I am pleased with the replacement tip you sent for my AWANA and it fit perfectly. I only use my Tenkara where appropriate for the size fish I target (mainly trout and pan fish) and only in fresh water. Thanks for the quick service.
I am an absolute beginner flyfisherman and chose Tenkara because I’m also an avid hiker and it seemed like the simplest and cleanest way to get into the sport and is appropriate to the territory here in Western North Carolina, where I tend to hike.
I had to replace a tip - my bad. Awesome help and response.
Utah mountain streams and lakes
I’m new to tenkara, been loving it so far!
Rod tip replacement in 3 days, well done!!
El repuesto se acopla perfecto a la caña, espero que en la acción de pesca se comporte como el original.
Beautiful rod, great finish. A bit heavy, after 4 hours, you feel it but your not going to get a rod this size and strength for much less weight.
Purchased a Hane last minute for a Yosemite back-country trip. The night before leaving I cut 12ft of 4wt DT fly line off a spool, made a quick leader while wondering why I needed that silly line spool, then stuffed the pole in my backpack. After four days of rain I was finally able to break it out and missed the first two fish then reeled off ten straight 10-13" Brookies in a lake at 9600ft. Afterward, what a mess not having a line spool, lesson learned! The rod is perfect for patient line sets once you know its feel and is has nice backbone flex for landing fishing. Absolutely loved it!
Tapered Tenkara Line (Nylon)
The Satoki is a great all around Tenkara rod for me. I fish midwestern (Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan) rivers 98% of the time. Mainly for smallmouth in all currents; slow, medium and fast. I also use larger flies to 4", and 3" plastic lures on 1/16th ounce jig hooks with 4-pound (.007") and 6-pound-test (.009") tippets with my Satoki. No issues casting, controlling my lures and flies, setting the hook or fighting and landing fish. Largest smallies so far have been 18". Hefty bags, we call'em. I bought three Satokis when they came out. (No failures, my philosophy is, "When you find something you really like...buy two.") Glad I did.
Easy to use, instructions were kind of vague and pictures aren’t very helpful. Got through it and like the feel, weight, and ease. Fly fishing doesn’t need to be as complicated as some make it out to be
First time with tenkara. Felt just like fly fishing to me. Fished the Lostine River in the Wallowa Mountains while backpacking and it worked great! Hane goes with me every time from here on out!
Happy happy really good
I cannot script a competitive comparison of other offerings to TUSA level line as this is my first LL experiment with Tenkara. I am new to the sport, and doing my due diligence with many hours of backyard practice. One comment I will make is relative to line memory. It's likely true with any level line, but it's absolutely essential to make every effort to straighten polymer lines out prior to use. I struggled with this 3.5mm line (on a Sato rod) due to line coil off the supply reel, but once able to warm/stretch/straighten this line, it cast effortlessly. I much prefer TUSA tapered lines as it seems to better suit my sketchy casting style, but for lines under 10' their level line will be my go-to. I appreciate TUSA's commitment to quality and superior CS. Great line, great rods, great company. I'm honored to be a customer.
Very different from a furled leader, still getting used to it.
Beautiful rod I will keep in my Delica for all things Japanese.
grandsons love the stickers for their fly tying tackle boxes!!!!!
Nice feel in the hand and easy casting.
Small alpine drainages from my bike
Hey, it's a fun and very light rod. My only complaint: the spare plug that came with it (on the butt end) didn't fit the rod end and fell out IMMEDIATELY after I started fishing the rod the first time. Just a grrr. But like I said, a good step forward.
Perfect rod for portability and fishing small streams that often require a hike to reach.
12 Tenkara Flies in Box
