Tenkara
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I just read the article in Fly Rod and Reel and checked out their web site. Has anyone tried this? Those 12 ft rods should work really well in the North Georgia mountains! 😉
Cameron is a big fan of the Tenkara system. Â I borrowed his a couple of years ago while we were fishing the Taylor River, and was quite surprised. Â I caught a trout on my first cast, and enjoyed the challenge of bringing the fish to hand.
It is actually quite versatile, when we fished the Arkansas a couple of days later, I watched Cameron catch quite a few trout on some pretty big water. Â As I recall, he used a two nymph rig for at least part of the day, and caught some big browns.
I recently found out about this style of fishing and just this past week ordered a 12′ Iwana. I think will enjoy it’s simplicity.I just hope my set up gets here before our Trout Opener here in Southern Ontario on the 23rd!
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Cameron has a been a guiding light with Tenkara . It is a really refreshing and engaging way of fishing . If you ever tied a piece of line to a pole and stuck a worm on a hook and dabbled it in trout stream as
Some friends and I brought three Tenkara rods into Australia about two years ago. We figured that the rods would be a bit different and something fun to muck around with.
Now while I really like making bamboo rods and fishing short rods, the Tenkaras are great fun and very effective fishing tools. If you sometimes head to the water with way too much gear (guilty), the Tenkara approach really seems to simplify a day out plus they are a great backpacking option. The surprising thing is how well they bow and arrow which overcomes the thought that they may be too long for some waters.
While I am hesitant to post pics after seeing some of the great work shown here, these are a few shots from earlier this summer.
Cheers,
Callum
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