- Questions, Answers and suggestions
Questions, Answers and suggestions
Please use this page to ask me any questions you have on the book or any suggestions on how to improve it in the future. Thanks! – Daniel...
- Tenkara Book: What is tenkara?
Tenkara Book: What is tenkara?
This is the first QR code of tenkara – the book. Thanks for joining us in reading and making the most of the book. I hope you’ll enjoy the content provided...
- Knots for Tenkara, Setting up and Rigging...
Knots for Tenkara, Setting up and Rigging...
Learn the “one knot” you need for tenkara. By using the fisherman’s knot in this video you can tie your tenkara line to your tenkara rod, tippet to the...
- The “One Knot” You Need to Know
The “One Knot” You Need to Know
In this video we show you how to tie the “one knot” used in tenkara. It’s the knot used to tie the line to rod, tippet to line and tippet to fly...
- How to Read Water and Find Fish
How to Read Water and Find Fish
In this video Daniel talks about the basics of reading water to find fish and then how to cover water to increase the chances of catching more fish...
- About Tenkara Flies
About Tenkara Flies
Learn a bit more about tenkara flies, including the iconic reverse-hackle flies...
- Detecting Strikes and Setting the Hook
Detecting Strikes and Setting the Hook
After you cast the fly to where you think the fish will be, you’ll need to know when the fish has taken the fly. This video will show you a few things to watch for...
- Landing Fish with Tenkara Techniques
Landing Fish with Tenkara Techniques
Bringing a fish to hand with tenkara is very intuitive, just angle the rod back and bring it in...
- Releasing Fish
Releasing Fish
How to properly handle and release fish back into the water: 1) Bring the fish in quickly, no need for “extra playtime” 2) Wet your hands before handling...
- How to Say Tenkara!
How to Say Tenkara!
Watch this 30-second video to see how to pronounce some common tenkara terms in Japanese...
- How to Cast with a Tenkara Rod
How to Cast with a Tenkara Rod
A slightly different video on how to cast with a tenkara rod, this video focuses more on the arm motion than this one...
- Masami Sakakibara Casting Form
Masami Sakakibara Casting Form
When I first started learning how to cast with tenkara, I focused on making my motion look similar to Masami Sakakibara’s. This is actually a short video I shot...
- Presentation Techniques
Presentation Techniques
In this video you will learn the main ways to present a tenkara fly to a fish in order to entice a bite...
- Rod Tip High / Rod Tip Low
Rod Tip High / Rod Tip Low
There are two main variations that can be applied to every tenkara technique: keeping the rod tip high will make the fly ride close to the surface whereas pointing the...
