RHODO™ 8'10"/9'9"/10'6" (adjustable)

This is the perfect small-stream rod. It’s extremely light and crisp. Everyone I’ve let try mine out immediately got a huge smile on their face and said it just feels “right” for the small and brushy streams they fish. I would give this rod my full recommendation.

In my area we have several small streams with a lot brush - my Sato is great but thinking Rhoto will be better for small creeks

So far the rod performs great and it simple enough to understand with all the help from the website and books provided by tenkara USA.

Nice rod well made
Ups delivery disappointing

Only unpacked the rod and accessories a few days ago. Looks beautiful but has not left the house. Though Tenkara may be considered simple in comparison to traditional western fly fishing it is still quite a bit to take on by oneself having essentially no previous experience fishing. Much of the literature I have accessed (much allegedly for beginners) makes constant reference to, and comparisons with, western fly fishing, of which I am totally ignorant, so most of the meaning is lost on me. There is an awful lot of highly specialized language/vocabulary. Reading books about Tenkara, and traditional western fly fishing, being a rank beginner, is starting to feel overwhelming...I, like many people, learn best by doing, and unfortunately instruction along the front range apparently costs about $500/day. So, upshot is that though I have purchased a fishing license and a bunch of well-made and well supported gear, I will probably need to spend some pretty significant $ to hire a guide or instructor in the Denver metro area to give me hands on instruction and only one full day will cost as much as all my investment in equipment so far, which is up to about $600.00. Actually getting to use my rod may have to wait until next spring as I am on a tight budget. This is the perspective of a 60 year old guy who wants to do whatever it is he does well...I don't want to go out and make a fool of myself and feel frustrated, incompetent, and perhaps even damage my new gear and/or myself. Getting the sense that learning even the basics is going to take years and that if I had 100 years I still couldn't learn everything I need to know. I am expert rock climber for 40 years now and fly fishing has clearly illustrated for me my own tendency to underestimate, as an expert in rock climbing, how many things about climbing that seem to me to be utterly simple are mystifying and intimidating to a total novice.