Pleased to share the first fish I've caught with my tenkara rod

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I’m anticipating a fine day of Fishing

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First dedicated tenkara pack

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I might have a problem...

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Quick 1 hour fishing trip in the freezing cold was totally worth it. Caught on a size 12 bead head pheasant tail soft hackle fly.

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First tenkara catch! Hit like a truck on my Shadowfire 365. Salt River near Frankfort KY

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My setup...

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North GA wild rainbow trout on the foxfire.

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Took my whole kit down a notch from last time.

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Little Rio action on my lunch break

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Santa came thru!

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First fish on the tenkara

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Lahontan somewhere near the PCT on the Mizuchi

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First fish on a Tenkara rod!

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Looking to get into tenkara. Went into a shop and kinda blindly bought stuff. What am I working with here? Do I have what I need to get started?

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Thread body kebari

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Lost a ton of flies but caught some pretty fish

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My Tenkara Rig

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During the colder month I move to fishing the rivers more with weighted flies and usually bigger fish.

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Huge Brookie on a Dry Fly/Dragontail Tenkara

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Arctic Grayling, North Fork Chena River, AK

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I fished the ditch along hwy 41 in the Everglades last week. Tiger Oscars are the hardest fighting fish I've ever hooked into. 10/10 would recommend.

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First time out!

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Geared up for a 6 week escape in the Idaho and Montana backcountry, here’s my full kit. Details in Comments.

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Happy place.

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First time out with a Tenkara.

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Saturday night sunfish on the Daiwa Sagiri

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BIL caught this on my Tenkarabum 36.

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Beauitful wild NC rainbow on my Nissin Tenkara Mini

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Does this count? My $23.50 tenkara setup

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What’s everyone’s set up? Here’s mine.

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Creek Monster. Cranberry Wilderness, WV

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Hopper day....

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Trying to get into Tenkara

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My first Tenkara kit complete, I can finaly start!

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Llanolope

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Tilapia PB

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I'm so excited for my first tenkara.

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Copper John Kebari, prefect for winter 🍻

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Little surf candy for walks on the beach. Size 12

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Yamanami Capture Tank

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Just came in the mail

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Just picked up Tenkara. Caught some beautiful trout on the Mad River here in Central Ohio. This was the one I caught literally within the first 5 minutes. So fun.

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RIP IM12 Nano

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Small kit for travel or daytrips

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Wind River backcountry first catch

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[Fly] Night King Takayama Variant

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Looked fishier than it was.

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Biggest fish on fixed line rod kyogi 18

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Got a Fishpond San Juan for Christmas. Oh ya...

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DIY line holder

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Got this guy on my Hane rod and a small popper. The Bud seems to approve.

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Somewhere in the Cascades, our first time with Tenkara.

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Coho caught on the keiryuX45 🏔🎣🏔🎣

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The Yonah sling pack is the most thoughtful pack I've ever owned. Highly recommended

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First fish on a Dragon Tail Tenkara Rod

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My 93yr old Grandmama still taking me to school :)

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Tied my first ever fly on my new vise. A killer bug with a brass bead.

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First fish on tenkara and also on fly

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There it sits. Ordered a day to late to arrive before the weekend trip. Sigh.

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Beautiful Brown Caught on my Tenkara.

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I love Tenkara fishing in FL. Its almost like cheating. I caught probably a dozen that size in 15 mins before a thunderstorm ran me off.

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Anyone using white Sakasa Kebari? Curious if others have had good luck with white, this is one I tied up today.

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Happy Holidays to me, new Tenkara Sawtooth package. Time to learn what I’m doing.

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Covid flies.

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Biggest brown I've caught on tenkara so far!

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Just finished re-filling my box with the only 2 patterns I ever end up using: A soft hackle wet for the late Spring through Summer and Utah Killer Bugs for year-round use. What are y’all’s fav patterns?

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What knot do you use, tippet to fly? [OC]

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Are there any points for the most ghetto first setup?

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Japanese Tenkara line holders

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I learned about tenkara a week ago and decided to buy a cheap $20 rod online and give it a try. After it arrived a couple of days ago, I managed to land this beautiful fish within just a few minutes of my first cast!

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Finally got one of the big browns to bite

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After losing my fly box and 99% of my western/conventional flys, I was left with a lone black Kebari. Took it as omen and decided to commit. I went whole hog into offerings from DragonTail, Tenkara Rod Co, and Tenkara USA to figure out what I like before I inevitably start tying my own.

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Finally trying my new rods on the land I bought this summer. Tiny Eastern Sierra trout!

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Caught my first ever fish on a Tenkara rod!

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First trout on the tenkara rod. Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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What am I missing?

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Is this a good beginner rod?

