How To – Page 7 – Casting Around

We Jam Econo: A shorter Tenkara Rod – rod hack

March 30, 2014 Anthony Naples 4

So, at present I have more tenkara rods than you can shake a cane pole at. I can cover just about any situation I want to. But that was not always the case. I remember […]

Tenkara Customs Rod Build – Phase One

February 21, 2014 Anthony Naples 2

I’m calling this Phase One – because so far I have just put the rod together – but I plan on doing some custom paint and thread wraps (Phase 2). A little while back I […]

Tying The SK Emergent

February 14, 2014 Anthony Naples 2

This is a post about tying a fly. But for me every fly comes with a story. I often try out different fly designs, many work well, some not as well. But even if […]

Letting Go of Vices and Vises: Part 3

February 7, 2014 Anthony Naples 0

Yeah – it’s ugly. But I’m trying to let go…serenity now. I could have tied a neater fly – but I decided to keep it messy. That’s very hard for me to do…even now I […]

Cabin Fever Activities

February 6, 2014 Anthony Naples 0

So what do you do when the weather and the family schedule doesn’t cooperate with your fishing needs? Fly tying? Sure – but you only need so many flies. Line making? Again – I can […]

Letting Go of Vices and Vises: Part 2

January 11, 2014 Anthony Naples 3

In Letting Go of Vices and Vises: Part 1 I introduced the topic of “no-vise” fly tying for tenkara flies and presented Matthew Shipp’s (www.tenkarawi.blogspot.com ) ideas on the technique. Now in Part 2, I’m […]

Letting Go of Vices and Vises: Part 1

January 9, 2014 Anthony Naples 1

Well another new year has somehow happened – they have a way of doing that don’t they? In spite of the inevitability of time’s (and life’s) runaway bulldozer, people annually attempt to grasp at the […]