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Two Hours of Tenkara in Missoula
Tenkara Diaries, April 20th 2013: Tenkara fishing with John Geer during a quick break during the weekend's Orvis Guide Rendezvous.
Casting
How I Cast with a Tenkara Rod
John Geer of Tenkara USA demonstrates how he casts with a tenkara rod in Missoula, Montana. Casting a tenkara rod is very similar to...
Films
Testing the Five-Second Rule
Went tenkara fishing right in town yesterday with a new friend, Tom, who was trying tenkara for the first time.
Films
Rams Battling Outside Estes Park
Tenkara Diaries 3 (April 13, 2013): Went fishing with my friend Jim, saw some rams battling it out on the side of road, which...
Films
Testing New Flies on the Home Stream
Tenkara USA founder, Daniel Galhardo, films, edits and narrates his experience tenkara fishing on April 11, 2013.
Flies
The One Knot That Will Save You Countless Flies
This is the same knot as used for the tippet to level line (except that you go through the eye of the fly first...
Casting
Tenkara Technique Variations: High and Low
Every tenkara technique has two basic variations: keep the rod tip up high, with line off the water, and the fly will ride higher,...
How-to
How to Use a Line Holder Without Twisting Your Line
How to use a tenkara line holder without getting the line twisted
Gear care
Basic Tenkara Rod Maintenance
Tenkara rods are very low maintenance. Essentially just keep the segments clean and store the rod dry. Here's how to maintain your tenkara rod...
Gear care
Tenkara Care: Our Lifetime Warranty
Tenkara USA offer the best and most convenient warranty in the industry. Should your tenkara rod ever break, we stock every segment for every...
Events
Fly Tying at the Winston-Salem Fly Fishing Show
Loften Deprez () demonstrates how to tie a tenkara fly at the Winston-Salem Fly Fishing Show.
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.
Films
A Tribute to Yukihiro Yoshimura, Master Net Maker
Yukihiro Yoshimura was likely the most skilled tenkara net craftsman the world has ever seen.
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...
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