I'm not sold on tenkara. I like being able to store line on a reel and being able to reel/strip line back in and casting is part of the fun. 3,4 and 5 wt rods have all the small stream qualities you need tenkara to me honestly looks like some overhyped little kid shit that you can pull off with willow limb for free but to each his own
That looks like fun, might even get one for myself.. wish i had one to try first. Curious., - wht is the length and weight of the rods used in this video. Thanks, tight lines.
Interesting. I fish a lot of small creeks here in Michigan, and at times hammer 15 to 20 inch fish. It's a pain to land them on a 3 wt. and generally need a buddy down stream to net for me. Do the rods fish by wt? Slow action fast - med? Also nice to see some one using a bow and arrow cast. (sling shot cast) Can you roll cast with your rods?
I bet half these commenters have never tried fly fishing. sounds like they just watch bass fishing shows on tv. I think this product looks very nice and would be perfect for hiking. The streams I fish do not harbor large fish. 11 inches is a good size for my stream.
Tenkara is great... BUT they make out sometimes like Japan invented fishing flies with reel-less rods... yet anybody who has read the likes of Izaak Walton or other very early books would know that this is how they would have presented and fished flies on a fixed line.... it may be traditional Japanese way regards fly fishing, but other people in the world was doing this long before and concurrent with when they first started.
All right for small streams if you know there's nothing bigger than maybe 1/2 to 3/4lb but if you hooked a decent sized mature brown you would have some struggle to avoid having it spend a few days trying to get the fly out of its jaw after it broke you. Some of the points made are no more than marketing hype to hook gullible folks into a rather inadequate method of presenting a fly. For tiddler-snatching it's probably okay.
Ian Gourlay I actually have one of these rods and the way they bend acts like drag would on a normal rod, the only disadvantage is that they can't have light line attached to them. I've caught a few 5 plus fish on a tenkara with 15 lb test attached to it and trust me it's hella fun
All rods bend to provide a spring action to dampen down fish movements, that's not peculiar to Tenkara rods... I don't get the point of it. If you can't afford a reel and a fly line maybe there's some appeal - but how many fishers are like that? If as you say you're connected via 15lb tippet then there's an awful lot of fish will shoot off, spooked by the hefty nylon - and I say again that if you scale down to present a small trout fly with any delicacy you stand an excellent chance of a decent fish making off in a way you just can't stop even with max sidestrain - result, a broken leader, & a fish with a fly in its face that it doesn't need. But if you keep to small streams with little or no chance of a larger fish then that's not an issue. I'll not be hanging up any of my many fly rods for one of these - but I reckon you guessed that already! Tight lines to you anyway.
Ian Gourlay I caught a very nice wild 21 inch brown trout on a tenkara rod last month. The trick is to keep it upstream. To those who have not tried it, give it a chance on a small stream and I bet you will be hooked.
+Ian Gourlay I'm an avid flyfisherman, and spend lots of time on the San Juan River in my home state of New Mexico. I also fish waters in Colorado. The Tenkara rod that I own, is more than capable of handling decent sized fish. The secret is in the very flexible tip which absorbs the fishe's fight. I've caught beautiful, strong Bows and was able to land them very quickly due to the stout nature of the rod. I also own Winston and Sage rods (which are wonderful as well), my Tenkara is just another fun way to catch trout on a fly.
It's a cool method for small fish in small streams, I wouldnt ever use it for Steelhead/Salmon or even average sized fish to be honest....But cool video guys... Best Regards, Check Out "Steelhead Pulse" it is some cool footage of Point of View Steelhead on the Fly Rod in Lake's Superior's Immense Watershed
I want to buy one to take backpacking on the John Muir Trail in the high sierra, what length would you recommend y’all? I’ve fished since I was young but fairly new to fly fishing.
