I realized that it is not very clear in the video how the rod broke, and that I should have maybe explained. The fly got stuck on the tree behind me on a backcast, and on the forward cast the tip snapped. So, nothing to do with the rod itself. The Mizuchi is still my favorite and it will be back in business in no time:) One of the biggest advantages of American Tenkara rod companies to me is that parts are usually readily available. Also, I misspelled "trout". Sorry about that:)
That looks like the perfect creek for tenkara - beautiful pocket water and lots of places for the trout to hold. DRAGONtail is #1 when it comes to customer service, I’m sure Brent will have you back up and running in no time. Thanks for sharing your trip!
So sorry about your broken rod - I’m sure almost every tenkara angler can relate with a “been there, done that”! Still, a beautiful little creek; and thank you for sharing this outing with us!
I'm brand new to fly fishing and I've been loving the tiniest streams around CO... don't even know the name of most of them, no one else seems to want to deal with fishing them, and man do we have a lot!
That creek looked like Tenkara Heaven! Weird about your rod snapping. Didn’t really see any reason on the video for that. My Mizuchi seems like a pretty heavy duty rod. The Hellbender was less than optimal for that creek and those fish huh? But you “made lemon aid out of lemons”! DRAGONtail will get you the parts quick. Nice video! 👍👍
Thanks! I realize now that it's not very obvious in the video what caused the snap. The fly got stuck on the tree behind me and the rod snapped on the forward cast. So ya, complete user error. I love my Mizuchi and you are right, DRAGONTail are really quick with their order fulfillment, so that rod will be back in business in no time:)
@@zisontheriver This Shimotsuke is really short at 240, but is only $55 and is a great value! th-cam.com/video/_-8PUhdI0i8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=eHWzVebrE84GMZF4
I realized that it is not very clear in the video how the rod broke, and that I should have maybe explained. The fly got stuck on the tree behind me on a backcast, and on the forward cast the tip snapped. So, nothing to do with the rod itself. The Mizuchi is still my favorite and it will be back in business in no time:) One of the biggest advantages of American Tenkara rod companies to me is that parts are usually readily available. Also, I misspelled "trout". Sorry about that:)
You also saved the expense of a reel.
Very true:)
That looks like the perfect creek for tenkara - beautiful pocket water and lots of places for the trout to hold. DRAGONtail is #1 when it comes to customer service, I’m sure Brent will have you back up and running in no time. Thanks for sharing your trip!
So sorry about your broken rod - I’m sure almost every tenkara angler can relate with a “been there, done that”! Still, a beautiful little creek; and thank you for sharing this outing with us!
Thanks for sharing.
I'm brand new to fly fishing and I've been loving the tiniest streams around CO... don't even know the name of most of them, no one else seems to want to deal with fishing them, and man do we have a lot!
Absolutely! And searching for those takes us to some beautiful places!
@@zisontheriver I'll surely find myself picking up a tenkara rod if I keep this up 😁 Half the time that reel just gets in my way.
For bigger water reel rods definitely have their advantages, but for small streams Tenkara is really ideal.
That creek looked like Tenkara Heaven! Weird about your rod snapping. Didn’t really see any reason on the video for that. My Mizuchi seems like a pretty heavy duty rod. The Hellbender was less than optimal for that creek and those fish huh? But you “made lemon aid out of lemons”! DRAGONtail will get you the parts quick. Nice video! 👍👍
Thanks! I realize now that it's not very obvious in the video what caused the snap. The fly got stuck on the tree behind me and the rod snapped on the forward cast. So ya, complete user error. I love my Mizuchi and you are right, DRAGONTail are really quick with their order fulfillment, so that rod will be back in business in no time:)
Great video, perfect stream! Maybe there’s a Talon Mini (or Nissin Tenkara Mini) backup rod in your future!
Thanks! I did have a small SHIZUKU rod that I broke recently, so ya I'm lacking on the small rods:)
@@zisontheriver This Shimotsuke is really short at 240, but is only $55 and is a great value! th-cam.com/video/_-8PUhdI0i8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=eHWzVebrE84GMZF4
I'm pretty sure that you could just use any old fly rod.
Those trout are awesome.
True. It does add to the experience though when you have the right tools:)
What caused the Mizuchi rod section to break, viewers may learn an important lesson?
The fly got snagged on the tree behind me on the backcast and the forward cast broke the rod. Completely my fault.
Thank you for reason. Sorry but at least Dragontail Mizuchi has replacement sections available. Nice video.