Catching Big Fish on a Tenkara Rod and Making a Big Mistake which cost me my rod
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ย. 2024
- I fished a small river for the first time and ended up catching some big chub on a tenkara rod. The fish increased in size with each one that i hooked until eventually the rod snapped, mainly due to my inexperience and poor technique at handling large fish. This channel was created to document my journey into leaning to fish with the Tenkara method, and I’m still very much a beginner. Please feel free to leave and tips, advice & Criticisms in the comments section below. Every day’s a school day and hopefully not just myself can learn from these experiences and your collective advice.
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Today’s Gear
ESO Strooan 2 Triple Zoom Tenkara Rod
esoterictackle...
Dragontail Tenkara 3.5# level line
5X fluorocarbon Tippet
Variety of flies- self tied and also purchased
Handy Pak Net.
Yonah Tenkara Simple Pack
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Hi, I’m really intrigued by this style of fishing. My fishing background is coarse fishing on the Midlands canals, and I was very lucky to have a boss who introduced me to fly fishing on the Midlands reservoirs. This led me to lure fishing and fly fishing in streams for coarse species. After moving to Cornwall four years ago, I started learning LRF, particularly the Japanese style of ultra-light rock and rock pool fishing. I was chatting with a friend about my fishing, and they asked if I had ever heard of Tenkara. It looks like so much fun and perfect for tiny Cornish streams. Brilliant video - I can see myself really enjoying learning this technique! Liked and subscribed
Give it a try. You can get inexpensive rods from Amazon and other places. You need very little in the way of equipment. As someone who already fishes all you need is a rod. Check out some links in description for links to rods. Or google search. Glad you enjoyed the videos. I’m hoping to get back and make some new videos soon.
@@tenkarafanatic I’ve ordered myself a cheap setup hopefully I’ll be able to get at least couple of goes before end of season
Go for it. You may find that the cheaper rods at a little stiff but that’s how I started. Enjoy
@@tenkarafanatic out of interest i spent most of the day in the home office yesterday watching your last two years worth of videos which included the very painful two rod snap out of the rods you’ve used which has been your favourite
@Kernow-lerf with out doubt the ESOTERIC TACKLE STROOAN 2 ZOOM TENKARA ROD. I bought it from here esoterictackle.co.uk/tenkara/157-strooan-zoom-tenkara-rod-0700729930830.html however it seems that they are no longer selling it, least I’ve not seen it available for at least a year. It’s lovely rod to cast and you can quite easily land decent size fish with it with the correct technique (unlike me ) you could try emailing the guy if you wanted one, he’s in the lsle of man. But I do t know if he’s still doing it. After that I would say the dragon tail tenkara Mizuchi it’s a little stiffer but good all rounder. The have made a couple of new rods since then but I’ve not really had a chance to look at these too much. I really like the dragon tail level line it’s very visible in all conditions. If you have a stiffer rod I’d go with a heavier line to make casting a bit easier
I've done that too, use the grip area of the rod .... ONLY the grip area.. your other hand if needed grab BELOW your casting hand not above it, let the fish run himself out more before you net him, not TOO much so he's tuckered and won't release well (if you're eating your fish, you can play them to death and learn a LOT about safe netting) you're doing GREAT, I'm stuck catching all these rainbow and cutthroat trout over here in Montana.....
Thanks Rob, that’s great advice, just what I’m looking for. It’s why I make these video so people can help me when I get it all wrong. We learn from our mistake but also other can hopefully learn along also, but with out paying the price. (Snapped rod). I feel I learn something new every time a go fishing, which is great. But it really helps when people far more experienced than myself can lend their knowledge to the leaning pool also, not only for myself but for others that might find themselves in a similar situation. So thank you for your input . It’s much appreciated 👍🏻👍🏻
I wish I had your problem, being stuck in Montana with rainbows and Brookies 😂
@@tenkarafanatic have you seen our cutthroat trout ?
@@robaldridge6505 yes but not in person. They look cool. You have so many trout species in the states compared to here in the U.K. we just have rainbow and the native brown trout.
Need some new videos. Loving these! Cheers from Pennsylvania USA
Zero problem breaking a Tenkara Rod, you can get sections for your Tenkara easy, open the back and slide back into place. Tenkara rods are very strong well pulled on by a big fish, but they are made to BEND only, any side on/edge pressure, will break them, especially the tip section. Holding the rod sideways for a big fish is good technique, but NOT if your touching the rod above the handle section, keep your hands close to your body so your core can assist, with your extra hand Below your handle gripping hand. Let the rod do all the work, allow the fish to tire itself out before pulling to the net. Get onto the manufacturer of your rod for a replacement sections, when I buy my Tenkaras, I always buy an additional tip sectioning, in case I break it accidentally. Lovely video and good luck.