Sorry but i watched the video again and that's great. but what about accuracy and timing? I don't know how much line is on one of these "telescoping" poles as we'll call it but what if a beautiful brown is rising or eating scuds 2 feet put of range? Are you going to move through the riffle and create a massive disturbance and not hook the fish. Having a reel allows you to cast to a rising fish right in front of you or 60 feet in front of you. Grab a real fly rod and fish efficiently folks.
Listen, tenkara isn’t a bad method of catching fish, but the fact that it’s 200 dollars for what is essentially a glorified stick of bamboo is just stupid. I like the branding, and I like the looks, but you could achieve the same effect with a random stick you tie line to the end of. It’s cool, it just shouldn’t be that expensive
@tenkarausa I get that, it's not the first time I've fished....and I do fish UL in similar situations. It's just that I am used to catching much bigger fish with much lighter line. I mean you could have just ripped those minnows out of the water with the gear you are using. I am not debating the style, but simply I cannot understand why anyone would be gunning for 1/4 lb fish and holding them up to the camera. This does little to showcase the sport, you guys need some new streams I guess.
I went Fly Fishing for the first time a few days ago. I used a 12' Tenkara rod and caught 4 Browns. It was the greatest fishing ive ever done. Soooo relaxing
Aaron Afrah Congratulations Aaron and welcome to the Tenkara community! Wrestling a huge trout on your tenkara rod is an amazing experience. I fish Tenkara religiously on Idaho water.
Im so jealous, i would also like to live near trout...
@-DOPE- I caught a 33 inch brown in 3 minutes tenkara is so much better than western fly fishing
@@bhansen52 That hurt a little Mr. Hansen. ✌
@@bhansen52 Unfortunately Sir, I couldn't agree more. I'm a life long resident and a public servant to my hometown. Much of what I see when I venture into the woods, honestly, breaks my heart. But, if I see it, I try to mitigate the issue and move on to the next. One day at a time-one action at a time 👌
Japanese Yamame trout is very sensitive against sound and shadow, very quick movement, different family group from rainbow trout. The old day people knew Japanese Yamame trout raise for bugs. Greetings from Japan.
It's congener with rainbows and cutthroats
All I seem to be reading on here is that reels are better than no reels. Let them market there product and let people feel good about how they want to fish. Don't be the jerk out on the water judging the guy or girl next to you.
I would say it comes down to where you are trying to fish really. Where I live the streams are no wider than 10 feet in most spots and heavily brushed on either side with low hanging limbs(reminds of a Japanese stream kinda), but the trout are about 1 foot long and take more enticing than dough or spin bait. I have spent many hours with no success using shortened rods, reels, everything I can think of. Fly rods are way to long for my purposes, and spincast is unwieldy for short technical throws and the bait is not convincing enough for the fish. That is why I love tenkara. I am able to get my line where I need it to go with the right bait. Simple But I went from not catching anything to almost getting a bite everytime I cast in a pool. I have been highly successful with tenkara on my streams.
@-DOPE- Does it really matter which technique you go with as long as it catches fish? Like I said, distance isn't an issue for me. It's also nothing for me to throw a tenkara in a backpack and go. Especially when my sol intent isn't to fish but hike, bike, or camp where I might go fishing along the way. I've found the tenkara to be more versatile than any rod for that simple reason. At the end of the day it lets me do more fishing. Especially when I can apply all the same fly techniques that anyone else would use on the water.
i agree ,,all depends of personal purposes...great for fishing in small rivers,hike..my goal is not only catch a 2 pound trout or bigger.
I’m new to fly fishing....I caught my first fish using a tenkara rod. It was a good intro into this awesome sport.
@@zg6453 I do not see how a fly rod can be "too long" if a tenkara rod works; fly rods are not longer, and often shorter. They use the same basic line and leader. Basically if you take a fly rod, especially a euronymphing rod, and just don't use the real or pull in line, you have functionally a tenkara rod, just does not back as small. I do not see the benefit to be tenkara rods are somehow better on a small streams, just more simple and easy to carry into the stream - which is benefit enough.
