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Jan92012

My Tenkara Car Kit

A Tenkara Car Kit

After a recent discussion with Karel from Tenkara on the Fly, I finally decided to sit down and do something I’ve been meaning to do for a long time:  put together a tenkara kit to leave in my car for when those unexpected fishing opportunities present themselves. The conversation went something like this… We were…

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17 CommentsPacks, Organization & Storage
Jan82012

Sakasa Kebari on Allen Fly Fishing Octopus Hook

Allen Fly Fishing Octopus Hooks

[/caption] Even though I already posted about my general experience at this year’s Denver Fly Fishing Show, I left a lot of loose ends.  So, over the course of the next couple weeks, I will probably have a few posts here and there telling you about some of the gems I found there. One such gem…

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11 CommentsFlies & Fly Tying, Fly Tying
Jan72012

Denver Fly Fishing Show 2012

Denver Fly Fishing Show 2012

[/caption] I just got back from the Denver Fly Fishing show where Tenkara USA made its first official presentation.  I usually go to the show every year and it’s pretty much the same old stuff so I was really excited to see people learning and talking about tenkara this year!   Tenkara   Rigs Fly…

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Jan52012

Tenkara USA Ito on the San Juan

Long Line Trick with the Ito

For those of you who own the Tenkara USA Ito (or any tenkara zoom rod for that matter) here’s an interesting trick that can come in handy if you’re fishing longer lines. Many of you probably read Daniel Galhardo’s recent article on fishing long lines for tenkara.  One thing you have to keep in mind…

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10 CommentsPresentation Techniques
Jan12012

Tenkara USA 3rd Generation Furled Tenkara Lines

Tenkara USA 3rd Generation Traditional Line

  Tenkara USA has just updated their traditional furled tenkara lines and I recently got mine and had a chance to do some test casting with my 13 footer.  Here are my thoughts comparing it to the 1st generation monofilament lines and 2nd generation spectra lines. The 2nd generation Kevlar lines were an improvement over…

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Dec302011

Bugs of the Underworld DVD

Bugs of the Underworld DVD

  I just finished watching the Bugs of the Underworld DVD from the California School of Fly Fishing.  The video was filmed by award winning videographers Ralph and Lisa Cutter over the course of 11 years in 3 different countries and shows the complete life cycles of mayflies, stoneflies, caddis, and other aquatic insects of…

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6 CommentsBooks & Media
Dec272011

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.…

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6 CommentsDIY & Hacks, Tenkara Lines
Dec242011

Grizzly Olive Sakasa Kebari

Hooks for Tenkara Flies

[/caption] Every fly tier has their favorite hooks for certain patterns and I’m no exception.  I’ve tried a lot of different hooks for sakasa kebari and wanted to tell you about my favorite ones and why I like them so much. My favorite hook for sakasa kebari is the TMC 2499SPBL.  Almost all of my…

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2 CommentsFlies & Fly Tying, Fly Tying
Dec212011

Ito-on-S.-Platte

“Tenkara Fishing” vs. “Fishing with a Tenkara Rod”

[/caption] It was a beautiful bluebird day this fall on the South Platte when the revelation hit me like a miscast 4/0 Clouser to the forehead:  I have never really tenkara fished!  Now, before you use my own words against me and bring up the impotence of labels, let me explain.  I was fishing with Daniel…

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21 CommentsPhilosophy
Dec182011

Tenkara USA Yamame

Tenkara USA Yamame – Initial Review

I just got my Tenkara USA Yamame and wanted to share my initial impressions.  Keep in mind, I haven’t fished with this rod yet but I’ve cast it and gone over every detail of its workmanship.  I will have more info. after I’ve had it on the water but from what I can tell so…

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31 CommentsTenkara Rods
Dec172011

Blue Jay Sakasa Kebari

Eurasian Jay Sakasa Kebari

  In the last few years, there’s been a lof of buzz around fishing blue-colored flies.  A while ago, I tried to incorporate blue into a tenkara pattern I called the Ninja’s Victim.  The blue wire body and starling hackle seemed to work well but I’m always looking for new ways to use unique materials…

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7 CommentsFlies & Fly Tying
Dec82011

Daniel Galhardo on the South Platte

Is Tenkara Fly Fishing?

  I’ve seen this question come up in social media again and again (with some pretty heated debates).  I’m not sure why people seem to focus so heavily on labeling tenkara as “fly fishing” or not.  After all, we don’t obsess about the many, more incorrect labels and misnomers we use in our in our…

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31 CommentsPhilosophy
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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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