Disclaimer

For Information Purposes Only

Through this site, I have tried to provide the information I wish had been available when I wanted to learn about tenkara, and to share my passion for tenkara.

Everything on this site is provided for general information purposes only. Most of it is my own personal opinion - and should be viewed as opinion rather than fact. I can't guarantee any of it, and it is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expess or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. I do not accept any responsibility for any loss whatsoever which may arise from reliance on information contained on this site. That includes everything from loss of a fish to loss of your job, your marriage or your life. It's a slippery slope, and you have to watch your own footing.

Flies and Hooks

TenkaraBum flies are tied on Daiichi hooks. Daiichi hooks are also available for sale on the TenkaraBum site. As the Daiichi 25-hook package says Caution: DANGEROUSLY SHARP! Hooks have to be sharp to be effective. Please be careful. Once the hooks and flies leave my possession, I have no control (and will accept no responsibility) over what you do with them. Please keep them out of the reach of children and pets (and streamside trees). And by all means, if you are going to hook yourself or your fishing partner, please order your flies tied on barbless hooks.

Links

Some links on this website lead to other websites, operated and maintained by other people. The links are provided solely as a convenience to you. I am not responsible for any of the content or policies of those sites, and a link does not imply an endorsement of the site, its operator, its content, its policies or any products that might be sold on that site.

Material Connection

I have a material connection with Daniel Galhardo, founder of Tenkara USA. We met online months before Tenkara USA went live on the internet, and a year before I even thought about starting TenkaraBum.com. Over that time we have become very good friends. We've fished together. We've swapped flies. We've swapped lines. We've exchanged Christmas presents. He offered me a professional discount on his rods in return for critical feedback (including on one rod that did not make it into his product lineup and on another that was subsequently redesigned). I have offered him much free advice and have done some paid consulting. In addition, I have recieved two rods in return for services, one for appearing in his "Land of Little Rivers" video and one in lieu of monetary payment for a last minute project he needed to outsource to someone who knew something about tenkara.

At no time has he offered me compensation of any kind in return for a product endorsement or advertisement. In response to questions in various internet forums or direct email questions, I have frequently recommended one of his rods over a different one of his rods, and I have frequently recommended a real tenkara rod over a crappie rod or other cheap substitute, but I have never specifically endorsed any of his rods. I have also recommended rods from other manufacturers over one of his rods when the buyer's goals made that the best choice.

In addition to being good friends, we are also staunch competitors for tenkara lines, flies and accessories. I do not sell rods, which I believe allows me to be more objective in my rod reviews and to concentrate on providing the best tenkara lines and flies.

The rod reviews contained on this site are for comparison purposes, and are not product endorsements. If you buy a rod from Tenkara USA after reading a review here, I receive no commission. At this point we have no direct commercial connection. Any and all other information on this site, whether on lines, flies or accessories is similarly for information or comparison purposes and is not an endorsement of any product.

Affiliate Marketing Relationships

TenkaraBum.com has entered into affiliate marketing relationships with a number of on-line retailers. If you click on a link to one of their sites and then purchase any item, I will earn a small commission. The commissions will hopefully be sufficient to help offset my web hosting charges, but I can assure you they will not be sufficient to induce me to recommend a product I wouldn't recommend anyway.

Reviewed Merchandise

Almost all of the merchandise reviewed on this site was purchased by me for my own use. Exceptions are the two Tenkara USA rods mentioned above, the 9' Wakata, which was lent to me by Randy Knapp and the Shimano LLS 36 NX, which was lent to me by Jim Benenson. The original Ebira rod quiver and Trico fly fishing bag were provided free of charge from Jason Klass at BackpackFlyfishing.com. If you think that that's why the reviews were favorable, consider this: I sell competing products and receive nothing but "Thanks, Chris" if you buy Ebiras or Tricos from Jason. I also received prototype models of the TrailLite designs UL Ebira and Ti Tenkara Net. Had I not liked the designs, I would not have decided to carry them.

If you are wondering why I haven't reviewed a particular rod, there are at least three possible reasons. It might be that I just haven't gotten around to it yet - there are already a lot more rods on the maket than I had expected. It might be because I already have more rods than I need, and I have to sell a few more lines and flies to justify additional rod purchases. It might also be because I don't really want to buy that particular rod.

Copyright

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