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Category Archives: Tenkara Rods

Tenkara Times Try Rod

Tenkara Times 1st Step Rod

Tenkara Times is a relatively new player in the rapidly growing tenkara market and I recently had a chance to field test one of their rods.  Here’s the good, the bad, and the ugly on it… Specs Length: 365 cm (12 ft.) Closed length: 56 cm (22 in.) Weight: 73 grams (3 oz.) Handle length:…

September 30, 201213 CommentsTenkara RodsBy Jason Klass

Fuji Tenkara End Cap

Fuji Tenkara Rod Cap

While fishing with some of the Japanese anglers the day before the summit, I found myself admiring a strange looking contraption at the end of Masami Tanaka’s tenkara rod. It was a clear plastic sleeve with a black strap around it. Much different than the wooden rod plug most of us in the West are…

August 21, 201218 CommentsTenkara RodsBy Jason Klass

Tenkara USA Ayu

Tenkara USA Ayu Review

  I’m not sure how it happened but somehow over the last two years I’ve been fishing the Tenkara USA Ayu, I haven’t done a review.  Maybe it’s because I’ve always considered it such an staple tenkara rod  that it was easy to overlook.  Sometimes, the most obvious things are the easiest to miss.  But,…

May 9, 20127 CommentsTenkara RodsBy Jason Klass

Daiwa Soyokaze Rod

Daiwa Soyokaze Review

While the Daiwa Soyokaze isn’t technically a true “tenkara” rod, any tenkara angler would immediately recognize a lot of familiar features. Telescopic blank? Check. Lilian cord? Check. No reel seat? Check. In fact, it’s hard to cast the Soyokaze and not consider it anything other than a “minature” tenkara rod.   The Soyokaze line of…

May 1, 201213 CommentsTenkara RodsBy Jason Klass

Tenkara USA Yamame

Tenkara USA Yamame Follow Up Review

A while back, I wrote an initial review of the Tenkara USA Yamame.  But until now, I hadn’t actually had a chance to fish it.  Now that I’ve had it on the water, I wanted to report back as promised.  To read my more detailed  review of the Yamame’s features and design, read my initial…

March 24, 201214 CommentsTenkara RodsBy Jason Klass

Nissin Prosquare Tenkara Rod

Nissin Prosquare Tenkara Rod Review

Today, I finally got to fish my Nissin Prosquare rod I recently got from Japan.  While I wasn’t sure what to expect, at the end of the day, I was pleasantly surprised.Like many low to mid priced rods in Japan, the Prosquare comes in plastic packaging with a nylon rod sack and no tube.  This is fine…

March 4, 201217 CommentsTenkara RodsBy Jason Klass

Fountainhead Tenkara Rods

Fountainhead Stone Fly Tenkara Rods

I was recently able to test out the Stone Fly series of rods from Fountainhead and was actually surprised by the quality.  By the price, you’d think that they are low end rods–and they are.  But in this case, “low end” doesn’t  mean “poor quality”.  Here are some of my basic observations about this line…

February 24, 201229 CommentsTenkara RodsBy Jason Klass

Tenkara USA Yamame

Tenkara USA Yamame – Initial Review

I just got my Tenkara USA Yamame and wanted to share my initial impressions.  Keep in mind, I haven’t fished with this rod yet but I’ve cast it and gone over every detail of its workmanship.  I will have more info. after I’ve had it on the water but from what I can tell so…

December 18, 201131 CommentsTenkara RodsBy Jason Klass

Tenkara USA Ito

Tenkara USA Ito Review

I recently broke down and bought a Tenkara USA Ito after hearing a lot of buzz and positive reviews on it.  To be honest, my first experience with the Ito didn’t make a great impression on me.  I had cast one a few times and thought it was too slow and longer than I really…

October 25, 201124 CommentsTenkara RodsBy Jason Klass

Suzumi Tenkara Rod

Suzumi Custom 32 Tenkara Rod

A friend of mine recently returned from Japan with a nice surprise for me:  a Suzumi Tenkara rod! The 10.5 foot (3.2 m) rod feels incredibly light in the hand despite the slightly heavy weight of 2.7 oz. weight.  I think this is because the rod is slightly stiffer than what I’m used to fishing…

May 30, 20114 CommentsTenkara RodsBy Jason Klass
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Jason KlassJason Klass is a former fly fishing guide & casting instructor based in Colorado. He was an early adopter of tenkara in the West and has been fishing the method for a variety of species since 2009. Read more >>

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