Short Tenkara

I was thinking the same about short tenkara. Found this; https://www.ebay.com/itm/Maxcatch-Tenkara-Rod-9-10-11-12-13FT-Fly-Fishing-Rod-7-3-Action-Telescoping-Rod

Just about to order a 270/9ft.

stephan

9 ft is plenty long enough for *most* backcountry tenkara situations.

Its main limitation will be throwing a long level line out, for those of you that need the reach to distant deepwater shelves on an alpine lake. There’s just not enough energy that can be stored in the limited flex of a short rod for long level line casting.

Short tenkara rods tend to be stiffer and very easy to overpower as well, which for many, will suffer accuracy issues. But this can be overcome with practice.

re High Sierra lakes…i have had most of my luck – esp in the larger, deeper, somewhat ‘sterile-looking’ lakes – using full sinking lines…which of course need a stout rod to throw. still not ready to forsake the versatility for weight savings…gen speaking.

@b14 yes, trophy trout lurking deep, especially goldens in high lakes, are going to be tough on tenkara. I’ve had some good success using a 40-foot level line with weighted flies via tenkara when I’m able to troll from a packraft, but that’s still pretty limited relative being able to use a conventional fly fishing (with reel) setup and a sinking line.