Tenkara

[Stein]

There were a few threads years ago, thought I would bring it up again.

Anyone Tenkara?  I picked up two rods to take to Philmont with the Scouts this summer and am really looking forward to taking them for a test drive locally shortly.

It's been many moons since I fished with a fly, looking forward to the simplicity and lack of need to go out and buy a ton of gear to make it work.

I saw a video of guys landing nice coho on some beefier version, it looked like a real battle.

[DaNewb]

I bought a (very cheap) 11' tenkara rod a few weeks ago with plans to take it backpacking with me this summer up to some high mountain lakes.

I too use to fly fish and its not something I really want to fully invest in this time around so I thought Tenkara would be a good alternative to full-blown fly fishing.

I just want an alternative to a spinning rod and lures if the fish are only hitting flies. Something simple and packable...Tenkara definitely checks the boxes.

Pretty excited to try it out.

[acrocker]

I bought some some for my kids to get them into fly fishing, it was funny to watch my 10 year old walk down the river where people had been fishing all morning with no luck and see him catch 4 or 5 fish in 10 minutes (Granted, these are 5-9" trout, but still...). Grown men standing up on the bank shaking their heads and telling each other, "That kids got another one!" Still makes me laugh at the memory.

Not just for kids though, I think they're great for little creeks and streams where a back cast would be problematic, and less stuff to break or go wrong. Gotta love the simplicity...

[MR5x5]

Also super handy for a white water raft setup - Oar boats eat fishing poles just for the fun of it.