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Daiwa One Touch
Keiryu Damo
The Daiwa One Touch Keiryu Damo is the tenkara net for people who think a net just gets in the way. This one doesn't. It collapses and fits in a pouch on your belt. One of the advantages of a tenkara rod over a 9 foot fly rod is the ease with which you can collapse the rod when you need to walk through streamside brush.
This net has the same advantage. A tenkara net, tucked into your belt, catches on brush less than a western net, but it still does catch on brush. And when you sit on a rock for a lunch break, it's bottom hits the rock before yours does. Not with this net.
The rim of the net is like a spring. When you twist it past a certain point, it twists in on itself and will hold that collapsed shape. Deployment is a one-hand operation. Open the velcro closure on the pouch, remove the net and give it a sharp flick of the wrist. The net automatically opens to its full size and round shape.
The nets come in two sizes. Initially I just had the smaller one, which has an opening of 25cm, a little under 10 inches. This is about the same size as the TrailLite Designs Titanium Tenkara Net (TiNet) and is just a bit bigger than the Tenkara USA Tamo. I've netted fish larger than 18" in both of those nets, so I am confident that they will fit in this net as well. The depth of the net bag is about 8" on all three.
The large net has an opening of 30 cm, about a foot. And although two inches doesn't seem like much, the larger net looks significantly bigger than the smaller one. It is also at least an inch deeper. Given that I've netted fish fish over 18" long in the 10" wide nets, these 30 cm (12") nets will probably handle any fish you are likely to catch with a tenkara rod.The net bag of the Daiwa One Touch is much softer than on either of the other two nets. It may be just a bit more fish friendly, but it does not dry with a flick of the wrist as do the others. The pouch keeps the damp net away from your clothes, but the net should be allowed to dry outside the pouch at the end of the day's fishing.
The handle is a bit shorter than on the other nets. It measures 6.75", compared to 12" on the TiNet and 14" on the Tenkara USA Tamo. The price you pay for a net that is out of the way is having to get a few inches closer to the fish to net it.
So far, at least, that hasn't posed a problem.
The One Touch doesn't have the graceful good looks of the Tenkara USA Tamo, and it doesn't have the ultra light weight of the TrailLite Designs TiNet (it weighs in at 5.6 ounces, compared to 5.4 for my T-USA net and 2.5 for my TiNet). What it does have, though, is a pouch that keeps the net bag out of the brush and the net handle off the rocks. And unlike Western-style landing nets, the Daiwa One Touch, secure in it's velcro closed pouch, will never get lost when a magnetic holder lets go. Fully half of the nets I have found streamside had half of a magnetic net holder firmly attached.
The net and pouch together is about 10" long for the 25 cm net and 11" for the 30 cm net.
The Daiwa One Touch Keiryu Damo (keiryu is essentially "mountain stream fishing" and it's damo instead of tamo for the same reason "got you" turns into "gotcha" - it's easier to say) is a nice, compact net that gets even more compact when you twist it to put it away. Care instructions: The net frame is not stainless steel. The net is intended for fresh water use only. After use, let the net dry thoroughly before storing in the pouch. Daiwa One Touch Keiryu Damo
Additional postage to Canada - $2
Additional postage to other countries - $6
Payment
Payment is through PayPal but you don't need to have a PayPal account. You can use your credit card. PayPal payments will be made to chris at tenkarabum dot com. Credit card statements will read CM Stewart.
Shipping
The Daiwa One Touch is just heavy enough to require an additional $1 over and above the standard $3 shipping charge added to all orders. International shipping requires a further surcharge of $2 to Canada and $6 to other countries.
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