Tenkara Rolling Warriors

by Bill Cromie MD
(Albany, NY. USA)

During my first tenkara trout fishing experience in a small stream in upstate NY, and enjoying catch two nice brook trout, it dawned on me that my wheelchair bound patients who love to fish might find this the answer to their challenges. Nothing could be simpler, easily portable and more efficient than Tenkara. So I bought a starter kit for my patient Ben, and he was thrilled and ready to watch your video’s, set up his rod and go for it.

If you’d like to set up a fund to give gear to wheelchair warriors I’m in.

“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.

Seriously, all the hooks sold on TenkaraBum.com, whether packaged as loose hooks or incorporated into flies, are 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!