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Feeding the Tenkara Gear Addiction

March 2, 201219 CommentsLine Holders & SpoolsBy Jason Klass

Today, I came home to a small stack of packages on my doorstep.  If you’re an unapologetic tenkara gear junkie like me, you know what such a site causes:  an adrenaline fueled, single-minded mission to find the closest box cutter.  

Oni Tenkara Line Spools

The first package came from a friend in Japan who got me some Oni line spools.  These are common in Japan but nearly impossible to find in the U.S. right now.  So, Karel and I decided to get a bunch and split them.  You might have seen some pictures of these here and there on the internet.  They’re very nice and I will probably be giving a package away in the near future.

Oni Tenkara Line spools 2

 

New Tenkara USA Level Lines & Flies

Next up, a sneak peak at the new level lines Tenkara USA will have on their website soon.  The new lines are a bright yellow and I hope to try out the 3.5 and 4.5 sizes this Sunday on the S. Platte. Look for a review on them soon.

New Tenkara USA Level Lines

Daniel also sent me some of the new flies he’s offering and they look great.  From top left clockwise, the Takayami Kebari, Oki Kebari, Amano Kebari, and Ishigaki Kebari.  To me, these new flies look buggier and more practical than some of the patterns Tenkara USA offered early on.  I especially like the Amano Kebari and might tie a few of those up myself.

 

Tenkara Sakasa Kebari

 

TenkaraTalk Mug

Last but not least, I got my TenkaraTalk coffee mug from Zazzle which will be my bench side companion while I’m whipping up a few of those Amano Kebari. Can anyone guess what that red stuff in the package to the left of the mug is?

TenkaraTalk Coffee Mug

 

Today was Friday, payday, I got a bunch of tenkara gear, and I’m going fishing Sunday.  Does it get any better than this?

 

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Jason Klass

Jason is an avid fly angler and backpacker. As a former fly fishing guide originally from Western New York, he moved to Colorado and became an early adopter of tenkara which perfectly suited the small, high altitude streams and lakes there. He has not fished a Western-style fly rod for trout since.

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19 Comments
  1. March 2, 2012 at 7:35 pm
    TJ Ferreira

    “single-minded mission to find the closest box cutter.”

    You need to step it up and start using your teeth. That would be true single-mindedness.

    hehehe

    Nice new gear!

    tj

  2. March 2, 2012 at 7:52 pm
    Karel

    looking forward to get my swag! and I want to see the new level lines in performance of course. the red stuff, looks like Tenkarabum’s opaque pink line?

  3. March 2, 2012 at 8:16 pm
    Chris

    Love the spools! No clinking sound when you walk if that is foam in the center…
    Got a package from T-USA today myself today, know what you mean un apologetically…

  4. March 2, 2012 at 8:48 pm
    Tom

    Looks like Rex slik bead cord to me.

  5. March 2, 2012 at 9:30 pm
    Jason Mills

    Nice mug. My guess is the line is some bulk red hi-vis line from your connection in Japan.

  6. March 2, 2012 at 9:43 pm
    Mossy

    the small package looks like Tenkarabum’s red sighter fluoro. Thought about contacting Chris and getting some. Would seem perfect if you nymph with your Amaga

  7. March 3, 2012 at 10:32 am
    Jason Klass

    Hi Jason, nope. Not high vis line.

  8. March 3, 2012 at 10:34 am
    Jason Klass

    Hi Karel, I’ll bring the spools to you when we get skunked on the S. Platte tomorrow. And, nope, it’s not opaque pink line. But good guess.

  9. March 3, 2012 at 10:34 am
    Jason Klass

    Hi Tom, not that either.

  10. March 3, 2012 at 11:06 am
    Jason Klass

    Nope. LOL, I think people are thinking too hard about this. It’s something much simpler than that.

  11. March 3, 2012 at 11:25 am
    TJ Ferreira

    The red line is probably so you can make red eyes for your eyless hooks? tj

  12. March 3, 2012 at 1:40 pm
    Ted Wolkenhauer

    Tenkara Bum level line. Just like the one I won a bit ago.

  13. March 3, 2012 at 1:46 pm
    Gerrit

    That looks thicker, almost like a lillian material.

  14. March 3, 2012 at 1:59 pm
    Jason Klass

    That’s it Geerit! Lilian!

  15. March 3, 2012 at 2:39 pm
    elliot cohen

    It is always great to open Tenkara Talk. Keep up the fine work

  16. March 3, 2012 at 6:19 pm
    Tom

    Are the Oni spools used in the same way as the blue ones.

  17. March 3, 2012 at 7:03 pm
    Jason Klass

    Pretty much.

  18. March 3, 2012 at 10:46 pm
    Jason Klass

    LOL, good one TJ!

  19. March 4, 2012 at 3:47 pm
    Ray Daigle

    Tom, Do you have the recipes for these flies?

    Thank you

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Jason Klass is a former fly fishing guide & casting instructor based in Colorado. He was an early adopter of tenkara in the West and has been fishing the method for a variety of species since 2009. Read more >>

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