Thanks. I got the whole rod replace at a much discounted price by the seller. It’s my favourite rod by far. Thanks for the great advice. I will take that on board next time a hook into something big.
at least you had a memorable day… by catching those nice chub…
Sorry about the rod, but man what a day in the water!! 👏👏👏
Absolutely! I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I had so much fun I wasn’t even that bothered about breaking the rod. I think I’m going to go back for another go tomorrow hopefully as I can only fish with fly on this stretch of the river between 1 of April and 15th of June, so running out of time. With any luck I won’t break any more rods 🤣.
6:46 holy shit! i'm always afraid of that, because I think tenkara rods are quite fragile
They are
I have a similar Tenakara rod from ESO and tested it out for the first time in Spain the other day. There didn't seem to be any trout around but I spotted a similar size chub to the one that broke your rod. I was tempted to go for it but glad a resisted now!
To be honest it was more my bad technique that broke the rod than the rod than the rod itself . I think with more carful handling and a little more patience I could have landed the fish. The rod is excellent and my favourite rod to fish with by far at the moment. But it’s fair to say it’s not a big fish rod. enjoy the fishing in Spain 👍🏻
At least you landed the fish!
Yeah I was pretty surprised myself. I thought he’d be gone the moment he felt the slack.
It is a pity. Which brand is the tenkara rod got snipped?
It’s a British company. The rod is the ESOTERIC TACKLE STROOAN 2 It got really good reviews from Jason Klass and a few others. I think it was not really designed for the size of fish I caught. The fact that I’ve never caught a fish of this size before and I think my rod handling was all wrong which was the cause or the break, we learn by our mistakes . It was an expensive lesson to learn.
Man! That rod snap was split second and total devastation. I'm new to Tenkara and so far have only caught perch and one bass that snapped my line and stole my hook before I could land him 😢. I'm still hoping for the big-ish one but not at the cost of my rod. I need to find some creeks around here.
Just don’t do what I did and hold the rod by the second or third section just fight it holding the handle. It was my fault the rod snapped. 😇
I usually go one size down from the maximum tippet size. Ex. If the max tippet size is 4x use 5x. I have also read this from a few of the more popular Tenkara fisherman on TH-cam and the net. I would rather have a fish break off then the rod break.
Sound advice! I generally use 5x or lighter I have only used heavier when I have been targeting big fish with a rod I know can handle it. I have two big fish rods. The Tenkara Rod Co Rocky and the Gamakatsu multiplex suimu ex 500 which is a great rod.
As I said. I’m pretty sure the rod snapped because I was miss hanging it. The fact that I managed to catch two fish of a similar similar size and land them is a testament to how good this rod is. The third fish just put up a much harder fight and I didn’t know what I was doing 🤷🏻♂️
Wow don't usually see tenkara rods being broken like that... Sorry to see that..
It was pretty much my own fault. We learn from our mistakes. Looking forward to catch more next month when I’m allowed to fish that section of river again
Bummer about the rod.
Yep. Brand new fist time fishing it. I had one before but some how lost it so bought this one. First time out 💥🤷🏻♂️
@@tenkarafanatic I haven’t caught anything yet that is that big. Mostly, for me, its fishing small creeks in the mountains of Virginia for wild trout (small)
@@blueridgeflyguy9551 apart from stocked rainbow trout in one section of my local brook that’s all I tend to fish for also. I wanted to fish this river as it’s part of my fishing association waters, but it’s a Coarse Fishing river. I’m allowed to fish it using flies between certain dates and only for a small section of the river. so wanted to try something different. I have till the 15th of June to give it another go Which I definitely intend to do.
Fishing is a little different here in the U.K. somebody owns the rights to all inland waterways be it the government or private individuals or fishing associations. Either way you have to pay who ever owns the rights. It can get very expensive for roaming fisherman.
I’ll be fishing in Thailand next month so keep an eye open for that. That should be interesting 🤔
is that british carp ??
Chub are part of the carp family yes but I think we also have common carp and other non native carp species, much the same as in the state I guess
From wiki
Chub
Squalius cephalus, is a European species of freshwater fish in the carp family Cyprinidae. It frequents both slow and moderate rivers, as well as canals and still waters of various kinds. This species is referred to as the common chub, European chub, or simply chub
Can i ask what tippet you were using?
I was using YAMATOYO FLUORO HARISU 1.2 (5lb) if memory served me correctly it’s possible it was heavier but I don’t think so.
Thank you.
£160, I bet you were gutted. I don't think Esoteric make this rod any more
Hope it’s not discontinued. I love my rod. Definitely my favourite