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Tenkara USA Rod Iwana.
Tenkara USA Rod Iwana.
Tenkara USA Rod IWANA.
Tenkara USA Rod Iwana.
Tenkara USA.
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IWANA™ 12ft (360cm)

$170.00
Description

 

The Iwana is our classic all-around tenkara rod and at a great value. The progressive taper, ultra-light weight, and tip action provides for great battles, even with smaller fish. Quality and strength are by no means compromised, and landing large fish is not unheard of. The original choice of many early tenkara adopters outside of Japan, the Iwana is still a great choice to help you fall in love with tenkara.  

It packs to a small compact size of 20 1/2 inches, which makes it easy to fit in a day pack

These rods have a beautiful "glossy carbon" finish, where you can see the high-quality carbon fiber material through a nice glossy finish.

Rod specs:
Extended length: 12ft (360cm)
Closed size: 20 1/2 inches (52cm) including 1/2" cap
Segments: 9
Handle length: 11 inches (23cm)
Weight: 2.7oz (76.5grams)

Made in China with Japanese materials.

People searching for Sawtooth, Shadowfire and other 12ft tenkara rods usually buy this tenkara rod for our superb customer support, Lifetime Guarantee and renowned quality.

Comparable to Sawtooth rod
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1% of the sale value of this item will be donated to conservation efforts.

The IWANA™ is our classic all-around tenkara rod and at a great value. The progressive taper, ultra-light weight, and tip action provides for great battles, even with smaller fish. Quality and strength are by no means compromised, and landing large fish is not unheard of. The original choice of many early tenkara adopters outside of Japan, the IWANA™ is still a great choice to help you fall in love with tenkara.  

It packs to a small compact size of 20 1/2 inches, which makes it easy to fit in a day pack

These rods have a beautiful "glossy carbon" finish, where you can see the high-quality carbon fiber material through a nice glossy finish.

Specs

Spec: 12 ft

Adjustable: No

Weight: 2.7 ounces

Closed Length: 20.5 inches

Open Length: 12 ft

Handle Length: 11 inches

Segments: 9

Finish: Gloss Carbon w/Brown Bands

Best Use:

- Budget Friendly

- Trout 20" Or Less

- Most Fish Species

- All Water

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IWANA™ 12ft (360cm)

Meet the IWANA™

A Tenkara USA® Classic

Tenkara Usa Iwana Rod.

Unmatched value

The IWANA™ has a history like no other—it's the rod that helped propel the spread of tenkara outside of Japan. At 12' and just 2.7 ounces, it offers all-around performance in a proven package.

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Perfect to pack

The IWANAeasily collapses down to 20.5", simple to stash away in a daypack

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All-around action

The rod's 12' extended length makes it a great choice for nearly any body of water you encounter.

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Inspired by our roots

The IWANA™ borrows its name from the Japanese word for the whitespotted char, widely fished in Hokkaido.

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High-performance carbon fiber

The IWANA sports a gloss finish over the exposed carbon fiber body that gives the rod it's impressive strength for it's lightweight build.

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High-quality cork

Our IWANA is finished with an 11" (23cm) lightweight cork handle.

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What makes this rod special?

One of our first designs, the IWANA has served as many anglers first introduction to tenkara over the last 15 years, and remains one of the first rods we reach for when seeking the simplicity of an all-around rod.

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Testimonials

Let satisfied tenkara anglers speak for us.

Tenkara Usa Iwana Rod and fish on hand.

Ari Tonteri 

“Iwana is light, balanced rod and finish of the rod is very nice. I have been fishing with the Iwana rod for a few years now and have caught several large trout and rainbow trout. The biggest rainbow salmon was from Slovenia last year, length 62cm, very strong fish but Iwana handle it very well.”



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James Kaneski

“The Iwana seems like a great value and a manageable size for someone new to Tenkara. Great for small and medium fish but surely can handle larger fish as well.”


