In Search of Tenkara, 2 [VIDEO]
Our search for tenkara continues in this video, which documents a 3-day backpacking trip in the backcountry of Colorado with Paul Vertrees owner of Kifaru Patrick Smith, and...
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Reducing twisting on a line holder
Over the last several days we have held a company retreat here in Boulder. We decided to get our team together in person to discuss future...
Tenkara Summit Video Contest Submission (by Troutrageous)
Mike Agneta, the cool blogger at troutrageous.com, has submitted his entry for a free trip to the Tenkara Summit 2013. Please remember, the sooner you submit your video...
Tying the Tenkara "Little Thingy"
This video was too funny not to share. The Tenkara Guides, based in Salt Lake City, UT, outdid themselves in this fly-tying video. I can see it...
First Tenkara Summit Trip Contest submission
We just received the first submission in response to our video contest for winning a free trip to the 2013 Tenkara Summit. Matt Shipp did a great...
In Search of Tenkara [VIDEO]
About this video: Yesterday, March 8th, I decided I had spent enough time looking at my computer. It was time to go fishing. In order not...
Tenkara Changed my Life
Troy Meadows volunteered at our booth this weekend. He often says that “tenkara changed my life”, and I always meant to ask him how. Has tenkara...
[VIDEO] Simple Tenkara Rod Maintenance
Maintaining your tenkara rod is pretty simple. Mostly it requires not storing the rod away wet, and keeping the segments clean. Here's a quick video on...
The Tenkara USA Guarantee Don't mail anything back to us, and don't wait!
We put our name on our rods for a simple reason, we stand behind each one of them. In our short existence we have established a...
One Tenkara Fly - A personal choice
If you’re like most fly anglers, you like flies. Small and large, dull and shiny, reversed or “normal”. As we have introduced tenkara outside of Japan,...
Tenkara Fly Tying with Loften Deprez
This weekend Tenkara USA is attending the Winston-Salem Fly Fishing Show in North Carolina. Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Loften Deprez, someone who has...
NEW ROD: Ayu Series II
Most of our products go through minor iterations and revisions on a regular basis. We follow the Japanese philosophy of kaizen, or continuous improvement, and are constantly...
Tenkara Guides Tenkara Fly Tying Video
The Tenkara Guides of Utah put together this really cool fly-tying video below. I love their use of multiple cameras and embedded picture-in-picture editing. Check it...
Use your tenkara rod as a practice fly rod
It has always struck me as a bit funny to have mini rods made for the purpose of practicing casting (although I recognize it strikes a...
Talking of simplicity
Lance Gurney, a loyal Tenkara USA customer, volunteered at our booth this weekend at the Somerset Fly Fishing Show. He took the long drive from Maine...
What folks are saying about tenkara (VIDEO)
Today I have been asking people what they think about tenkara.Here are a few people we met today and their thoughts about this simple way of...
[VIDEO] Tenkara Syndicate Water in the UK
John Pearson and Paul Gaskell just shared the beautiful short video below with us, which they say gives us a "flavour of the UK's first dedicated...
VIDEO: Pause and Drift, Tenkara Technique
Video shot by Brian Trow, of Mossy Creek Fly Fishing. Please click on the gear icon and select the higher resolution (1080p), and/or make the video bigger...
Takenobu Music
I love writing stories of serendipity, so it surprised me that I hadn’t shared this one with you yet. Earlier this year I was very focused...
Tenkara with the "No Handed Bandit" Not using a reel has its advantages
Tenkara has opened the doors to fly-fishing for a lot of people, and it has proved to be a great conduit for plain old fun, no...
Tribute Yukihiro Yoshimura
Yukihiro Yoshimura was likely the most skilled tenkara net craftsman the world has ever seen. With over 45 years of experience in making tenkara nets, he...
The Sasaki Kebari Hiroto Sasaki of Sansui shows us his tenkara fly
Today is my last day in Japan. Margaret and I returned to Tokyo yesterday to spend time with some friends before we leave to China tomorrow...
Kumazaki Kebari - Tenkara Fly Tying Video Tenkara Flies on Wednesdays
Tenkara Flies on Wednesdays is back? On a Tuesday??? I'll be less US-centric time-wise for this post. By the time the post is up on our...
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