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Tenkara Fly Tying
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How-to
How-to
Using Pause & Drift to Catch Trout
Tenkara USA founder, Daniel Galhardo, catches a brown trout on a spring creek using the "pause and drift" technique.
Flies
Fly Tying in Heart of Tokyo with Hiroto Sasaki
Mr. Hiroto Sasaki shows us how he ties his go-to tenkara fly.
Flies
How to Tie a Kumazaki Kebari
Shintaro Kumazaki lives in Hagiwara (Gifu Prefecture, Japan). His parents own a tackle shop, and he's practically neighbor with the famed Mr. Katsutoshi Amano.
How-to
Exploring Telescopic Rods in Japan: Keiryu, Esa-Zuri, Tanago and More
A visit to the Sansui store in Shibuya, Tokyo, reveals the multitude of telescopic rods found for several methods of fishing in Japan.
How-to
Choosing a Tenkara Rod for You
Tenkara USA's founder goes through the entire lineup of Tenkara USA rod and how to choose a tenkara rod
Flies
Learning the Technique Behind Kenbane
Mr. Takashi Yoshida, a well-known tenkara angler and fly tyer in Japan () shows us a very unique tenkara fly using special techniques to...
Gear care
How to Get a Rod Tip Unstuck
What to do in case your tenkara rod tip is stuck inside the rod (or you can't seem to find the tip of the...
How-to
Learning Basic Tenkara Knots
UPDATE: A better, newer version of our tenkara knots video is available in our channel, or through this link: All the basic knots used...
Casting
Tenkara ≠ Dapping
There is a very common misconception that tenkara is simply dapping. In this video I wanted to highlight the method of fishing, as well...
How-to
Landing Large Fish on a Long Line
Film shot by learntenkara.com, Brian Flemming. Daniel Galhardo, founder of Tenkara USA, demonstrates technique for landing a large fish with long line. He used...
Flies
Tying Flies with Pheasant Feathers
Mr. Katsutoshi Amano, one of the longest practitioners of tenkara in Japan, shows us how he ties his tenkara flies
Flies
The Art of Amano Fly-Tying
Fly Tying demonstration preview by Katsutoshi Amano, in Hagiwara, Gifu, Japan
How-to
Connecting the Mesh on a Traditional Net
How to connect the mesh of a tenkara net to the frame. Tenkara is the traditional Japanese method of mountain stream fly fishing that...
How-to
How to Use a Tenkara Line Holder
How to use a line holder for tenkara. Tenkara is the Japanese method of mountain stream fly fishing. Only a rod, line and fly...
Flies
Tying the Ishigaki Kebari
Here's a video on how to tie the Ishigaki Kebari, taught to us by renowned tenkara angler Dr. Hisao Ishigaki. Tenkara flies are very...
Flies
Tying a Reverse Hackle Fly
Demonstration on how to tie a tenkara fly, the sakasa kebari (reverse-hackle fly), used in the traditional japanese method of mountain stream fly-fishing, tenkara.
Flies
Tying a Large Sakasa Kebari
Tenkara USA founder demonstrating how to tie a sakasa kebari (reverse hackle tenkara fly) used for a tenkara fly swap - while drinking some...
Gear care
How to Free Stuck Segments of a Tenkara Rod
How to free stuck segments of a tenkara rod, by Tenkara USA
How-to
How to Properly Grip a Tenkara Rod
How to grip a tenkara rod is an important aspect of the tenkara technique.
Gear care
How to Replace the Tip of a Tenkara Rod
Instructions for replacing the tenkara rod tip or troubleshooting tenkara rod usage.
Films
Large Streams and Level Lines
Tenkara - Large Streams and Level Lines Though a small stream style of fly-fishing, tenkara does not have to be limited to fishing very...
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