Good for you Daniel. Ignore any haters, folks tend to be well, let's say, opinionated. I've been traditional fly fishing for all of my life and this looks like fun. Back to basics is always a good thing if used correctly. Tarpon would be out of the question. Good luck with the business and I hope it takes you far.
A pole, a line, a fly. I'm figuring less than four ounces of gear for my upcoming 222-mile JMT trek. Perfect.
I have always wondered how to fly fish and to be honest this looks very intense and stress-relieving. Great video!
Just started Tenkara fishing. Love everything about it! Simple, effective, intuitive.
What does it matter to anyone how another person decides to fish? Spinning, fly fishing, Tenkara, cane pole, what does it matter?? This reminds me of an old country song by Hank Williams Junior...."If you mind your own business you won't be minding mine, and if you mind your own business, you'll be busy all the time."
Your absolutely right, I mean why spend 200 dollars for a nice fly rod when you can buy a nice Tenkara rod for 3 to 4 hundred dollars and have far less capability. As for being lighter and able to put in you back pack, my 4 piece fly rod is about the same size and OK, 5 oz. heavier. Why not just by a fly rod and just tie a line at the end.
@@davemonem8441 what does it matter?
@@davemonem8441 I think you missed the point of the comment 🤔
@@davemonem8441 or a willow limb from the river bank(did that once when I broke my rod and it worked but it sucked)
New to Tenkara and just received my Sato rod. Fished a small stream that was running a little high and stained from rain and managed to land a 15 inch brown using the rod for the first time. After playing and practicing technique for a couple of hours I'm Hooked...(no pun intended)! Think I am going to order the Hane next. Wish I had discovered this style of fishing years ago
I grew up in the south. We did something similar called a slaughter pole. Made with a length of line tied to a cane pole.
The simplicity is beautiful, it's more about the fish than it is about the rod. This is a great introduction to Tenkara fishing. Great video!
To understand Tenkara, you must understand where it comes from. In Japan the fish and the rivers generally don't get big like ours, so they specialized in a light weight technique for those environments. I probably wouldn't use Tenkara if I was in a place I would run into larger fish, but its perfectly fine for brookies in small creeks.
That type of rod is called Furidashizou. Widely available in Japan. I picked mine up at Joshuya. Lots of fun to use. I keep mine in my vest, and break it out on narrow tricky sections of stream.
I'm always looking for something new. I love fly fishing. Gonna have to try this out.
Just got my tenago awesome cane pole
I watched a program by Professor Hisao Ishigaki. People don't buy Tenkara rod, they buy Tenkara memories. I was impressed with your wonderful words. If you like, please also see the lantern fishing of "headwater char fishing" ^ ^
Best rod for the money. It is very strong and sensitive. It’s on the heavy side but it’s excellent for dead stick
In 1990, I developed a modified type of tenkara fishing, utilizine a much longer 渓流rod, from 18 to feet long, and no flyline at all. It feel much lighter than a tenkara rod, and is perfect for "Chech-Nymphing" , or dry fly fishing using my "dipstick" technique.
@christhemartin
Its packs into a backpack... That is the major advantage.
So do 4 and 5 piece fly rods
Nice way to wish mon! Used this technique years ago to catch fish in the rivers and surf in Jamaica...I want one!
I like this way to catch bluegills, and shoreline shallow largemouth Bass. Also flounder in shallow water.
I use a standard flyrod and a small stripping basket.
Like that guy interviewed, I can do this all day.
Not saying this isn't a good idea but I truly enjoy regular fly fishing. I doubt Norman Maclean would have written a book about this form. However if this gets people outdoors i am all for it
Anything is portable if you are strong enough.
hell yea! you get a CAT D9 dozer and you can make that river portable right in to your back yard!
Bravo Daniel...la pesca en toda su simplicidad...¡¡me gustaría probarlo alguna vez!
Very good video!. I appreciate the simplicity of it... unlike the fishing I do now which almost amounts to an "expedition", this would be very liberating!
