Which Tenkara Rod?

90% of my fishing is some form of Euro nymphing, with beadheads.

This is typical of what George Daniels (coach of the Junior fly fishing team) has in his box

His book –

– is a great resource.

Another resource are the videos by Aaron Jasper –

Between the two you can vacuum the fish out of a stream… with beadheads, tenkara style.

I'm not saying beadheads are for everyone, but I can say with confidence that in mountain streams they are Extremely effective.

[Edit: I have a loaner set of Aaron's DVDs if you are intrigued.]

Definitely intriguing… but you know what they say… "Just say no to [insert bead head nymph here,] kids"

JK, I should probably check this stuff out… so much reading and learning to catch up on right now.

Something I forgot about on the learning curve –

Casting beadheads into your rod tip is not a good thing.

I have broken a couple of tips from to many impacts. My casting has improved and I don't worry about it now, but as a beginner it is definitely a consideration.

Kids ….