As of today, I will be closing my store, http://www.thetenkarashop.com/. I have several reasons, but mostly, I just hate packing things up and going to the post office. Life is already complicated enough with a full time job and toddler, so I really just want to simplify and focus more on fishing and writing this blog.
The good news is that Oni rods will be now be available through my good friend Anthony Naples on his site Three Rivers Tenkara. Anthony was my first choice to hand the dealership over to and I’m glad he accepted.
I want to give a special thanks to those who supported me in my efforts: Dave Burchett, Richard Kolodny, and, of course, Masami Sakakibara. Together, I think we fulfilled a mission of bringing beautiful and unique gear to the American tenkara community and maybe enhanced the on-stream experience of many anglers. And I couldn’t be happier that Anthony will be able to continue the mission.
To my customers, all I can say is thanks for “getting it”–for your appreciation of gear that has a personality and isn’t a carbon copy. You’re my favorite type of tenkara angler and the reason I started the business in the first place. I took a chance that you were out there somewhere. Thanks for coming through for me.
Sad you are closing, glad to see its being passed on and glad you will keep on writting. I will wait patiently your next article.
I think to do online business in USA is more easier than many countries due to cheap shipping cost and everything you can do online and USPS or Fedex and UPS supplied free boxes, if you need them and you can print at home all the shipping. Just have to bring it to the post office. In Canada I print shipping at home and drop it postal box near my place, if expensive one visit post office. i have ebay and etsy store and I’m doing for several years. I think more I spent with the emails and answering question than I work in my shop.
Sorry to see you go, but understand your reasoning. Pleased you are keeping the blog. Thanks for everything.
Hey Joe, not going anywhere. Just refocusing. I don’t plan on ever getting rid of the blog.
Jason – All I can say is thanks for passing the baton to me, The Oni rods are special – and I hope to be able to get them into the hands of many more tenkara anglers for a long time to come.
Jason thanks for making the Oni rod a reality for me. Also thanks for bringing Tenkara to our family. Glad that you will be continuing your blog!
Thank you everything Jason.I can’t forget your work.
Jason,
I understand, and can relate to, the busy-ness. In other ways, I feel the same from time to time. Thanks for going to Anthony, for it’s in very capable hands. Thanks also for what you started up and provided tenkara anglers.
Have to say it was your blog that turned me on to Tenkara several years back. Glad it’s here to stay! Priorities with a family should always win!!
Thanks
Ron
Best wishes. Happy to hear the blog will still be posted.
Jason your an inspiration and I look forward to any venture you pursue. You taught me tenkara and I have passed it along. I do miss though your backpacking and that blog too. Long time follower and will be happy to support you. Always great writing and appreciation for this shared passion. Hike, Tenkara, Bushcraft, anything you got I look forward to you sharing. At the least take time to yourself, your toddler and teach and pass on your wisdom. Thank you Jason
Thanks Eric! I might revive the backpacking blog one day. You never know.
bummer. will stickers also still be available? Best of luck. .
Sad to see them go, but glad to see the torch passed. Now that my cancer is in remission and I am back to work, I plan on getting a Type III rod. Thanks for the info you had shared with me about these rods.