Tenkara is great.There is a history of old mountain life in Japan.
What makes Tenkara work so well is the length of the rod...In Japan anglers use rods that would scare N.American anglers. There are even some Tenkara salmon and steelhead anglers who do it for the sport. I love this kind of fishing because it's simple and effective!
In Japan the longest Tenkara rod is 16 foot. There are 15 - 16 foot fly rods in the US. Maybe it's not the Tenkara style of fishing that is simpler.
Awesome! I love these videos!
This looks fun and very challenging, thanks for the comments that explain this sport
Much like the way Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton flyfished in England in the 1600's (see "The Compleat Angler"- 1653). Elhanan
Such beautiful little fish! Great video!
caught a 5 pound carp on a tenkara, it feels incredible fighting a big fish on one
renostarman Trust me I fish for 150+ lb fish, but fighting a fish on a Tenkara just feels awesome and different, b/c you have to play it with out any drag.
Pathetic. It is nothing like actual fly fishing and eliminates some of the main reasons for going fly fishing. Tenkara is for people that are incapable of learning how to actually fly fish. And for the very few that can somewhat fly fish, Tenkara is another scam to try and get people to buy their product. If you fish Tenkara, you are part of the "hipster crowd" because ... well .... "I do it and like the other Tenkara Sheep that makes me cool". Just looking at your picture with the frizzy hair and round glasses, etc .... unquestionably part of the "hipster" crowd. Get over yourselves. Tenkara is nothing new and was a way to fish before the sport of fly fishing actually evolved to the sport it is. People would use long sticks/branches (sometimes metal poles) and attached horse hair braided lines to it. Realizing how pathetic that was that style of fishing evolved to actual fly fishing, using reels for which the sport was thus grounded in. You don't "play" a fish with Tenkara, you drag it across the water and beach it or yank on the line and drag the fish across the water. Or as these 2 guys did you just yank the 3 inch fish completely out of the water and watch it slap on the dirt on the side of the stream. You're so right! That was some of the best "playing" of fish I have ever seen! You should be ashamed of even showing up on a stream where actual fisherman exist; which includes fly fisherman, bait fisherman, spin fisherman and others. You Tenkara Sheep are fooling no one, but yourselves. Sad.
I disagree. I fly fish, have for years whenever I get the chance to get out to the smokies. Most of the streams I fish are pretty small, and I definitely see how simplifying everything with tenkara would be worthwhile. Would I completely abandon traditional flyfishing for tenkara, no, but in certain cases, I'm definitely considering. You don't have to hate something just because you view it as "hipster, you know. You seem pretty angry for someone who I would assume fishes for solitude and peace. On another note, are tournament bass fishermen real fishermen? They just whip bass out of the water with no fight at all.....exactly as you described tenkara with 3 inch trout.
On your "other note", tournament bass fishing is completely different than fly fishing for trout. I wouldn't compare tournament bass fishing to fly fishing any more than I would compare deep sea fishing to fly fishing for trout. However, I am not a fan of tournament fishing for multiple reasons (especially tournament fishing for trout). Also, you're reading a quick message, without seeing or hearing how I express myself, so if you want to take "angry" from it, I would assume that was YOUR frame of mind while reading my analysis on a marketing scam called Tenkara. You decided to take your anger out on me, when you could have commented on 3/4ths of the comments on this page that speak negatively on Tenkara. I don't hate Tenkara at all, as you assumed. What I do not like is the overhype and misleading statements by the Tenkara groupies in order to fool people unfamiliar with the sport of fly fishing. They should try telling the truth. Just look at the crap Fritz T. Cat (Gee ... not a "hipster" name at all. That's sarcasm) lied about below this comment. IT ... "catches 10 fish to 1 of actual fly fishermen and in half the time" to boot. And that's just the beginning of the lies out of the kitty. Yea, ok kitty. Keep 'em comin'. There are few similarities between actual fly fishing and Tenkara. And, so Tenkara groupies like the kitty are clear on this ... there is nothing they can do with their stick and line that I cannot do with any fly rod and reel. But there are tons of things I can do that the kitty and Tenkara cannot do. It is NOT traditional/real/actual fly fishing. It is a scam to fool people and sell a product. Why can't they just be honest?
