Check out this video brought to you by the tenkara mastermind behind TenkaraTalk.com Video: Underwater Comparison of Sakasa Kebari Hackle.
via tenkaratalk.com – Video: Underwater Comparison of Sakasa Kebari Hackle
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Flyside Chats: Episode 12 Jen Hansen
You can click HERE to Go to the page for the Flyside Chats. This page will continue to populate as new chats become available Episode 12 Jen HansenJen Hansen works behind the scenes at Tenkara […]
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Q&A with Daniel Galhardo of Tenkara USA
Hey folks a little thing I’ve been working on has just gone live on MidCurrent, it’s a Q&A with Daniel Galhardo of Tenkara USA. Check it out. Much thanks to Daniel and to MidCurrent.
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Tenkara USA Summit 2012 Part 1: On the Road to the Summit
I’m a little late to the party, as most folks have long since posted their Tenkara Summit 2012 experiences and have probably moved on. But since my motto is “I have not yet begun to […]
Too bad he only knows one speed. Would have been nice to see what happened and other speeds other than “Jerk”!
Hey – John LeJeune! long time no see, or hear, or virtual hear or whatever..who you callin’ a jerk? Good to know you’re still out there listening in.
Hi John,
The reason I only showed one speed is because that is the traditional tenkara technique–to twitch the rod tip to produce small jerks in the fly which make the hackle open and close. If you just swung the fly like a western wet fly or did a Liesenring lift, there wouldn’t be much movement to the hackle. Try it–it really works!
I’ve been adding more movement to my kebari these days – and it does seem to attract fish. It takes a while to change styles, but I’m workin’ on it. I will say that I’m not as convinced with this type of presentation on pressured C&R waters though. My experience is that those “educated” fish are suspicious of that type of behavior, but maybe with experience I’ll change my mind on that too.
I think that this video brings up a very good point – test you subsurface flies and see what they do. I do this all the time, I use a 20 oz beer glass. It is very illustrative and can save time testing new patterns on the water by narrowing down your design choices.
Thanks Jason