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Tenkara Fishing Tips

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Tenkara USA Rhodo

Tenkara USA Rhodo

By Daniel Galhardo Ever since the release of the first 12-foot long tenkara rod in the US there have been requests for a 9-foot tenkara rod to be made. I get...

Tenkara USA Ito

Tenkara USA Ito

The Ito By the end of 2009, the year I started Tenkara USA, I was offering 3 tenkara rods at tenkarausa.com (and a couple of variations of some of them)....

Tenkara Lifestyle: Lightweight Travel Tips

Tenkara Lifestyle: Lightweight Travel Tips

It has been some years now since I’ve learned about tenkara, an efficient form of mountain stream fishing. Through my experiences using this simple, old style of fishing, I have...

Tenkara USA Sato

Tenkara USA Sato

Tenkara was already getting established in the US for a couple of years, and by then I had heard the question: “what rod length should I get?” a few thousand...

R.I.P. Doug Heggart

R.I.P. Doug Heggart

It is with a very heavy heart that I must share that a great friend and positive influence in the tenkara community, Doug Heggart, has passed away.I am absolutely devastated...

Tenkara USA hits the road

Tenkara USA hits the road

Yesterday part of the Tenkara USA team (myself, my wife and our husky Shiso) hit the road for the first leg of what I expect to be several road trips...

The Case for tenkara

The Case for tenkara

Many have noticed the cover for my new book spells tenkara out in lower-case, and a couple of people have already asked if that was done on purpose.YES! Good eye!I made a...

Simplicity is a choice

Simplicity is a choice

Simplicity is a choice. It is easy to make many things in life complex, but these complexities don’t usually add to our experience. Even when we learn that we don’t...

tenkara - the book (now shipping)

tenkara - the book (now shipping)

It’s been a long, long road. I typed its first words nearly 5 years ago. But, as I continued to learn more about tenkara, continued visiting Japan and meeting more...

1 million views!!!

1 million views!!!

This weekend Tenkara USA reached a milestone when the first video we created to introduce tenkara to the US and beyond reached 1 million views!!! Not exactly a viral video,...

New Podcast Episode and news!

New Podcast Episode and news!

Got some news about the book: the files have been sent to the printer!!! YEAY! We are told about 2 to 3 weeks for delivery. The book will be printed...

tenkara - the book, UPDATE

tenkara - the book, UPDATE

This is an update on tenkara – the book, which will soon be arriving. The book is now in its final stage before we print it and mail it. Thank...

Tenkara Transitions, Casting Goals

Tenkara Transitions, Casting Goals

Here at Tenkara USA, we’ve been very excited about sharing tenkara with people new to fishing in general. This has been incredibly rewarding for all of us, but I would...

Tenkara Guide Spotlight: Jim Mitchell

Tenkara Guide Spotlight: Jim Mitchell

This is the first installment of a new series of blog posts we’d like to bring to you. The Tenkara Guide Spotlight will bring some of the experience and knowledge of the...

Choosing in Tenkara USA

Choosing in Tenkara USA

This blog entry is a transcription from the Tenkara Cast podcast episode “Choosing a tenkara rod, tenkara line, and tenkara flies.” We have had many requests to have the podcasts transcribed and...