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How to blend dubbing
Jason Klass

How to Make Your Own Dubbing Blends

Making your own dubbing blends is not only simple and fun, but also opens up a vast realm of new creative possibilities for your flies. And you can get started today with things you probably already have! How-to segment starts at 04:23  

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Tenkara no Oni Yellow Kebari
Jason Klass

The Yellow Oni Kebari

When I got my new tamo (net) from Tenkara no Oni a couple of days ago, he slipped a few of his flies in the box (as he usually does). I already had some I got professionally framed several years ago that hang right above my fly tying desk. Two

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fly tying scissors for tenkara
Jason Klass

A Case for Traditional Sewing Scissors

If put to a vote, I’d bet the majority of fly tyers would elect scissors as the most important tool on their desks. There are a lot of other tools you could easily go without, but scissors are essential for sculpting a tidy, respectable fly. As you might imagine, I’ve

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DIY Dubbing Teaser and Hook Wand
Jason Klass

A Handy DIY Gadget for the Tying Desk AND Afield

  Sometimes, I find overlaps between tools I use at the tying desk and tools I could (and should) also use afield. Case in point: scissors. I used to trim materials from my flies on-stream to better suit the situation at hand using my tippet clippers. But I found that

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Tups Indispensable
Jason Klass

The Tups Indispensable (Tenkara Style)

Many years ago, I was gifted a small bag of dubbing from an English acquaintance of mine. I had no idea what I was holding in my hand at the time and little did I know that it would eventually fuel a minor obsession that countless others had fallen into

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Higonokami Knife
Jason Klass

The Higonokami: A Good Knife for the Tenkara Lifestyle

If you visit my tying desk, you’ll notice two gadgets that have taken up permanent residence on the base of my vise: my scissors, and a Higonokami knife. The former would certainly make sense at a tying desk. The latter might seem a little odd, yet it’s nonetheless just as

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Understanding wader repair policies
Jason Klass

Wader Repair Guarantees: A Cautionary Tale

Recently, a friend of mine sent his waders in to Simms to be repaired. Two weeks after he mailed them, he got a message saying it would be another 2-3 weeks before they’d be ready. So that’s a total of at least 4-5 weeks that he’ll be without them. De

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How to tie on eyeless tenkara hooks
Jason Klass

How to Tie a Loop on to an Eyeless Tenkara Hook

I get this question all the time: “how to I attach a loop eye to an eyeless hook? Is there a video showing it?” Every single time, I tell myself I’m going to make a simple video about it, but the idea soon falls victim to the same fate as

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Win free tenkara flies
Jason Klass

Colorado Tenkara Anglers January Giveaway

Giveaway Ends Saturday, January 14th, 2023: This giveaway has ended. Countdown This month’s giveaway exclusively for CTA members is one dozen beautiful tenkara flies tied by professional tyer and CTA member Joesph Egry. Joe was a fishing buddy of mine here in Colorado until he moved to Florida for work.

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Tenkara Talk January Giveaway
Jason Klass

Tenkara Talk January Giveaway

Giveaway Ends Sunday, January 8th, 2023: This contest is over. Congratulations James Knittle! Countdown Now that I’ve convalesced to the point where I can turn my attention back to this blog, I’ve decided to start a monthly giveaway. This first one includes: Two Tenkara Talk all-weather stickers Three of my

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DIY Entomology Kit for Fly Fishing
Jason Klass

How to Make a Simple Entomology Kit for Fly Fishing

I recently started a new hobby: pipe smoking. And already, I can see many parallels between it and tenkara. That’s for another article, but one thing I’m particularly struck by (or perhaps reminded of) is that just like learning tenkara, fly fishing, climbing, guitar, stamp collecting, or any new endeavor,

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Tenkara Satoki Rod Review
Jason Klass

Tenkara USA Satoki Rod Review

Over the last few years, it’s been rare for Tenkara USA to release a new rod. For a decade, they relied on their same tried-but-true rods like the Iwana, Ito, etc. to carry their lineup and built a following around it without really developing new rods or innovating their existing

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About Me

Jason KlassJason 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.
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