09-30-2010, 11:29 PM
C,
the tenkaras are long poles.. 10 - 13 feet.. but collapseable.. so you could do that between fishing holes.. just reextend the rod..
it has no fly line.. it is simply a leader (that FG makes btw) and some tippet.. so you could set the length by the tippet + leader lengths..
you would be doing a lot of dapping type fishing in the area you describe.. and that is, from what I understand.. part of what that rod is made for..
yes you could flip your line/tippet into small areas .. but not sure how easy it would be in tight areas..
I picture using one on a little more open streams but that still have limited area for a full cast.. the lenght of the rod is suppose to make up for the lack of line length..
maybe on the waters you were on.. but Id bet on some of the waters you fish it would be a good rod to have in your arsenal.. and remeber.. it collapses down to about 14" I think so you could carry it with you ready to use if the situation arose where your normal rod would be hampered by the conditions..
if you go to tenkarausa.com there is a lot of information on the rods, their uses, and setup..
one last note.. there are several different companies that sell and tenkara rod.. the first and best as far as I know is tenkara usa but if interested you could easily look it all up and do some comparison shopping..
also.. if you are interested in one Id contact them
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the tenkaras are long poles.. 10 - 13 feet.. but collapseable.. so you could do that between fishing holes.. just reextend the rod..
it has no fly line.. it is simply a leader (that FG makes btw) and some tippet.. so you could set the length by the tippet + leader lengths..
you would be doing a lot of dapping type fishing in the area you describe.. and that is, from what I understand.. part of what that rod is made for..
yes you could flip your line/tippet into small areas .. but not sure how easy it would be in tight areas..
I picture using one on a little more open streams but that still have limited area for a full cast.. the lenght of the rod is suppose to make up for the lack of line length..
maybe on the waters you were on.. but Id bet on some of the waters you fish it would be a good rod to have in your arsenal.. and remeber.. it collapses down to about 14" I think so you could carry it with you ready to use if the situation arose where your normal rod would be hampered by the conditions..
if you go to tenkarausa.com there is a lot of information on the rods, their uses, and setup..
one last note.. there are several different companies that sell and tenkara rod.. the first and best as far as I know is tenkara usa but if interested you could easily look it all up and do some comparison shopping..
also.. if you are interested in one Id contact them
MacFly [cool]
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