Best tenkara rod?

[thinhorn_AK]

In theory they sound great. In practice they fall short imo.

For sure. I know only one person who owns one and he’s never caught anything with it. He always says he has but I’ve never seen him use it. I was at his house once and he was talking about catching fish with it, even his wife was “you’ve never caught anything with that rod”, his response was “yeah I have, you just weren’t there”.

I think I’m sold on getting a lightweight 2-3 weight setup, Redington and echo both make them, reels are readily available from Redington and Galvan ( I’m sure others too), and you just have far more versatility.

Have you used that Redington yet?

 

[B_Reynolds_AK]

For sure. I know only one person who owns one and he’s never caught anything with it. He always says he has but I’ve never seen him use it. I was at his house once and he was talking about catching fish with it, even his wife was “you’ve never caught anything with that rod”, his response was “yeah I have, you just weren’t there”.

I think I’m sold on getting a lightweight 2-3 weight setup, Redington and echo both make them, reels are readily available from Redington and Galvan ( I’m sure others too), and you just have far more versatility.

Have you used that Redington yet?

 

[thinhorn_AK]

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Nice, I should have a nice lighter setup for grayling anyways. I’m sold on your idea now.

 

[LCguy]

DragonTAIL Mizuchi, especially great for a beginner but I still use mine almost exclusively. I've caught trout up to 18 inches with it. If I'm on a stream I know will ave bigger trout than 18 inches I'll bring my DragonTAIL Hellbender but even then, I wouldn't doubt the ability of the Mizuchi to handle fish of that size.

 

[LCguy]

In theory they sound great. In practice they fall short imo.

I disagree, caught hundreds of trout of all sizes with it, never broken anything but the tippet. In fact, I haven't even touched my western setups in two years.

 

[B_Reynolds_AK]

I disagree, caught hundreds of trout of all sizes with it, never broken anything but the tippet. In fact, I haven't even touched my western setups in two years.

Yep, small sample size on my end. I’m super happy with the light Redington setup.

 

[cjdewese]

Have a buddy that has sold me on use cases where a tenkara make sense. He has caught a bunch on his in small streams, there is a pretty good learning curve on line management so you don't get hung up or break anything but he seems to have it down.

 

[307]

I disagree, caught hundreds of trout of all sizes with it, never broken anything but the tippet. In fact, I haven't even touched my western setups in two years.

I agree with you. In certain situations, it makes for very efficient fishing, and they're obviously so light and easy to transport, they can go along on a lot of backcountry travel.

I really enjoy casting a traditional rod, but Tenkara is a good time when appropriate.

 

[Ferrulewax]

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 way you are casting anyway, and at least a 7’ rod gives you some distance to dap your fly in the water.

The redington zero really broke open the market for a low price UL fly reel. I love mine. Past that I believe the sage click is the lightest on the market

If the trip goal is fishing then I bring the fly rod, but if I’m on a backpacking trip and *might* get to fish then I bring the tenkara rod. My entire fishing kit weighs in at <5 oz if tenkara fishing.

My wife prefers tenkara for the simplicity, and I will admit, it’s nice to go from strapped to the side of the backpack to fishing in less than one minute, particularly if just trying to make a few casts during a stop for lunch.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

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 way you are casting anyway, and at least a 7’ rod gives you some distance to dap your fly in the water.

The redington zero really broke open the market for a low price UL fly reel. I love mine. Past that I believe the sage click is the lightest on the market

If the trip goal is fishing then I bring the fly rod, but if I’m on a backpacking trip and *might* get to fish then I bring the tenkara rod. My entire fishing kit weighs in at <5 oz if tenkara fishing.

My wife prefers tenkara for the simplicity, and I will admit, it’s nice to go from strapped to the side of the backpack to fishing in less than one minute, particularly if just trying to make a few casts during a stop for lunch.

That Remington does look great for the price. I think Im going to order one and go looking for a rod from there.

 

[AK Troutbum]

I’m thinking of getting dreadlocks and putting them up into a man bun type thing. Also I’m going to start wearing like 25 friendship bracelets on each wrist.

Who makes that 1 weight rod?

Now you’re talking!!


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[wyogoat]

Doesn’t a mountain stream fly rod do the same things a Tenkara rod does AND able to cast 30 feet if needed?

 

[wyogoat]

One of my favorite stickers on my coffee cup….
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You’ll have to post up where you found that sticker…

 

[Flyjunky]

You’ll have to post up where you found that sticker…

I had one of our clients give it to me…I wish I had a bunch of them. If I see him again I’ll ask.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Doesn’t a mountain stream fly rod do the same things a Tenkara rod does AND able to cast 30 feet if needed?

Yes. That’s the conclusion I came to at least. I ordered that Redington reel, now I’ll keep on the prowl for a 3wt rod, probably that Redington one that breaks into 6 or 7 pieces. Maybe even that fiberglass Redington. Echo makes one for like 200 bucks too. I just need to decide if I really need it to be super short or if a 7’6 4 piece rod will be short enough.

 

[Ferrulewax]

Yes. That’s the conclusion I came to at least. I ordered that Redington reel, now I’ll keep on the prowl for a 3wt rod, probably that Redington one that breaks into 6 or 7 pieces. Maybe even that fiberglass Redington. Echo makes one for like 200 bucks too. I just need to decide if I really need it to be super short or if a 7’6 4 piece rod will be short enough.

Unless you need something that packs down really small, I would steer you towards a 4 piece. Slightly lighter and they typically have a better action. Redington classic trout is a sweet little rod for the money.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Unless you need something that packs down really small, I would steer you towards a 4 piece. Slightly lighter and they typically have a better action. Redington classic trout is a sweet little rod for the money.

Thanks, I’m sort of leaning that way too. The ultra compact thing is cool but not sure I need it for my particular uses. I can’t really think of a situation where a tube that is 8” shorter would be a hindrance.

 

[Nickofthewoods]

Let me make the case for shorter rods or rods that are segmented into more pieces for packable purposes. The rod case I carry for my 5ft rod is a little over 21 inches long which allows me to stuff it inside my daypack without it sticking out of the top or having to strap it to the outside. It's convenient and also discreet. I'm very secretive about my fishing destinations and whenever I talk to someone on the trail with a rod case strapped to my pack its pretty obvious what I'm out there to do. I can't do that with my 4 piece rods on bigger water but when I fish small streams I expect not to see another soul. I'm also in Colorado, maybe that's less of a worry in Alaska.

 

[wyogoat]

Unless you need something that packs down really small, I would steer you towards a 4 piece. Slightly lighter and they typically have a better action. Redington classic trout is a sweet little rod for the money.

I concur. I checked out Moonshine prior to posting this and they have some 3 weights in stock if you haven’t checked them out they are a good value.