ADVANCED TENKARA FLY-FISHING: Strategies, Tactics & Flies
FIGHTING FISH TENKARA-STYLE “Fighting a fish with tenkara equipment will be more fun than any fight you have ever had before.” - Paul Gibson
There is the common myth that you can’t land good-sized trout on a tenkara rod. The truth is you can if you know how. The existence of this myth is understandable when you think of the pounding that a big Western rod takes when a big trout takes the fly … and the trout is lost anyway. The Western rod has the advantage of a strong reel, plenty of line with backing and a fish wearing backbone. So how can a tenkara angler compete? A bit of perspective here will go a long way. Any angler using any trout equipment can lose a fish. It happens daily on rivers, lakes and streams. There is a growing base of anglers from coast to coast who don’t spend all their time on small creeks and brooks. A good portion of the anglers interviewed for this book is from the West and regularly fish big western rivers and … hold on to your hats … land big fish too. To prove it, I’ve sprinkled this book with photos of big river trout caught and landed on a tenkara rod. Although the tenkara rod was not originally designed to catch big fish, it doesn’t mean that it can’t. When you’ve landed a big rainbow or brown that tips past 18 inches or more on a tenkara rod, you’ll know the difference between fact and myth. Worthing: Landing a fish with tenkara is pretty darn intuitive. Simply raise your rod behind you, grab the line, pull the fish in and you’re done. Land a couple of 8-14-inch trout on smaller streams, and you’ve got it down. Until you hook into a 20-inch trout in a fast current. Here are five crucial tips for the tenkara angler: Plan ahead. Make a mental note of all the soft water around you. Those are the places you really want to end up with a fish on the end of your 81
