toolman Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Fishing with a Tenkara rod for Steelhead on the Kalum river. I want one of these big sticks... Awesome! http://tv.shimano.co.jp/movie/tv/paradise_06/ Edit: After doing a bit of searching, I have learned that the rod used in the video is called a Keiryu rod (meaning mountain stream fishing). Not exactly Tenkara fishing, but very similar in many respects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayjjones11 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Can't huck Roe with your spey rod? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
126barnes Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 fixed line on big fish sounds like fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolman Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 Tenkara rods are traditional Japanese flyrods and can be fished in the same manner as other flyrods. The appeal for me is the simplicity. My buddy has a Tenkara rod for trout that I've had the chance to cast a few times. Very cool. But, imagine how thrilling it would be to get hooked up directly to a big chromer like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 420FLYFISHIN Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 lol, id giver a try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayjjones11 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Tenkara rods are traditional Japanese flyrods and can be fished in the same manner as any other flyrod. The appeal for me is the simplicity. Did you actually watch the video? They're fishing bait. See 9:20 in the video. Simplicity indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayhad Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I had the pleasure of meeting a Japanese vacationer a few years back on one of our lakes, he was fly fishing but after he landed a few fish, he broke out his Tenkara stick and started dabbing dries. His patience, balance and focus was incredible to witness. They sell Tenkara at wholesale and I know a couple of guys that play with the sticks, I've thought of trying it this year myself supposedly awesome on small creeks and a good change for whiteys Is it me or is that Japanesse dude wearing a dry suit ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolman Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 Traditional Tenkara fisherman use only flys, mostly a reverse hackle pattern, in a few different sizes and colors. http://www.tenkarausa.com/index.php . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 420FLYFISHIN Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 who cares if they are lobbing bait, they are still fishing and that all i care about. I forgot about that guy Jay, frigin buss load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayjjones11 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Bait for wild steel, Yet not the same outcry for the precious Thompson? It is neat, but you could catch steel on Roe with an ice fishing rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headscan Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 who cares if they are lobbing bait, they are still fishing and that all i care about. I forgot about that guy Jay, frigin buss load. You're kidding, right? Fishing bait for wild steelhead is completely lame and should be banned everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericlin0122 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 quote from their website: ======================= About Tenkara Tenkara is the traditional Japanese method of fly-fishing where only a rod, line and fly are used. ======================= I think they actually mean About Tenkara Tenkara is the traditional Japanese method of bait-fishing where only a rod, line and bait are used. I remember there is an episode from extreme fishing with robson green talks about this method of fishing. In that episode, the japanese dude hook a live bait fish with tenkara rod and let the live bait fish go to the place where other fish holding. basically, use fish to catch fish. people dress up in dry suit and carry a bucket of live fish, and catches the fish around 4" big. pretty lame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
126barnes Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 It wasn't Tenkarausa, Robson Green or some Japenese guy hookin on a live minnow, that turned Tenkara into baiting fishing. It was me as a 5 year old with a fixed line tyed to the end of a bamboo fishing with a worm that was destroyed a 1500 year old art form..................smartin' up will ya. Any way thanks for the post Swing, would love to try that form of fishing...................I've been cruising the T'USA website and more than likely will pull the trigger on a 12 footer............the thoughts of hooking up a grisle on one of those is just too tempin'. quote from their website: ======================= About Tenkara Tenkara is the traditional Japanese method of fly-fishing where only a rod, line and fly are used. ======================= I think they actually mean About Tenkara Tenkara is the traditional Japanese method of bait-fishing where only a rod, line and bait are used. I remember there is an episode from extreme fishing with robson green talks about this method of fishing. In that episode, the japanese dude hook a live bait fish with tenkara rod and let the live bait fish go to the place where other fish holding. basically, use fish to catch fish. people dress up in dry suit and carry a bucket of live fish, and catches the fish around 4" big. pretty lame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolman Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 Any way thanks for the post Swing, would love to try that form of fishing...................I've been cruising the T'USA website and more than likely will pull the trigger on a 12 footer............the thoughts of hooking up a grisle on one of those is just too tempin'. The Tenkara USA rods are mostly suitable for fish up to 17"-18". Terrific for the small trout streams that you fish back east and our mountain streams here in the west. Shimano has just released a new 4.5m Tenkara rod, the Mainstream ZE 40-50, that is designed to handle fish up to 4kg. which would be ideal for Grillse, sea run browns/brookies that you get to fish for and our large Bow river trout. Not much fishing info. available on the new Shimano rod, but here is a link with the technical specs. Shimano Mainstream ZE 40-50 http://www.allfishingbuy.com/Tenkara-Rods-Medium-Action.htm Tenkara flyfishing sites http://tenkaraflyfish.webs.com/tenkararods.htm http://www.tenkarabum.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 420FLYFISHIN Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 do you need to buy (or make) extra long leader or is it silk line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolman Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 Traditionally, I believe horsehair lines were used with silk leaders. Today, there are a few line choices including tapered mono furled lines, mono braided taper lines, level mono or fluro lines and synthetic horsehair braids, to which short leader/tippets are attached. Lines are typically around 1x -2x rod length. The Tenkara rod that I have casted was a beautifull rod from northern Italy, where an almost identical form of Tenkara fishing has been in practise for centuries. I think it was a rod made by Shimano (or one of their companies such as GLoomis) and cost around $2,000. The Italian rods are stiffer, faster actioned than the traditional Japanese Tenkara rods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMuddler Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 It would be one hell of a fight, with that rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolman Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 I remember there is an episode from extreme fishing with robson green talks about this method of fishing. In that episode, the japanese dude hook a live bait fish with tenkara rod and let the live bait fish go to the place where other fish holding. basically, use fish to catch fish. people dress up in dry suit and carry a bucket of live fish, and catches the fish around 4" big. pretty lame. This fishing method is Ayu fishing, not Tenkara fly fishing. Quite facinating actually. Ayu fishing is also done with nymphs. Here's a link to explain it. Ayu fishing technique: http://www.biwa.ne.jp/~y-ogura/hyper/hyper.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBow Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Czech Nymphing with a gob of eggs. Looks like fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykiss Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 who cares if they are lobbing bait, they are still fishing and that all i care about. I forgot about that guy Jay, frigin buss load. Czech Nymphing with a gob of eggs. Looks like fun. If your into knob gobbl'n lobbing eggs and "slaying" fish why not just bite the bullet and join the bait casting nation and do it right buy a centerpin/drift rod that way people will not question your conflicting beliefs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesr1 Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Boy, a little crowded up on that perch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slingshotz Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I have and use a Tenkara and it definitely has it's place in spots where there's next to no room to cast and you can sneak up on the fish. It's quite a different fishing style and is very suited for small streams (Cataract is a perfect example). Wife caught a nice sea-trout in Iceland with it and it was definitely an experience as she had to run up and downstream with the fish since there's only about 16 feet of line to play with. The really nice thing about it is that it is really getting back to the basics and purest form of fishing IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brookie2 Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 If your into knob gobbl'n lobbing eggs and "slaying" fish why not just bite the bullet and join the bait casting nation and do it right buy a centerpin/drift rod that way people will not question your conflicting beliefs. LMFAO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastBoyScout Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Well I never thought of myself as ahead of my time when I was six using a willow stick some mono and a hook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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