[VIDEO] Introducing Tenkara USA's new rod models
Here’s a video introduction to our newest tenkara rod releases. In this video, I talk about the adjustable Sato and Rhodo tenkara rods. Video shot and...
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Wading Safety
I almost got in serious trouble on one of the first times I wore waders while fishing. I had no experience in waders and didn’t have...
Tenkara Fly Tying at Field and Stream
Check out this piece and video I did with Tim Romano for Field and Stream yesterday. In this video I show you how to quickly and easily tie...
Time-lapse of the Tenkara USA booth at Fly Fishing Show
Here’s a one-minute time-lapse of the Tenkara USA booth at the recent Fly Fishing Show in Somerset. If you want to see why we were one...
Rolling out new tenkara rod cases
We’re starting to roll out new cases for our tenkara rods. I’m very excited about this new packaging concept. These tenkara rod cases were designed with...
How many tenkara anglers are there?
Five years ago virtually no one had heard the word tenkara. Now, 5 years after we introduced the method outside of Japan it has become a...
Shocking images captured by Tenkara USA booth cam
Tradeshow season can be very stressful. The Tenkara USA crew is on the road almost every weekend for 3 months. But that may not justify some...
A different way of thinking
The biggest thing tenkara brings us is a different mindset, a different way of thinking about fly-fishing. Tenkara tells us we don’t have to worry about...
Simplifying is a choice
Simplifying is a choice. It is possible to make many things in life complex. We can choose to carry multiple fly patterns with us. We can...
Tenkara at the Fly Fishing Shows
Funny thing, this past weekend we were attending the ISE show in Denver and received complaints that we had too many people crowding the aisles in...
Legalize It! Tenkara in Washington
A few days ago I made a post on Facebook saying that I hoped those visiting Colorado for its now loose marijuana law would find themselves...
The Best Way to Hold a Fly? Possibly
Take a look at this Kickstarter campaign for what looks like may be a very nice fly-box that should hit the market soon. Their goal has been reached,...
Tenkara USA at a Fly Fishing Show near you!
Tradeshow season is just about to start for us. As a matter of fact, it starts in just 3 days!!! For the next three months the...
Our 12 favorite tenkara blog posts in 2013
I may say this every year when December 30th comes, but I’ll say it again, “I just can’t believe the year has already come to an...
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas! 2013.
Favorite Tenkara Gifts
Some Tenkara USA faves: Sebatake-Kun Long Sleeve Shirt This shirt is worn by Mr. Yuzo Sebata wherever he goes fishing. A great conversation starter for...
Tenkara Magazine
It started off as a magazine but I’m tempted to say the end-result is much more like a book. This year I decided it was time...
New Shirt: Sebatake-Kun
On a recent visit to Japan, I spent time with one of the longest-practicing tenkara anglers in the country, Mr. Yuzo Sebata. One of Mr. Sebata’s...
NEW TENKARA RODS SATO and RHODO Triple-zoom with "KEEP YOUR PLUG"
Our newest tenkara rods are now in! *** RHODO – Triple-zoom 8’10”/ 9’9”/10’6” (270/297/320cm), with “Keep your Plug™” system (patent pending) – $215 SATO – Triple-zoom...
Entertaining tenkara video
Here’s an entertaining tenkara video made by Ron Giesecke. He created the video as a submission to the 2014 Fly Fishing Film Tour, unfortunately it wasn’t accepted. Based...
7 Tenkara Videos you Must Watch
We have put out a lot of videos since our inception in 2009. 88 to be exact. Here are 5 videos we think you must watch...
Tenkara Knot Posters
Here’s a very neat poster illustrating some of the knots used in tenkara when tying the tapered lines to the rod and how they all go...
Tenkara Techniques - 6 basic techniques for tenkara
In this video Daniel Galhardo, founder of Tenkara USA, shares six basic presentation techniques for tenkara. These techniques were taught to Daniel directly from the main...
The 80/20 rule in fly-fishing?
The 80-20 rule is a powerful and nearly universal, which states that, for a large variety of events, 80% of the results will come from 20%...
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