11-16-2016, 10:45 PM
I've heard Mickey at Fish Tech say he's not a Tenkara guy ("there's a reason God made fly reels"), and I don't recall seeing any Tenkara kits in there but you can give it a try. You might call Fly Fish Food in Orem (801) 615-6055). Otherwise, if you want to try-before-you-buy, the Wasatch Fly Fishing Show in April always has exhibitors selling Tenkara rods you cast on the practice pond.
The web is not a bad way to go. Just get a name brand rod so you can purchase replacement sections. I've broken mine 3 times (all user error), and it was about $15 each time to get a replacement section that just slides into the mix (a nice advantage of Tenkara). Mine is a backpacking rod, so it's small enough that I can carry it in a day pack or in my boat bag as a replacement rod.
I've had good luck with Tenkara on small streams and high-mountain lakes -- especially fun with dry flies. They are like a 3 wt, but one year, someone with a Tenkara rod almost won the One Fly competition on the Green, so they can be very a versatile tool in your fly fishing arsenal.
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The web is not a bad way to go. Just get a name brand rod so you can purchase replacement sections. I've broken mine 3 times (all user error), and it was about $15 each time to get a replacement section that just slides into the mix (a nice advantage of Tenkara). Mine is a backpacking rod, so it's small enough that I can carry it in a day pack or in my boat bag as a replacement rod.
I've had good luck with Tenkara on small streams and high-mountain lakes -- especially fun with dry flies. They are like a 3 wt, but one year, someone with a Tenkara rod almost won the One Fly competition on the Green, so they can be very a versatile tool in your fly fishing arsenal.
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