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Best Use

Spec

Adjustable

Weight

Closed Length

Open Length

Handle Length

Segments

Finish

- Budget Friendly

- Trout 20" Or Less

- Most Fish Species

- All Water

12 ft

No

2.7 ounces

20.5 inches

12 ft

11 inches

9

Gloss Carbon w/Brown Bands

- Jack Of All Trades

- Trout 20" Or Less

- Most Fish Species

- All Water

10.7/11.8/12.7 ft

Yes

2.9 ounces

22.75 inches

10.7/11.8/12.7 ft

10.5 inches

9

Gloss Boack w/Red Bands

- Travel/Compact

- Trout 20" Or Less

- Most Fish Species

- All Water

10.8 ft

No

3.5 ounces

15 inches

10.8 ft

8 Inches

12

White

- Backpacking

- Trout 18" Or Less

- Smaller or Pan

– Small-Med Water

8.9/9.8/10.5 ft

Yes

2.1 ounces

21 Inches

8.9/9.8/10.5 ft

9 inches

8

Gloss Black w/Green Bands

- Jack Of All Trades

- Trout 20+" Or Less

- Most Fish Species

- All Water

10.6/12.2/13.6 ft

Yes

3.4 ounces

22.5 inches

10.6/12.2/13.6 ft

12 inches

9

Gloss Graphite w/Red Brown Bands

- Big Fish

- Trout 20+" Or Less

- Most Fish Species

- Med-Large Water

13/14.6 ft

Yes

4.1 ounces

25.8 inches

13/14.6 ft

12 inches

9

Matte Black with dark blue sections

- Big Fish

- Trout 20+" Or Less

- Most Fish Species

- Med-Large Water

13.5 ft

No

3.5 ounces

20.5 inches

13.5 ft

11 inches

10

Gloss Black w/Blue Bands

- Backpacking

- Trout 18" Or Less

- Smaller or Pan

- Small-Med Water

9.8 ft

No

2 ounces

14.5 inches

9.8 ft

Integral Handle

10

Blue

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Timothy Holper (Waconia, US)
I like using my tenkara gear to catch: Smaller size fish (say 8-12" / 20-30cm), Medium size fish (12-16" / 30-40cm)
I like using my tenkara rod in: Very small streams, Larger streams or rivers
Smaller rivers and streams

Very easy to learn to fish with

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Dennis Galyardt (Denver, US)
I like using my tenkara gear to catch: Smaller size fish (say 8-12" / 20-30cm), Medium size fish (12-16" / 30-40cm), Trout, Other species
I like using my tenkara rod in: Mountain streams, Stillwater
Colorado in the Front Range streams for trout and local ponds for bluegill, crappie and bass.

The Iwana is light in the hand, but has plenty of power to cast forty feet to reach across many of the streams I fish. In warm water lakes it can certainly handle the panfish and bass up to 16”

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Zachary Holper (Lake City, US)
I like using my tenkara gear to catch: Smaller size fish (say 8-12" / 20-30cm)
I like using my tenkara rod in: Very small streams

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Sanders (Las Vegas, US)
I like using my tenkara gear to catch: Smaller size fish (say 8-12" / 20-30cm)
I like using my tenkara rod in: Backpacking and remote waters
Back country waters.

Great setup! Backpacked in to a few alpine lakes the weekend I got the rod. Was able to catch fish within 10 minutes! The rod and accessories are light and great for backpacking. I thought the length would be an issue however it was easy to manage around trees and shrubs.

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Robert Kozdemba (Austin, US)
I like using my tenkara gear to catch: Smaller size fish (say 8-12" / 20-30cm), Trout, Other species
I like using my tenkara rod in: Larger streams or rivers, Stillwater
ponds, creeks and rivers where I can see trout and bass.

The build quality of the IWANA seems really good and it casts well. My only disappointment is that the rod plug can not be stored in the handle like some of the other models.

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