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 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
Supporting our Planet
Tenkara USA® is the only Japanese fly fishing rod company committed to donating at least 1% of its sales to organizations that care for fish habitat.For every tenkara rod sold by Tenkara USA®, an average of $14 goes toward benefiting trout habitat.
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.
Perfect to pack
The IWANA™ easily collapses down to 20.5", simple to stash away in a daypack
All-around action
The rod's 12' extended length makes it a great choice for nearly any body of water you encounter.
Inspired by our roots
The IWANA™borrows its name from the Japanese word for the whitespotted char, widely fished in Hokkaido.
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.
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.
“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.”
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.”
I like using my tenkara gear to catch:Other species
I like using my tenkara rod in:Stillwater, Backpacking and remote waters
I love the old style simplicity.
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Have only caught small fish up to about 10 inches so far, but I'm excited about this rod.Absolutely love it!!
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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
IWANA™ 12ft (360cm)
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Owen 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.
