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Category Archives: DIY & Hacks

Hi vis tenkara lines

Painted Tenkara Level Lines

An ongoing dilemma I’ve faced has been line visibility.  If you’re using a furled tenkara line, then visibility is usually not an issue.  But if you use level fluorocarbon lines, you know that even the brightest line can sometimes be hard to see in different light conditions. I basically use two colors:  orange, and bright…

December 8, 201214 CommentsDIY & HacksBy Jason Klass

Tenkara flies tied with found materials

Tying Flies with Common, Everyday Materials

Fly tiers have it pretty easy these days.  Run out of red floss during a marathon tying session of Royal Coachmans?  Head down to your local fly shop and pick some up.  Need fluorescent pink guinea fowl for a killer new Spey fly?  Order in online and it will be at your door in a…

November 10, 201219 CommentsDIY & Hacks, Flies & Fly Tying, Fly TyingBy Jason Klass

Yamakawa’s Tenkara Line Furling Machine

I know this isn’t a great video but I’ve been getting a lot of interest in Eiji Yamakawa’s furled tenkara lines since my recent post.  This is footage I took at the 2012 Tenkara Summit and while it was difficult to get a good shot because of all the people crowded around and I’m not…

September 26, 20122 CommentsDIY & HacksBy Jason Klass

How to make a tenkara rod quiet

Add a Silencer to your Tenkara Rod

  Right now, go to your gear closet, man cave, garage, armory, or wherever you keep your fishing gear.  Grab your tenkara rod and shake it (vertically).  Hear that rattle?  It’s the collapsed segments of your rod slamming into the end cap.  No, it isn’t broken.  In fact, most tenkara rods do this–it’s just intrinsic…

May 29, 201217 CommentsDIY & HacksBy Jason Klass

DIY Fly Tying background Plate

DIY Fly Tying Background Plate

Even the most organized fly tying desks can have cluttered backgrounds that can be distracting when you’re trying to put the finishing touches on that perfect fly.  It can not only adversely affect the quality of the fly you’re tying, but also cause eye strain.  Here’s a simple, low-cost solution I came up with to…

May 16, 201213 CommentsDIY & Hacks, Flies & Fly Tying, Fly TyingBy Jason Klass

DIY Tippet Spool Holder

A DIY Tippet Spool Holder

I normally don’t like gadgets hanging off the outside of my chest pack.  I try to limit it to the things I want quick access to like hemostats and line clippers.  Until now, I have kept my tippet spools inside my pack thinking it was one less thing to clank around.  But, I like the…

April 7, 201219 CommentsDIY & HacksBy Jason Klass

Two horse hair tenkara lines

Horse Hair Tenkara Lines

For Christmas, my lovely wife got me a  horse hair tenkara line kit from Tenkara Bum.  I’ve always wanted to try to make my own horse hair line and since I have this whole week off for the holidays, I immediately started furling away.  The results were very interesting. So far, I’ve made two lines.…

December 27, 20116 CommentsDIY & Hacks, Tenkara LinesBy Jason Klass

Line Clip for Tenkara Rods

A Line Clip for Your Tenkara Rod

[/caption]   Ever wonder what to do with your line when you’re moving from spot to spot?  If you need to go through brush, the best thing to do is collapse the rod and either remove the line and wind it around a tenkara spool or around your EZ Keepers.  But sometimes, you don’t need…

November 21, 201110 CommentsDIY & HacksBy Jason Klass

Adjustable Tenkara Line

Adjustable Tenkara Line

One of the things I love about my Tenkara USA Ito is the zoom feature which gives you the ability to instantly lengthen the rod when you need a little extra reach.  But I’ve always dreamed of and adjustable line. Wouldn’t it be nice to instantly change your line from a 10 ft. to a…

November 20, 201128 CommentsDIY & HacksBy Jason Klass

Tenkara End Cap

How to Fix a Loose End Cap on Your Tenkara Rod

It hasn’t happened to me yet but I’ve heard some people complain that while fishing, the end cap on their tenkara rod loosens up and sometimes fall off. While they’re easily replaceable from Tenkara USA, the loss of the end cap could pose some problems in the field when you want to collapse your rod.…

September 21, 20116 CommentsDIY & HacksBy Jason Klass

Tenkara-Line-Marking-System

A Simple Marking System for Identifying Tenkara Lines

I’ve been making a lot of my own Tenkara level lines lately and I’ve noticed small problem: they all look the same. At first, I tried putting them on Tenkara USA blue spools and marking the spool with a Sharpie marker to indicate the line’s diameter and length. Of course, I ran out of spools…

July 19, 201110 CommentsDIY & HacksBy Jason Klass

How-to-make-tenkara-level-line

Tenkara Level Line Experiments

Many people talk about high visibility fluorocarbon level lines for Tenkara fly fishing and I’ve recently gotten into them.  As a predominantly dry fly fisher, I really don’t “see” (get it) the need for this. And, I think in certain situations, it’s best to have a line you can cast over the fish without scaring…

June 30, 201113 CommentsDIY & HacksBy Jason Klass
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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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