Episode 38 | Tenkara Fishing
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Summary
In this Skills Short episode, Ryan and Andrew talk about the essential skills and gear needed to take up the sport of tenkara-style fly fishing.
Outline
- Andrew’s problem with fishing
- The difference between tenkara and western-style fly fishing (it’s one of simplicity)
- What you need and where you can get it
- Tenkara USA
- Tenkara Rod Company
- How do you get fish to the shore?
- Skills and connection with task
- Flies, lines, and how they differ in tenkara
- Strike indicators – what are they, and do you need them?
- Split shot – what is it, and do you need it?
- Connecting it all together with some accessories
- To net or not to net?
- Skills for beginners
- Skills to take you to the next level
- Tenkara by Daniel Galhardro
- Simple Fly Fishing: Techniques for Tenkara and Rod & Reel by Yvon Chouinard, Mauro Mazzo, and Craig Mathews
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- Executive Producer - Backpacking Light; Show Director and Host - Ryan Jordan; Producer - Chase Jordan; Theme music: Look for Me in the Mountains written by Chris Cunningham and Ryan Jordan, performed by Chris Cunningham (acoustic guitar, lead and harmony vocals, harmonica), Chad Langford (upright bass), and Tom Murphy (mandolin), produced by Basecamp Studios in Bozeman, Montana.
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