Tenkara Fishing Anyone?

[Shankster]

I’ve always loved the idea of fly fishing, and I can do it to some degree. But I came across Tenkara fishing style this past summer and want to dive into it.  Similar to the old cane pole fishing I used to do with my grandpa years ago.

Anyone into this style of fishing?  Pro’s/Con’s?

[toehold57]

Yep, I’m into Tenkara but I’m also in Colorado.  Tenkara is great for small water (thereby smaller fish), following that thin blue line on the map.  We have a lot of that out here.  Also good as a backpacking rod since it collapses down to almost nothing.

And then there’s just the simplicity of the thing, expandable rod, no reel, extremely light weight.  I rarely pull out my 5 weight setup any more.

You can start cheap to get a feel for it then move up to a better rod.  Loads of good vendors - TenkaraUSA is one of the favorites though not that inexpensive.