Sakura Seki Rei

by Logan R.
(Brookfield, Illinois)

My initial thoughts after taking the rod out of the tube, "wow, this thing is light." It wasn't until a couple days ago that I finally got to use the rod at a local lake. There was a bit of a breeze that day, but the rod still casted a furled line like nothing (I read they use quite a bit of fiberglass in their rod construction). First fish was a bluegill, then a noticed all the black crappie right at the shore. Right at my feet. I put my fly in front of them but they wouldn't take it. I tried every fly I had and they wouldn't take it. So, I cheated. I found a dead minnow, and put it on my fly, and you know what? The rod was still able to cast it. After that, all the crappie were hitting it, and the rod handled it perfectly. 10/10 rod. (11/10 with fish)

“The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten” - Benjamin Franklin

"Be sure in casting, that your fly fall first into the water, for if the line fall first, it scares or frightens the fish..." -
Col. Robert Venables 1662

As age slows my pace, I will become more like the heron.

We've all had situations where seriously chewed up flies kept catching fish after fish after fish. It is no sin to tie flies that come off the vise looking seriously chewed up.

All the hooks sold on TenkaraBum.com, whether packaged as loose hooks or incorporated into flies, are sharp - or as Daiichi says on their hook packages, Dangerously Sharp. Some have barbs, which make removal from skin, eyes or clothing difficult. Wear eye protection. Wear a broad-brimmed hat. If you fish with or around children, bend down all hook barbs and make sure the children wear eye protection and broad-brimmed hats. Be aware of your back cast so no one gets hooked.

Also, all the rods sold on TenkaraBum.com will conduct electricity. Do not, under any circumstances, fish during a thunder storm. Consider any fishing rod to be a lightning rod! Fishing rods can and do get hit by lightning!