Tenkara's long rod and fixed-length line makes it difficult to cast long distances or pull fish from deeper waters. Fishermen must also rely on their ability to read the water, ...

A tenkara rod is a simple implement—it’s a telescoping rod that stretches out from 8 or 9 feet all the way out to 15 feet or longer. It doesn’t have a reel or a line holder, but tenkara anglers still ...

That’s why Tenkara has emerged as an alternative. This Japanese style of fly fishing is simplicity itself: there’s a telescopic rod, a line that fastens onto the tip of the rod, a small piece ...

In addition to our Spartan selection of flies, we lacked other equipment, such as much more line than the length of our rods. And we lacked reels. Welcome to tenkara fishing.

Rather, the basic line is typically woven nylon, only a fraction of the weight of a fly line and just a bit longer than the rod (11 to 13 feet). Other lines are available for veteran tenkara anglers.

With tenkara, only rod, line and fly are used. “I think when I discovered tenkara, it kind of seemed like fly-fishing was becoming frustrating.

Tenkara is simply a rod, a line and a hook. The cork-handled rod telescopes down to the size of a lightweight baton for easy transport. Uncapped, it extends to 11 to 13 feet.

With tenkara, Lepczyk emphasizes, “it is almost physically impossible to drag your fly with a line that’s as long as your rod.” “In Western, you can remain remote — 30-, 40-, 50-foot ...

Everything about Tenkara fishing says “small” – a skinny pole with a short line to seek pan-sized fish in tiny creeks. So naturally, when Missoula resident Pat Ortmeyer tied into a 14-inch ...

Fixed-line fishing poles create an extra challenge for anglers who want to get close to the action. ... Then, he invested in a mid-range Tenkara rod, and “I never looked back,” he said.