TENKARA FLY-FISHING: Strategies, Tactics & Flies
Additional Thoughts On Tenkara “If you don’t spend some time exploring traditional tenkara, then you’ll never see the full potential of tenkara. You may have your eyes opened to what is really ‘necessary’ for trout fishing.” Anthony Naples
Tenkara probably isn’t for everybody but it has potential to enrich the fishing experience for somebody. Is that you? Perhaps by now you’ve seen the range insights that are threaded throughout this book and have a new perspective on the possibilities of the tenkara experience. Maybe you’ve even seen some light on the subject of simplifying your fishing down to the most common denominators of line, rod and fly. The simplicity and ease that it takes to get started in tenkara (not withstanding the far lower cost of entry versus traditional Western fly fishing) make it adaptable to anyone at any level of experience at any time. Have fun with it and enjoy the simplicity and fish-catching effectiveness that will naturally come with it. Kuhlow: When practicing tenkara take advantage of all of the information that’s out there pertaining to casting, techniques, etc…. There is more helpful information out there today than there was a couple of years ago. Participate in many of the tenkara forums that have sprung up. Many of them are still devoid of the hostile garbage talk that is present in more traditional Western fly-fishing forums. There is traditional tenkara (methods and equipment) and there is tenkara that is evolving in the U.S. and other countries outside of Japan. Find what works best for you and you alone and enjoy it. Others have their opinion of what it’s supposed to be. Make it what you want it to be. Vertrees: Tenkara is simple and fun. It’s also a learning process and one that will teach you many things about the environment in and around a trout stream. Tenkara is a gift. The word “tenkara” means “from
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