My office is in a stream
From the archive · 2013. Some products, prices and details mentioned here may have changed since this was written.
This week we’re holding our first company retreat. The Tenkara USA team is mostly virtual and we don’t always get to see each other and talk in person, so I decided we should get together. TJ flew in, John hitched a ride, and our Luke arrived last night. I didn’t really develop an agenda for what we should discuss when here, all I knew is that we should go fishing. And so we have spent a big portion of our time hitting different streams nearby. And, you know what? streams work wonderfully as an office.
Three years ago I was gifted two authentic tenkara bamboo rods; I’ve had them displayed in the tenkara museum but because of their irreplaceable nature I have not taken them out. The staff encouraged me taking it out, and I’m happy I did. It’s not the most practical tool, but it was fun to try it out and officially make it a fishing rod.
We were searching for tenkara this whole weekend, may have found a portion of it by sharing a good time and watching each other fish. In fact, I think a part of what makes tenkara “from heaven” is the companionship that comes with it, and watching someone fishing and cheering when he catches a fish, is a feeling I want to feel more often.
