Tenkara angler experience: 6lb Bass on Tenkara USA rod
Maybe we should start featuring more of the images our customers share with us in their experiences with tenkara. The one that Larry Yien, the legendary archer,...
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Tenkara Video Contest Submission
Ashton Chatelain of “Hints of Emergence Tenkara has submitted a good entry to the Tenkara Summit Video Contest. Sure, it is taking a slight jab at the pointless...
Luke Uyeda, Product Designer Newest addition to the Tenkara USA team
(Daniel): Tenkara USA is entering a new era. From the beginning I feel the company has followed the intended vision for its timeline. On our first...
Yesterday's tenkara photos
It snowed almost 10 inches here overnight and the snow continues to fall. As I shoveled the driveway, my next-door neighbor asked me “how do you...
"Dream Homework"
Yesterday I took 10-year old Sofi tenkara fishing for her first time. She emailed me last week to ask if I could teach her tenkara for...
Read Tenkara Article in the Big Sky Journal
The Big Sky Journal is featuring a nice story on tenkara this month, written by Chad Hanson. You can read the article in its entirety on their website Tenkara Article...
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...
My office is in a stream
This week we’re holding our first company retreat. The Tenkara USA team is mostly virtual and we don’t always get to see each other and talk...
Tying Tenkara Flies II, in progress
Had a terrific evening of tying tenkara flies and talking about them with Gordon Wickstrom at the Tenkara USA headquarters. This is the beginning of working on Volume...
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...
Win a Free Trip to the 2013 Tenkara Summit in Virginia
On May 11 and 12 we’re holding the 3rd annual Tenkara Summit (registrations now open), this time in Harrisonburg, Virginia. This is promising to be a...
Tenkara Podcast 3 Daniel and Jason talk tenkara
It is clear that Jason and I really enjoy talking about tenkara. We can talk for hours, although we try our best to cap it to...
Trip Report: The Accidental Discovery of a Technique
With the end of the Fly Fishing Show season I finally feel that I can enjoy my new home and the new homewaters that surround it....
Sport Fishing Sustainability in Japan
Two years ago I spent 2 months in the small mountain village of Maze, Japan. I was seeking to learn all I could about tenkara in...
"I Am Kebari" - I Am Fly
by TJ FerreiraPhew! What a great couple of months! The experience at all of the fly fishing shows these last couple of months left me thinking...
Tenkara Podcast 2 Daniel and Jason talk tenkara
After a successful first tenkara podcast, Jason and I decided to try making this a regular thing and just got together for one more podcast where we...
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...
Tenkara is the Unicorn of Fly Fishing
Thanks to Mike from Troutrageous, the “The Secret To Tenkara’s Fish Catching Superiority” has not been a secret for about a year. He spilled the beans on the...
Questions for the next podcast
Jason Klass of Tenkara Talk and I will be trying to record regular podcast episodes. Please comment here if you have any questions about tenkara you’d like for...
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