For today’s episode of Tying Times ( click HERE to go to the tying times posts page ) I am going to tie up an Ultralight Tenkara Floating Line. I talk in the video about why I make and use these lines. If you have any questions just leave a comment below. Below the video you’ll see a couple of figures that go along with the video.
Below is the knot that I use to attach the sighter to the nymphing line as mentioned in the video
Below is a diagram showing a way to connect a line to your tenkara rod using a loop and a hitch.
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Thanks for sharing this! I had just been going though my box of lines and ran across a few of these I picked up from you back in 2015 and tend to use a lot on my tenkara(still water) in the summer time with topwater lures. Nice to learn how to create a longer one if needed, but so far these have been great lines and have lasted many seasons!
You’re welcome – yep they’re pretty easy to make – good luck!
Thanks for the tutorial!
My second tenkara line 10+ years ago (first was furled thread) was made from the old .021″ Cortland Deep Nymphing line (before thin competition lines were made). I used it for small dry flies and nymphing with tenkara rods.
If you want to go lighter in a floater, try Varivas Airs shooting line in 24 lb test. It is an air core mono so it floats better and is lighter than any mono or coated line I know of and has very little of the drape effect mentioned. Add a sighter and any tippet/rig combo. My most productive rig is a bounce nymphing rig (weight on the bottom) with an indicator on moderate to larger streams. I go with 12′ to 18′ rods depending on water size for extra reach and long drifts or remove the indicator, add weighted flies and fish it Euro (high stick) style.
Larry – good to hear from you. When you say the “bounce-nymphing rig” are you talking about a drop-shot rig?
Hi Anthony, “Drop shot rig” is a bass tackle fishing term some people use to describe a Utah, Provo River technique usually called “bounce nymphing”, which has been used here in one form or another since the 1930’s. 1, 2 or 3 flies are on droppers and weight is on the bottom. The weight tracks the river depth and keeps the flies at nose level to the fish but seldom hooks the bottom. Can be high stick nymphed similar to Euro nymphing or more commonly a Thingamabobber is attached 1.5 to 3x the water depth from the weights.
See a graphic here: https://www.keiryurodco.com/the-utah-rig
Larry,
Cool. That’s what I thought you were talking about – I’d just just never heard that terminology before. Thanks for sharing that – it’s always cool to learn something new. That’s certainly my goal in fly fishing – continuous and life-long, learning.
FYI. It’s a Uni knot you are using in the video