Tenkara

[Whiskers]

A while back a read a post (I think it might have been by Cornacarpio) that mentioned a fishing style called Tenkara.

I bought a few odds and ends this week online from the USA, a company called AvidMax. They are very good to deal with.
AvidMax

Their website features a large amount of Tenkara gear. Well worth a look and very interesting. (Lots of other cool gear too) !

[Mutley and Scruffy]

Let us know how it goes! Are you likely to try it out over winter or leave it for the warmer months?
cheers
Jim

[Whiskers]

Hi Jim, I didn't buy any specific Tenkara gear but over the years I've tried fishing a modified style of Tenkara from time to time, mainly using a light English 13 foot match rod and reel spooled with 3lb mono.

My version is more like the old English style of fishing called dapping. To be effective you need a breeze behind you.

[Mutley and Scruffy]

.............. using a light English 13 foot match rod and reel spooled with 3lb mono...............

The only time I would use a 13 foot rod in freshwater would be if there were crocs in there! Then that likely wouldn't be enough for me! Good to see some experimentation going on!

[fishpod]

What are you planning to catch with this method? I can only see it working on small stream small trout, any decent size fish would just break you off

[troutandbream.com]

Cant wait to see how you go with this method. Sounds interesting.