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Ready to take on anything

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Flows are a bit high, I've been having to use some heavier nymphs to get down. The Rocky rod from Tenkara Rod Co is perfect for just that thing 🤙🏻

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Still can't seem to get a NJ trout to bite, but after a few hours I at least hooked into this guy! Always fun to catch a chunky chub

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I got my new setup for backpacking. TRC's Sierra. Basically no experience fly fishing, worth the learning curve for the weight savings

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Saltwater Tenkara

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Japanese Hammer - Adams Variant

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Finally found some brownies, just outside the Adirondack park. Killer bugs were working.

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Pretty little yellow perch

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Green River Utah

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Caught a few of these gorgeous trout today!

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First Arctic Grayling on Tenkara! Such a beautiful fish (pic out of focus unfortunately...)

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To follow up my post from yesterday... I caught my first fish on a tenkara rod(and on a fly) this afternoon! I've got a TON to learn, but I think this is gonna be a fun backpacking tool!

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Fishing for Brookies in the Cascades

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Working on an ultra-portable setup

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Utah Killer Bug in size 24

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Finally landed a big fish on my Hane. He got the last word on the kitchen floor. yes, I look like a dope.

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First time using Tenkara and I'm hooked! Two trouts from a river in the Swiss alps.

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So happy before she fell in and filled her waders.

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Not bad for First Day of the Season...

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Got out this weekend to hike up a snowy mountain with my better half. We passed by a couple lakes and I had to stop for at least a few casts. The wind was against me, but it was still just nice to get out and toss some flies. I was using the Rocky rod from Tenkara Rod Co, and a pheasant tail nymph.

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Caught my first trout with a dry fly, so much fun to see how easy it can be. I was starting to doubt after 20 unsuccessful fishing trips.

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Second time out.

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New Rod Recommendation?

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Caught my first brooky this weekend fishing around Asheville

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Skunked the most fun way possible!

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The pink worm strikes again

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Putah Creek this morning...! Whoooooooo!!!!

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What in your opinion is an ideal rod for small Appalachian creeks and streams similar to the one below? Would prefer something portable.

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Been having a blast going after native trash-fish with the tenkara rod.

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New Personal Record on the Fryingpan River

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Smallest rod out there from what I'm told! Perfect for leaving in the car at all times.

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Smacking bluegill with my new rod.

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First steelhead of 2020. Not a record, but my best by a little bit. Tenkarausa amago and a squirmy worm behind a bright orange tungsten bead head. Remains of somebody else's egg sac and hook seen in the photo were also removed before releasing it.

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Went Amago fishing, but we ended up tons of these little guys ( Kawa Mutsu) at upstream Toyokawa.

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Pulled some fine browns from this beautiful stretch of water in Moab, Utah...#tanuki snow 325 #amano kebari 12 #longexposure

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Largest trout I've gotta on tenkara. A girthy 16 inches at deckers.

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How did this happen!?

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First fish on Tenkara what a rush!

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My first documented catch!

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Struck Gold with my Nissin Prospec in California.

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Anyone know anything about this rod??

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Waiting on my rod to get here, I tried tying a kebari based on a PTN

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Broke my new pole in, AWACK 40ft

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Very happy with my goofy display setup

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Small Brown

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First ever catch on the Metolius with a Tenkara rod!

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Fragile Rod?

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Euronymphing with a Tenkara rod. It’s super effective! Anyone else do this?

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Small stream fishing in Colorado on Sunday

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First fish on my first Tenkara rod.

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Are any of these flies suitable for tenkara?

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I caught the tiniest snook on my Tiny Tenkara.

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Just got my Yonah minimalist tenkara pack, and it's awesome.

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Here it is everyone! First time out with my tenkara setup did not disappoint! Caught a bunch of wild cutts on a black killer bug pattern with my TB 36. I’m officially hooked.

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More juvi's today, Rainbow trout, American River California.

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My first fly rod, the dragontail shadowfire! Not pictured is the 3.5 level line, tippet, rod case and kebaris such as the UKB. Will be posting my first trip report on Sunday as I’ll be trying it on the upper Latrobe and surrounding rivers.

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caught my first fish! A Brook Trout in wyoming

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[TrashFly] Trash Caddis - not a tenkara tie, I realize. The other TrashFly I made was well received. Maybe this as well. Image gallery in comments this time. :)

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In the road...! No fish here baby!! In Death Valley, heading up to Utah to hit some rivers....! #Tenkarausa #sato #tenkara

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Finally!! First catch!!

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First Time Tenkara Fishing

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This kebari has been getting solid result the last few days. Name the species?

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Caught this big fella on a tandem rig. Biggest rainbow I’ve ever caught. Don’t worry I put it right back.

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Was able to get out in Colorado

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Tilapia and small bass on tenkara almost every cast in China. Iwana 12ft orange/black furled line

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Not sure what I’m getting my self into...

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I found a fly rod fishing yesterday. I took it home, cleaned it up, and bought some flies. Not bad for my first fly fishing catch ever, I'm hooked!

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My First Tenkara Setup!

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Lake Bow

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Still learning, but what a gorgeous place to practice! And advice for enticing bites in calm lakes? I got a bunch of rises, a few strikes, but no real takes.

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