tenkara

Has anybody messed around with this tenkara stuff? Im mostly wondering about the rods how is the action do the fish put up a good fight? Alot of the area that I flyfish for gills is close to shore so the short line length isnt an issue and I know the flies will work because theyre all basicly soft hackles and those are usualy killers.

I have played around with it a little bit. (I don't own a tenkara rod, so I used a cheap graphite pole as a substitute.) Despite my poor equipment, I did catch fish.

The rods are specially designed to cast just a mono leader, so I think they'd be pretty fun for playing fish.

There's a ton of info here:

Tenkara Rods, Lines and Flies

... and here:

Tenkara Fishing

I was able to find a cheaper rod for $55 its a fountainhead caddis, Ive heard that theyre great beginner rods so Im gonna order one in the next few days.

It will be interesting to hear what you think of that type of fishing Mike.

Ill definately be reviewing it later in the spring when I can get out and use it.