Greg Harris You’re the one who sounds quite angry. I was simply expressing my disagreement with your point.
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Tenkara rods are resilient, but not indestructible. True :)
Reminds me of what we call Dapping where I come from.
Dapping where I come from, and the other 30 states and countries I've fished in, is letting the fly hang a few feet or less straight below the rod tip. In Tenkara the back cast can be 20' and the fly land 30' in front. I still enjoy my 50 year accumulation of fly, spin, and surf tackle, but Tenkara has added new enjoyment that doesn't threaten my lifelong accumulation of "the way I do it".
this mode of fishing is very old...used all over the world...North Spain.Italy.in my home town..Basque Country.Nepal.....etc...what is the great advantage is the material of rods,flies..has its pros and limits...do not be so critic..Greg H....one style is not better tann others..is a matter of a choice...respect...
@tenkarausa Thanks thats good news! Im sure ill look into it, it looks like a fun way to fish.
Just had my first tenkara lesson today, definitely getting a rod for the small browns around me.
Great video !
I could save myself a whole lotta money, and just use a section of fly line on the end of an extendable crappie rod and do the same?
or you can get a telescopic cane pole from Walmart(the 13 footer would probably be best)....i tried it and it works, too......the only thing is, the Tenkara rod is lighter, that's all.....
that's true mate. The quality, balance and weight is the only difference but when you get into it you would probably prefer to cast a nicer quality rod.
StormLaker1975 They make pretty inexpensive tenkara rods these days.
I could pull a thin branch off a tree and tie a line to the end of that for ... well ... almost free. In fact, that is exactly one of the ways people used to fish all the way back to Dame Juliana Berners around when fly fishing originated. Some people used metal poles for the rod. Tenkara is nothing new and is basically for people who can not learn how to fly fish.
*facepalm*
looks like dapping to me,old English style
@onbradley...You've obviously never fished with a Tenkara. It may look simple and like they are hauling these small wild fish across the water, but I assure you...its not that simple. I have the Iwana and caught a 22 inch rainbow on a local stream here in WV. The fight was fun, but took a lot more patience and technique than a normal western fly rod. Using the Tenkara rod I doubled my catch from the day before. Its top notch...give it a shot before you criticize.
A bold step back to Medieval times, long before those clunky reels and stuff were invented.
Cool video
These Tenkara videos inspired me to buy a Tenkara rod. I'm a fly fisherman but new to Tenkara. So much fun! Here is the very first fish I caught using a Tenkara rod: th-cam.com/video/guguKBcOlZ8/w-d-xo.html
Why do I have to use a tenkara. Can't I just take my reel off and use my fly pole?
This is a serious question.
given nameOf course you can , you just wont have the length of the rod and control of the line and control of any fish you may catch
+given name you need a reel on a traditional fly rod because that is where your line is attached.
Well, you could just tie your line to the last guide on a traditional fly rod if you wanted and then it becomes a Tenkara (or stick from a tree with a line on it).
You are assuming I am a young kid, who has not built any fly rods in the past. Might be a bad assumption on your part. You are right about one thing. I haven't built a Tenkara before. Because of your statement, I will make an assumption that you have not fished with some of the old Fenwick Glass Rods or even before them. They were built in a similar fashion, so Tenkara is just reinventing the wheel on this one. I don't really care to be honest with you. Tenkara is "trying" to build a niche in the fly fishing industry due to fly fishing's increasing popularity since "A River Runs Through It". That's fine, but Tenkara fanatics and even Tenkara representatives that I see at the fly fishing shows, are doing traditional fly fishing an injustice. They are trying to compare Tenkara to traditional fly fishing. There is a substantial difference. Tenkara would be more accurate in comparing themselves to the very origin of fly fishing with rods made out of branches, wood, steel and bamboo with the lines made of horse hair. "Dapping" was popular in those days.
