Here in the southern Appalachians where we have lots of stupid small streams that never see the sun, there is still no way I would want anything under 6-7ft for a traditional outfit. I have played with some 6’ and under rods and they just don’t function well IMO. If it’s that tight there is no...
Dragontail Mizuchi is what I would go with. Extends from 7.8' to 11.1', price isn't terrible and gives you some adjustability if the stream opens up. I don't do a lot of tenkara fishing, but the one we have hasn't given us any issues with smokies brook trout and rhododendron cramped streams.
Open western streams, or pretty brushed? I just ask because you can get away with a much longer rod in the west vs the east due to brush. I would give a good look at the Dragontail Mitzuchi, or mutant. Might also consider the tenkara USA Sato/Rhodo depending on the amount of brush.
So many brands now. Tenkara USA is always popular, I purchased my wife a dragontail tenkara mizuchi rod and have been pretty happy with it thus far. An extra tip section is 7$ for peace of mind. Most people into tenkara will tell you that the Japanses stuff is objectively better, but the USA...
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I managed to find some 107tmk. Would that still be your preferred bullet even if you knew shots would be under 100 yards? I figured a heavier bullet going slightly more slowly (but still far past upset velocity) would be better if you didn’t need to maintain velocity out to any range. I figure...
I could have sworn that you preferred the 123 eldm vs the sst. I switched for that reason, guess I am switching back! Any opinion on the factory 123 sst vs a handload 130tmk, or 130/140 eldm?
To avoid starting a new thread, I am going to bump this.
Shot a bear (>250lbs, looked like 3-400) at 30ish Yards with a 6.5 grendel 123 eldm and tracked the bear for about 400 yards today. Fantastic blood trail for the first 150 and then it slowed to a few drops past that until it dried up. I...