Tenkara Bum 36 Rod

by Ed B
(PA)

First fish

All there is to say is Wow! I received my new Tenkara Bum 36 rod this week and if you are looking for one rod to fish kebari, bead head nymphs or overhand worms with split shot, this is the rod. After fishing with Chris on a few occasions and watching him test lots of rods, I knew he would build a great rod and he has. I took it to a PA stream today and on the third cast landed a small brown trout with a kebari fly.

After a few more fish with tenkara type flies, I decided to test the rod with Chris' one fly pattern, the overhand pink chenille worm and a split shot, and connected with much larger fish, some a little over 15 inches. The rod cast a variety of flies well and handled a range of fish. The overhand worm is amazing - simple to tie, easy to fish and extremely effective.

One fly, one rod may be the new mantra for my tenkara/keiryu fishing.

Great job on the new rod.

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“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.

Warning:

The hooks are sharp.
The coffee's hot.
The fish are slippery when wet.

Beware of the Dogma

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!