I use the same thing for albacore tuna, we call it jack poling. I know guys in Oklahoma that do the same, only with cane poles.
This looks much easier then roll casting on a small stream. Where I fish there is really nothing but roll casting.
Just practice your cast it'll get easier, I've got multiple places i go to require that
just read a book at my local library on tenkara, looking to get my hands on one of those collapsible rods should be about perfect for upcoming trip hiking into the smokey mountains and getting on some mountain streams
We used to call that cane pole fishing when I was a kid.
This style of fishing has been around at least 200 years in Japan. It's only 'new' in the US.
Absolutely correct! That's what we make sure to convey in the videos we put together. We are not creating a method but rather sharing its story. Thanks for watching!
@@tenkarausa yeah some of the comments seemed like they thought this is a brand new type of fishing. I've recently become very interested in learning this style of fishing so I'm doing a lot of research on this.
I can't wait to open my fly fishing season in couple weeks!
I would love to fish like this
It looks like a good time etc. But I disagree with the Ginger...I could most definitly cast on that stream with a 7.5 fly rod, and place it exactly where they are. Good video though...wouldn't work at Lee's Ferry
i just ordered mine. looks awesome!
i feel like youd be in trouble if you were hooked up into a big fish with this rod, no drag? your done if the fish decides to take off.
Nope some huge trout have been caught on Tenkara..just search TH-cam..quite amazing.
That's exactly what I was wondering
bodmontingz a long fly rod does twice (or more) of the "work" of a reel on a traditional rod. Fish that would normally take drag on a spinning reel, for example, can sometimes hardly be felt on the long, active, bouncing rod as it does the work to wear out the fish...you'll have to try it to believe it.
id rather have a rod and reel rather than risk losing a nice fish. maybe if i was targeting panfish .. thad be a different story.
ya but you just look stupid.
Awesome video Daniel! The location is beautiful and the style is extremely interesting. I'm definitely looking into this! What is the name of the creek/stream/river you are fishing at?
Very nice. However, I shall be sticking to my 5 foot rod and tiny dries as the big Lune brownies and sea trout tend to keep running hard, meaning the extra reassurance of a fly reel is comforting. Plus the danger of hooking a salmon is ever-present too...
@Mikeneer87 no, i've just never caught any fish that small. I consider these fish baitfish not game fish.
Looks like fishing the way with a bamboo Kane pole???
What the advantage?
you get +2xp on the hipster scale when you randomly mention that you tenkara at the local brewery
With you on that haha think I'll stick to fly fishing.
It's 3x lighter.
Advantage is mostly in portability. 5lb of fly gear doesn't seem like much until you put it in your already 35lb backpack and haul it 50mi into the backcountry
Ok I was in Japan and saw this style of fishing many times. Ultimately, they caught very small fish. Easy under a pound. But for them that was OK. In America it would be bait.
@tenkarausa thank you very much!!
@tenkarausa These fish are so small that they are sub-sub-ultralight. You don't even need a rod, just a 1lb handline is enough. It's a fine sport for sure, and of course, it isn't just about the biggest fish, but quite frankly, I don't know anywhere where one could fish for critters that small, so it makes it look as if it is a fringe angling tactic best reserved for the most fished out, lowest yielding streams in the USA. Take the show on the road to some real streams with 2-3 bows and cuts!
Nice Brooo!🌲🎣🎥
We've been fishing with a cane pole for centuries, don't see much difference other than the fancy equipment.
