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New - European Nymphing Sighters
The Hi-Vis lines used in tenkara can make extremely visible sighters for European nymphing. Now available in 9 foot lengths, enough for several sighters. More info...Fluorescent Orange Fluorocarbon - $3.50
Bicolor orange/yellow nylon, .323 mm - $3.50
Tenkara Lines
The Hi-Vis Orange Fluorocarbon is my favorite level tenkara line. Easy to cast and extremely visible. Fluorescent, it almost glows in low light. The line is available in size 4 (diameter .330mm = .013") and comes 20 meters on a spoolSize 3 line is again available. It is a fluorescent chartreuse line that is very visible, though not quite as visible as the orange. The Hi-Vis Chartreuse line comes 25 meters on a spool
20 or 25 meters, on tenkara line holder - $24
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A hand tied hi-vis fluorocarbon tenkara line has several distinct advantages. The taper allows it to turn over very nicely. The density allows you to cast a light line easily. The line won't twist and tangle like a furled line will when you have to break off a snag. Price $15 for perfection loop, $16 for tippet ring. More info...
Horsehair seems to have just the right combination of density and stiffness to make a wonderful tenkara line. You cannot duplicate it with mono or fluorocarbon. Not guaranteed against breakage. Price $25. More info...
Pesca alla Valsesiana lines are tapered from 16 hairs down to four hairs. The lines are a bit over 13' long and will cast reasonably well with the Yamame or Amago, although for both rods the line feels heavy. Valsesian anglers like heavy lines because they cast quickly and cut through the wind. $50. More info...
Line Holders
The Fuji EZ Keepers offer a convenient way to manage your line when you collapse your rod. Perhaps their biggest advantages are that you will not get line twist and your fully rigged and collapsed rod fits inside the Tenkara USA rod sock or Ebira rod quiver so you can be ready to fish in seconds. More info...Fuji EZ Keepers (per pair) - $8
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People really like the Fuji EZ Keepers as a way to manage your line when you move from spot to spot, or even to keep your rod fully rigged and ready to go at a moment's notice. However, these small tenkara line holders offer some advantages, too.
First, you can easily keep a line fully rigged - with tippet and fly or flies attached even after you have taken the line off the rod. Second, if you are fishing multiple flies it is a bit easier to secure both flies safely with the round spool than with the EZ Keepers. That is even more so if you fish three or more flies. More info...
Small Tenkara Line Holder - $5
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Tippet
Maxima Clear is a medium soft tippet material that comes on 25 meter spools. It's rated breaking strength is lower than Varivas, but at $4.25 per 25-meter spool, it does offer a pretty good value. More info...Maxima 4x Clear Tippet 4 lb - $4.25
Maxima 5x Clear Tippet 3 lb - $4.25
Maxima 6x Clear Tippet 2 lb - $4.25
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Varivas Super Tippet has a resin coating and a "non stress" coating that is supposed to make it more abrasion resistant and also resistant to kinking. At $11 for a 50-meter spool (twice as much tippet as the Maxima) it is a premium quality at a premium price. Their new Master Spec has a much higher breaking strength (and a slightly higher price). More info... Varivas 5x Super Tippet Master Spec 4.7 lb - $14.00
Varivas 6x Super Tippet Master Spec3.5 lb - $14.00
Varivas 7x Super Tippet Master Spec 2.5 lb - $14.00
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Varivas Master Spec is also available in fluorocarbon. Although I generally use nylon tippets, many anglers prefer fluorocarbon when fishing wet flies and nymphs. Fluorocarbon's greater density does make it sink better than nylon, and the refractive index is much closer to that of water so fluorocarbon is less visible. 30 meter spool.Varivas Super Tippet Master Spec Fluorocarbon - $14
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Tippet Rings
Tippet rings make attaching and removing the tippet from your line very simple. For those using the Tenkara USA furled lines, using a tippet ring removes the fear of cutting the mono extender that comes with the line. For those using level lines, it eliminates the build up of tippet bits that often remain when you clip off the tippet. For quite some time I have offered them as an option with my Hand Tied lines, and they have proven to be quite popular. More info...Tippet Rings - 10 for $5, 20 for $10
Horsehair Line Kit
Making your own line is a bit like tying your own flies. If you remember the satisfaction you felt from catching your first fish on a fly you tied yourself, you'll have that again, and more, when you catch a fish on a line you've made yourself - from scratch - using techniques that have been used for hundreds if not thousands of years. The kit includes a hank of premium quality hair and step by step instructions. More info...Horsehair Line Kit - $12
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Premium quality horsehair hanks so you can make your own lines. Each hank has enough hair for several tenkara lines or a couple pesca alla Valsesiana lines. (Just the hair, if you want the instructions, buy the kit above.)Horsehair Hank - $7
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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
Any combination of the lines, line holders and tippet can be shipped domestically for a flat $3 charge.International shipments for hand tied lines in poly bags, and horsehair lines can be shipped for $3. Lines on line holders, the tenkara line holders themselves, tippet spools and EZ Keepers will require an additional $2.
International first class postage - $2
International Priority Mail is slightly faster and anything that can fit in a US Postal Service Small Flat Rate Box (4cm x 13.5cm 21.5cm) or padded envelope (23.5 cm x 30.5cm) can be shipped for a surcharge of $10 to Canada or Mexico and $14 to other countries.
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