09-30-2010, 10:17 PM
I don't think it would work very well because of the heavy brush, but I haven't really seen how adaptable they are. Having a set line length would be one problem and going through to the next pool would be hard. Is the line just attached to the end, or in your hand so that you could shorten it?
I had to either walk in the creek or go around in the brush in most areas. Thankfully there had been cows pastured on this area so there were "cow trails" through the willows. Cow trails are not open enough to even stand up in, dragging a 10 ft or longer would have been a mess. If you collapsed the rod it might work in getting around.
A long rod might reach many of the holes, but there was over head brush above the creek some of the time that made it hard at times to do any kind of reach and dab' if you can"t adjust how much line you have out. Some places I would side cast my line in under overhanging bushes that are two feet off the water. With a tenkara would you be able to flip your line in there or shorten your line to get in that close? Might be interesting to try one.
I visualize the tenkara being similar to the problem I was having. With my leader and tippit both on the pole my "end line" (unweighted) was too long. I couldn't flip the line accurately anywhere. I needed more weighted line out to take my fly in to small pockets but not over shoot too much. Maybe a tenkara would not need to be cast and wouldn't over shoot. On the tenkara is it only leader? Is the line tapered or weighted?
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I had to either walk in the creek or go around in the brush in most areas. Thankfully there had been cows pastured on this area so there were "cow trails" through the willows. Cow trails are not open enough to even stand up in, dragging a 10 ft or longer would have been a mess. If you collapsed the rod it might work in getting around.
A long rod might reach many of the holes, but there was over head brush above the creek some of the time that made it hard at times to do any kind of reach and dab' if you can"t adjust how much line you have out. Some places I would side cast my line in under overhanging bushes that are two feet off the water. With a tenkara would you be able to flip your line in there or shorten your line to get in that close? Might be interesting to try one.
I visualize the tenkara being similar to the problem I was having. With my leader and tippit both on the pole my "end line" (unweighted) was too long. I couldn't flip the line accurately anywhere. I needed more weighted line out to take my fly in to small pockets but not over shoot too much. Maybe a tenkara would not need to be cast and wouldn't over shoot. On the tenkara is it only leader? Is the line tapered or weighted?
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