Tenkara flyfishing in New Zealand, so if your a competent angler this rods will hold up. TH-cam won't allow me to upload the link, just go to Google and place Tenkara in the search engine and get your search results through Video's. Its with the application program VIMEO
Love this way of fishing. When I was a young lad, I used to fish a similar method with just a bamboo blank, harvested on the way to the fishing site from my grandpa's orchard, with a few yards of line (leader). Now, I own a Tenkara but I haven't used it for a long time because I fish mainly for steelhead and salmon. This Tenkara I have will not handle the action of these fish. Are there ones rated for such game fish? Thanks for posting.
Where are all the new videos? What happened to this channel??
por dios hace mas de 400 años ya se pescaba asi en leon con una vara y una cuerda con una linea de cola de caballo y una mosca de pluma de gallo de leon y no pensamos que habiamos descubierto america ...
At first I thought Tenkara was just a gimmick. After watching a few videos and actually doing some research, I find myself in serious need to expand my flyfishing arsenal. For mountain streams or very spooky trout, this style would be superb.
The concept is interesting for smaller waters and smaller trout - small being relative I guess! but I'm a big trout pursuer, big meaning 18" - 22" on small dry flies and I just don't see how I could control browns and rainbows that big that can easily run all my fly line out with a rod that has only line and no reel. I should mention I fish large western tailwaters with flows in the 3500 cfs - 5000 cfs range.
Hiya me little on line fisher friends, tenkare has got its place. I, like the rest enjoy à good days fishing but tenkara let's me fish in places totally unfishable with my fly rod. I fish à a very lite gear outfit and barbless hooks, its possibly one of the most enjoyable ways to catch and release, PS I can afford and have got several rod and reel outfits of very decent quality.
Grande Daniel
"impossible with a 7ft fly rod"
or you could roll cast.
test my exact thought haha
Who has a 7ft rod?
how about 9 -6 fly rod or even a 12 ft fly rod or just grab a 12 ft branch.
scotthebruce2 exactly.
Ive got a 7'7 fly rod and i can still cast farther than with that tenkara
I'm not sold on tenkara. I like being able to store line on a reel and being able to reel/strip line back in and casting is part of the fun. 3,4 and 5 wt rods have all the small stream qualities you need tenkara to me honestly looks like some overhyped little kid shit that you can pull off with willow limb for free but to each his own
That looks like fun, might even get one for myself.. wish i had one to try first. Curious., - wht is the length and weight of the rods used in this video. Thanks, tight lines.
@cisneroa i think as long as u catch a fish its a great thing...
Tenkara is no.1！
@HilaryB30 hard to be lame when it is the very first type of pole fishing fishing ever invented, hook , line, rod, so simple what more do u need????
Who’s here from the supreme collab
Fishing, stripped down to its essence...
Need a reel here in New Zealand :)
Interesting. I fish a lot of small creeks here in Michigan, and at times hammer 15 to 20 inch fish. It's a pain to land them on a 3 wt. and generally need a buddy down stream to net for me. Do the rods fish by wt? Slow action fast - med? Also nice to see some one using a bow and arrow cast. (sling shot cast) Can you roll cast with your rods?
The size of the fish this guy is catching is not selling this for me
......spending an entire day fishing, I grew up doing that.......
Maybe I’m missing something. Looks like fun, but how can it be great for small water with overhangs when everyone is using 12 foot poles?
I bet half these commenters have never tried fly fishing. sounds like they just watch bass fishing shows on tv.
I think this product looks very nice and would be perfect for hiking. The streams I fish do not harbor large fish. 11 inches is a good size for my stream.
Tenkara is great... BUT they make out sometimes like Japan invented fishing flies with reel-less rods... yet anybody who has read the likes of Izaak Walton or other very early books would know that this is how they would have presented and fished flies on a fixed line.... it may be traditional Japanese way regards fly fishing, but other people in the world was doing this long before and concurrent with when they first started.
Very Cool! No need for $300 reel.
Interesting concept but I just can't believe they are shocasing 1/3 of lb fish that they horse in with 2 lb line.
Amazing
All right for small streams if you know there's nothing bigger than maybe 1/2 to 3/4lb but if you hooked a decent sized mature brown you would have some struggle to avoid having it spend a few days trying to get the fly out of its jaw after it broke you. Some of the points made are no more than marketing hype to hook gullible folks into a rather inadequate method of presenting a fly. For tiddler-snatching it's probably okay.
Ian Gourlay I actually have one of these rods and the way they bend acts like drag would on a normal rod, the only disadvantage is that they can't have light line attached to them. I've caught a few 5 plus fish on a tenkara with 15 lb test attached to it and trust me it's hella fun
All rods bend to provide a spring action to dampen down fish movements, that's not peculiar to Tenkara rods... I don't get the point of it. If you can't afford a reel and a fly line maybe there's some appeal - but how many fishers are like that? If as you say you're connected via 15lb tippet then there's an awful lot of fish will shoot off, spooked by the hefty nylon - and I say again that if you scale down to present a small trout fly with any delicacy you stand an excellent chance of a decent fish making off in a way you just can't stop even with max sidestrain - result, a broken leader, & a fish with a fly in its face that it doesn't need. But if you keep to small streams with little or no chance of a larger fish then that's not an issue. I'll not be hanging up any of my many fly rods for one of these - but I reckon you guessed that already! Tight lines to you anyway.
Ian Gourlay I caught a very nice wild 21 inch brown trout on a tenkara rod last month. The trick is to keep it upstream. To those who have not tried it, give it a chance on a small stream and I bet you will be hooked.
+Ian Gourlay I'm an avid flyfisherman, and spend lots of time on the San Juan River in my home state of New Mexico. I also fish waters in Colorado. The Tenkara rod that I own, is more than capable of handling decent sized fish. The secret is in the very flexible tip which absorbs the fishe's fight. I've caught beautiful, strong Bows and was able to land them very quickly due to the stout nature of the rod.
I also own Winston and Sage rods (which are wonderful as well), my Tenkara is just another fun way to catch trout on a fly.
Ian Gourlay i think this might be a good rod for me because I'm autistic and struggle with motor skills
@tenkarausa ok. thanks
It's a cool method for small fish in small streams, I wouldnt ever use it for Steelhead/Salmon or even average sized fish to be honest....But cool video guys... Best Regards, Check Out "Steelhead Pulse" it is some cool footage of Point of View Steelhead on the Fly Rod in Lake's Superior's Immense Watershed
Interesting - but in the music the chords at the start have wrong notes. Major 7 against a minor 7? Urgh!!! Fix it!
hey gretting from uk:) this video is amazing! i fly fish my self but what are them mini poles called im very intrested?
not a big deal, it's called valsesiana, in italy, and it's quite a traditional fishing style...dunnow where the innovation is...
I want to buy one to take backpacking on the John Muir Trail in the high sierra, what length would you recommend y’all? I’ve fished since I was young but fairly new to fly fishing.
Sorry but i watched the video again and that's great. but what about accuracy and timing? I don't know how much line is on one of these "telescoping" poles as we'll call it but what if a beautiful brown is rising or eating scuds 2 feet put of range? Are you going to move through the riffle and create a massive disturbance and not hook the fish. Having a reel allows you to cast to a rising fish right in front of you or 60 feet in front of you. Grab a real fly rod and fish efficiently folks.
Listen, tenkara isn’t a bad method of catching fish, but the fact that it’s 200 dollars for what is essentially a glorified stick of bamboo is just stupid. I like the branding, and I like the looks, but you could achieve the same effect with a random stick you tie line to the end of. It’s cool, it just shouldn’t be that expensive
@tenkarausa I get that, it's not the first time I've fished....and I do fish UL in similar situations. It's just that I am used to catching much bigger fish with much lighter line. I mean you could have just ripped those minnows out of the water with the gear you are using. I am not debating the style, but simply I cannot understand why anyone would be gunning for 1/4 lb fish and holding them up to the camera. This does little to showcase the sport, you guys need some new streams I guess.